Thiruvambady is a major town in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India which lies near foothills of Wayanad. Thiruvambady Assembly constituency is a State Assembly Constituency, situated 35 kilometres (22 mi) from west of Kozhikode.

Thiruvambady is 35 kilometres (22 mi) towards east from Calicut city and is on the banks of the Iruvanjippuzha River. Thiruvambady is on the footage of Western Ghats and Wyanad forest which is close to major waterfalls, such as Thusharagiri Falls, Aripara Falls and Kozhippara Waterfalls Kakkadampoyil.

Thiruvambady was established in 1805 durimg British rule. The town was a forest area that belonged to the East India Company. During that time Thiruvambady was given to Kottayam King Kalppakassery Karnoru and the forest around it was given to Manniledathu Nair Tharavadu. The former name of Thiruvambady was Nayarukolli. Nair and Exhava people made up the majority of the population around the 1900s. Later in 1944, Christians migrated from Pala and Kottayam and settled permanently to engage in agriculture. They built schools, hospitals and churches and the town relocated to its current place. Muslims also migrated to Thiruvambady and engaged in business.

Earlier Thiruvambady was an agricultural town, now due to urban sprawl, the majority of people are engaged in job and business.

Thiruvambady Gramapanchayath was established on 1 January 1962 and consists of 17 wards covering an area of 83.96 square kilometres (32.42 sq mi), which includes 9,000 acres (3,600 ha) of forest. Thiruvambady is under Koduvally Block Panchayat and Thamarassery Taluk.

Thiruvambady is part of the Wayanad parliamentary constituency. The current MP is Priyanka Gandhi.

In 1977, the Thiruvambady assembly constituency of the Kerala Legislative Assembly was established, consisting of 7 Panchayats. The current MLA is Linto Joseph.

Thiruvambady is well connected by road to nearby places. State Highway 83 passes through Thiruvambady town. It can be reached by the following routes: