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Valayam
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Valayam
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Valayam
Valayam (India)
Coordinates: 11°43′17″N75°40′11″E / 11.72139°N 75.66972°E / 11.72139; 75.66972
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Population
 (2001)
 • Total13,835
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673517
Telephone code0496246
Vehicle registration KL-11,KL-18
Nearest cityVatakara
Lok Sabha constituencyVatakara
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNadapuram

Valayam [1] is a town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. [2]

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Etymology

The Panchayat is said to have acquired its name 'Valayam', meaning 'circle', as the place is surrounded by hills and mountains. The Panchayat was formed in the year 1978 carved out from the Vanimel Panchayat.

Temples

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Valayam had a population of 13835 with 6766 males and 7069 females. [2]

Education

Transportation

Valayam village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara city on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern Highway going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

Social condition

Valayam has a reputation for intermittent political conflicts between Muslim league workers and Communists. [3] Many people were killed in the last few years and there is recurrence of violence on a daily basis there and in nearby villages. Normal business and travel has been hampered in this area because of frequent street fights and agitations. [4] On 24 January 2015, one communist volunteer called P. Shibin was murdered by a Muslim league worker in a local dispute. The police issued prohibitory orders in violent areas like Nadapuram, Valayam, Kuttiady and Edachery. [5]

The police are not effective in this area because the number of security personnel deployed is only ten percent of the perpetrators of the violence.

Nowadays there is no political conflicts and street fights. The police and political leaders are succeeded in controlling the violence and making a friendly atmosphere. The panjayath has developed a lot during the period of pinarayi government. The primary health centre and government higher secondary school has become international level. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Try Google Input Tools online – Google Input Tools". www.google.com.
  2. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Muslim league worker's hand chopped in Nadapuram". The New Indian Express.
  4. ↑ "IUML activist, who sustained hack injuries, dies". Mathrubhumi.
  5. ↑ "CPM worker killed; Nadapuram tense | Kozhikode News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Violence And Blame Traded Over Communal Tension in Kerala's Nadapuram". NDTV.com.


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