Balussery is a town located about 25 km northeast of Kozhikode city, situated on State Highway 34.

Balussery is located about 25 km from Kozhikode, the district headquarters, and is well connected by road to nearby towns.

There are eight Grama Panchayats in the block: Atholi, Balussery, Koorachundu, Kottur, Naduvannur, Panangad, Ulliyeri and Unnikulam.

Regular bus services operate throughout Kozhikode, Thamarassery, Koyilandy, Perambra, Narikkuni and Cheekilode.

KSRTC operates services to the hilly regions of Balussery, like Kinalur, Mankayam, Koorachundu, Kakkayam, Kallanode and Vayalada.

There is a central government institute named Adarsha Sanskrit Vidya Peetham, located in Vaikundam, Balussery.

As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Adv K.M Sachindev of CPI(M) and he got a massive lead of 20372 votes The opposite candidates are Dharmajan Bolgaty for UDF and Libin Balussery for NDA.

Other political parties in the area are Muslim League, Indian National Congress, BJP, NCP, Janata Dal, welfareparty, and SDPI.