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Balussery | |
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Town | |
 Balussery Bus Terminal | |
  Balussery Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates:11°27′N75°50′E / 11.45°N 75.83°E /11.45; 75.83 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Government | |
| • Type | Grama Panchayat |
| • Panchayat President | Roopalekha Kombilad (LDF) |
| • M.L.A | Adv K. M. Sachin Dev (LDF) |
| • M.P | M. K. Raghavan (UDF) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 27,363 |
| • Density | 1,219/km2 (3,158/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673612 |
| Telephone code | 91 496 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-76 Nanminda RTO |
| Website | balussery.com |
Balussery is a town located about 25 km northeast ofKozhikode city, situated on State Highway 34. It is one of the 12 block Panchayats in theKozhikode district and serves as the northeastern entry point toKozhikode city.
Balussery is located about 25 km from Kozhikode, the district headquarters, and is well connected by road to nearby towns. Three main roads lead out from the Balussery city centre. Kozhikode is accessible by two routes: the Balussery-Kozhikode Main Road and the Balussery-Ulliyeri-Kozhikode Road. The major town ofThamarassery is about 15 km away and can be reached via theKoyilandy-Edavannastate highway, whileKoyilandy is about 16 km away. Balussery has a bus stand with a shopping complex and serves as the starting point for bus services to all major surrounding areas.
| Community | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiyyar | 45.4% | |||
| Other Hindu | 30.8% | |||
| Islam | 23.00% | |||
| Christianity | .8% | |||
Balussery block has an area of 278.54 km2. There are eight Grama Panchayats in the block:Atholi, Balussery,Koorachundu,Kottur,Naduvannur,Panangad,Ulliyeri andUnnikulam. The total population is 212,592: 105,962 males and 106,631 females.
Government offices are situated in the heart of the town.Kerala State Electricity Board has a 33 kV substation (at Manjappalam), a division office/subdivision, and a section office here. There is also an employment exchange at Balussery Mukku, aKerala Police station, a PWD rest house, a Sub Registrar Office, an Educational Department Office, six The Co-operative Bank,State Bank of India,Canara Bank,Syndicate Bank,Punjab National Bank,Federal Bank,Bank of Baroda,HDFC Bank,Union Bank,Axis Bank andICICI Bank.
Regular bus services operate throughoutKozhikode,Thamarassery,Koyilandy,Perambra,Narikkuni and Cheekilode. Mini-buses connect the hinterland to Balussery Town. KSRTC operates services to the hilly regions of Balussery, likeKinalur, Mankayam,Koorachundu,Kakkayam, Kallanode and Vayalada.
There are three government higher secondary schools located in Balussery. Govt. Vocational Higher Secondary School and GHSS girls high school are near the town,Nanminda HSS andKokkallur HSS are 3 km away from town. There are also primary and upper primary schools, like Balussery GLP school, A.L.P School Thuruthyad.
There is a central government institute named Adarsha Sanskrit Vidya Peetham, located in Vaikundam, Balussery. It is one of several Sanskrit Colleges inKerala.
Usha School of Athletics is atKinalur. Saraswathy Vidya Mandir is situated 2 km away from Balussery.
Jai Rani SABS Public School is anEnglish Medium School in Balussery.
Balussery has been an influential constituency of theLDF. Most of the workers are fromCPIM. The Left Front has been winning with a huge lead in successive assembly and panchayat elections. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA isAdv K.M Sachindev ofCPI(M) and he got a massive lead of20372 votes. The opposite candidates areDharmajan Bolgaty forUDF and Libin Balussery forNDA. Other political parties in the area areMuslim League,Indian National Congress,BJP,NCP,Janata Dal,welfareparty, andSDPI.
Balussery connects to other parts of India through NH 66 and NH 766. The nearest airport is atKozhikode. The nearest railway station is atKoyilandy.
