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By population, Thiruvali ranks #8 of 18 villages in Nilambur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Thiruvali is a village of 27,734 people in 6,086 households (Census 2011) in Nilambur taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, the 8th-largest of 18 villages in Nilambur taluk. Literacy is 82%, 2 points above the taluk average of 80% and the sex ratio is 1,089 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Malappuram district centre, 4 km from Amarambalam, the nearest town, 9 km from Vaniyambalam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 676123, served by Karuvambram post office; the LGD village code is 627479. Mapped within or next to the village: post office. The village votes in Manjeri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. U.A. Latheef. The population is estimated at 32,698 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Thiruvali →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiruvali · this village | 27,734 | 82% | — |
| Amarambalam · Nilambur | 35,975 | 80% | 4.4 km N |
| Edavanna · Ernad | 26,432 | 81% | 5.3 km NW |
| Wandoor · Nilambur | 50,973 | 81% | 5.9 km E |
| Perakamanna · Ernad | 19,696 | 81% | 6.5 km W |
| Elankur · Ernad | 20,453 | 79% | 6.8 km S |
| Porur · Nilambur | 29,561 | 81% | 7.7 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
3 Temples, 4 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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