Nilambur is a municipality and a taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. It is about 40 kilometers from Malappuram city and 24 kilometers from Manjeri.
1. The two kilometer beautiful forest road from Vadapuram Bridge to Court road Nilambur is now popularly known as gateway of Nilambur. The road is surrounded by teak plantations on both sides and foot paths are now fully tiled to offer a nice experience to walk through. This place is now emerging as popular destination for a short brake on the way to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore.
2. Nilambur is the first municipality in India to achieve primary level education for all its inhabitants and Nilambur attracts tourists because of the variety of its forests that contain bamboo, teak, rosewood, etc.
3. Banglavum kunnu is a place located in Nilambur where the DFO, under colonial India, in 1929, built a Sightseeing bungalow. The main idea of the building was to see the approach of the tippu sultan's army via naadukaani churam. The huge bungalow is situated at the centre of the nilambur forest near the Chaliyar River.
4. The Nilambur forests are also known for their tribal settlements, vast rain forests, waterfalls and the world's first Teak Museum. Just 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from Nilambur town, there is the oldest teak plantation in the world, the Conolly's Plot. It is named after H. V. Conolly, the British Malabar district collector, who was instrumental in planting teak there.
5. The railway line from Nilambur to Shornur is not part of the main railway line of Kerala. But this line connects people from Nilambur area to Shornur which is an important railway hub of Kerala. Only passengers’ trains run in this line.
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