Angamaly
Angamaly (Aṅkamāli), IPA: [ɐŋgɐmɐːli] is a city located in Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. It is part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is known for the religious history associated with it.[1]
Angamaly
Ankamaly | |
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| Nickname: Airport City | |
  Angamaly Location in Kerala, India  Angamaly Angamaly (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10.196°N 76.386°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| City UA | Kochi |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 33,465 |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 683572 |
| Telephone code | 0484 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-63 |
| Sex ratio | 0.9689 ♂/♀ |
Overview
It is situated about 30 km (19 mi) north of the city centre, the town lies at the intersection of Main Central Road (MC Road) and National Highway 544. Cochin International Airport is 7 km from the town of Angamaly.
Angamaly railway station is the fifth busiest in Greater Kochi in terms of passenger footfalls and revenue generated, after Ernakulam Junction railway station, Ernakulam Town railway station, Aluva railway station and Tripunithura railway station. There is a proposed railway line from Angamaly to Sabarimala, which will connect the high-ranges with the low land. Progress toward completing the new line is slow as a result of various regional and political issues. The project has however obtained a new lease of life after the Government of Kerala agreeing to bear half the cost for the project in January 2021.[2] National Highway 544 connecting Kanyakumari to Salem passes through Angamaly. The NH 17 which connects Kochi and Mumbai is 20 kilometers from Angamaly. Main Central Road (M.C. Road) connecting Central Kerala to Kerala capital serves as an important road connecting many towns in the eastern side of the state.
A proposed New Kochi Bypass project (from Karayamparambu to Nettoor), and Kochi Metro phase 3 being proposed to Angamaly as well as Cochin International Airport.[3] The proposed Kochi Global Industrial Finance and Trade (GIFT) city under the Kochi-Bengaluru National Industrial Corridor is proposed at Ayyampuzha, which is close to Angamaly.[4]
History
Several old coins and other artefacts found from the region tells this area was predominant with Buddhists and Jains. Malayatoor, which is Christian devotional centre, is very near to Angamaly. St. Thomas, the Apostle who was deputed to the region by Jesus Christ came via Angadikadavu in Angamaly using Manjali Thodu to come from Kodungaloor port at AD 58.[5] There is evidence for the churches in the locality built as early as AD 409 and AD 822.[6] It was the headquarters of Mar Abraham, Assyrian-Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Angamaly and Hind in the sixteenth century.
Originally established as a panchayat in May 1952, Angamaly became a municipality in April 1978 and is also a Legislative Assembly constituency from 1965 in the Ernakulam district. The area is known for the Angamaly police firing in 1959, when police opened fire on protesters who had been demonstrating against Kerala's communist government.
Angamaly Police firing
The Angamaly Firing was an incident that took place in Angamaly, Kerala, on 13 June 1959, when police opened fire on protesters who had been demonstrating against Kerala's communist government. Seven people were killed resulting in the intensification of Vimochana Samaram, a protest against the then communist led government. Incidentally, it happened on the 50th birthday of E. M. S. Namboothiripad, the then Chief Minister of Kerala.
Places of interest
- Mar Hormiz Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Angamaly – Established in 1570 by Mar Abraham, the last Assyrian-Chaldean Metropolitan to reach Malabar Coast and the First Metropolitan Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic ArchDiocese of Angamaly, it was dedicated to Hormizd, a seventh century East Syrian saint.[7][8]
- St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica, Angamaly - the biggest of its kind in the South India.[9][10][11]
- St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Malayattoor
- St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church, an ancient church and one of the most prominent Jacobite churches in Kerala.[12]
- Kalady
- Thiru Nayathode Siva Narayana Temple – Built by Cheraman Perumal Nayanar in the 800 CE.[13]
- Kallil Temple is a Jain shrine established in the 9th century.[14]
- Transformers And Electricals Kerala Ltd.(TELK)
Location
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Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Angamaly had a population of 33,465. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. The population density is 4,525 people per square kilometer.[15]
Angamaly has an average literacy rate of 96.47%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
Religion
- Christianity-71.89%
- Hinduism-27.03%
- Islam-0.83%.[15]
Gallery
CSA Hall Angamaly
Kothakulangara Baghavathy temple Angamaly
Little Flower Hospital
Angamaly Railway Station
Angamaly Municipal office
Block Panchayat office
Double Decker Bus Angamaly
PWD Rest House Angamaly
Angamaly KSRTC Bus station
See also
References
- "HOME". angamaly.org.
- Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (6 January 2021). "Kerala to share cost of Sabarimala rail project". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
- Paul, John L. (17 February 2018). "NHAI fixes alignment for proposed Angamaly-Kundannoor NH Bypass". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
- "GIFT City to be eco-friendly, without manufacturing unit". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 885.
- Adrian Hastings (15 August 2000). A World History of Christianity. Wm. B. Eerdmans. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-8028-4875-8.
- Fr. Varghese Pathikulangara CMI (2011). Divine Praises in Aramaic Tradition (PDF). Kottayam: Denha Services. p. 48. ISBN 978-93-81207-02-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- "St.George Basilica Church Angamaly". Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- "HOME". angamaly.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India, for History and large number of photos on Angamaly
- Indian Church History Classics, Vol. I, The Nazranies,1998
- Kaniamparambil, Chor Episcopos V. Rev. Curian, "The Fame of Angamali Church and Holiness of Mor Kurilos" (Malayalam). Ambattu Mor Kurilos Centenary Souvenir (Ankamaly, India: St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church), ( published 1991)
- "Thirunayathode Sivanarayana Temple - Ernakulam - Book online Pujas, Homam, Sevas, Purohits, Astro services| Pure Prayer". Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- "Kallil Devi Temple | IndiaUnveiled". www.indiaunveiled.in. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- "RESIDENTS". angamaly.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
External links
- http://www.angamalymunicipality.in Archived 11 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
