Ammadam

Ammadam ("Ammayude Idam or Aa madom", literally meaning 'the place of mother'), is a picturesque village in the Thrissur district of Kerala state in India, where traditional Christians and Hindus reside in peace in the communally turbulent India.Fact|date=July 2008 Ammadam is about 8 km away from Thrissur town. It's filled with scenic beauty. For a long time, most of the people were farmers. The area is under the Parlam panchayat. The paddy fields of the place are called Kole and these fields are below sea level. Ammadam is separated from the sea by a small dam in Enamavu, called Enamavu Bandu.

Lately, Ammadam has been the choice of the local people in Kerala for farm and village tourism. This is an ultimate location for people to get away from their busy urban life to relax and enjoy the utter natural beauty and unpolluted air. Ammadam is surrounded by Thrissur Kole Kayal and attracts migratory birds between the months of October and December.

The Arakkal, Kailath and Kokkarnikkal families are the major families that contribute to about 37% of the total population in Ammadam.

The Kolathe were the ones who had the whole of the Ammadam village under them; then it came under the Kokkarnikkal family in 1952.

St. Antony's High School in Ammadam was founded in 1942 by three local teachers and now teaches nearly 2500 students every year. Ammadam has a Primary Health Center run by the Kerala State Government.