Vellanad

Vellanad
village
Vellanad Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°33′51″N77°03′16″E / 8.56408°N 77.05439°E / 8.56408; 77.05439
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Nedumangad
Population  (2001)
• Total	26,760
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695543 [1]
Vehicle registration	KL-21

Vellanad is a village in the Nedumangad Taluk district of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. ^[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, Vellanad had a population of 26,760 with 13,066 males and 13,694 females. ^[3]

Notable people

• Manoj Vellanad – Neurosurgeon, short story writer, and science communicator in Malayalam. ^[4]
• Vellanad Ramachandran – Historian and author known for documenting Kerala’s socio-cultural narratives. ^{[5] [6]}

Education

• G.Karthikeyan Smaraka Govt. Model V HSS

Religion

Vellanad Bhagavathy Temple

• Kootayanimoodu Chamundi Temple

References

1. "India Post :Pincode Search" . Retrieved 16 December 2008.
2. "Yahoo Maps India : Vellanad" . Retrieved 18 December 2008.
3. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
4. "Manoj Vellanad – Kerala Literature Festival". KLF. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
5. "A royal title and some banana talk". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
6. "Books by Vellanad Ramachandran". Kerala Book Store. Retrieved 1 July 2025.