Vazhakkad

Vazhakkad
Village
Oorkkadavu Bridge, Vazhakkad
Coordinates: 11°15′0″N75°57′0″E / 11.25000°N 75.95000°E / 11.25000; 75.95000
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Government
• Member of Parliament	Abdussamad samadani MP
Population  (2011)
• Total	35,774
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673640/5
Vehicle registration	KL-84
Nearest city	Kozhikkode
Literacy	98%
Lok Sabha constituency	Malappuram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kondotty

Elamaram Jetty

Vazhakkad is a village located on the banks of River Chaliyar in Kondotty taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala, India. ^[1] The eastern and some northern parts of Vazhakkad border the River Chaliyar, South Cheekode and Pulikkal panchayats and West Vazhayur grama panchayat. The nearest town is Edavannappara three kilometers away.

Notable residents

• K A Rahman, ^{[2] [3]} died 11 January 1999, leader of the Chaliyar Agitation, president of Vazhakkad Grama Panchayat, and winner of Bhoomi Mithra Award.
• E. T. Mohammed Basheer, member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.

Demographics

Vazhakkad Panjayath has 18 wards:

• Vazhakkad
• Noonjikkara
• Edavannappara
• Elamaram
• Cheenibazar
• Mapram
• Ananthayoor
• Cheruvayoor
• Cheruvattoor
• Mundumuzhi
• Vettathoor
• Valillapuzha
• Akkode
• Choorappatta
• Chaliyapram
• Oorkadav
• Vattappara
• Kannathumpara

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, Vazhakkad had a population of 35774 with 17280 males and 18494 females. ^[1]

See also

• Elamaram
• Edavannappara

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. "Honouring a legend of the Chaliyar". The Hindu . 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

External links

• Vazhakkad website