Velom

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Velom
village
Velom Grama Panchayath
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Area
  Total
25.8 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
  RankNO 1
Population
 (2011)
  Total
26,738
  Density1,040/km2 (2,680/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673507
Telephone code0496
Vehicle registration KL-77
Nearest cityVadakara
Lok Sabha constituencyVadakara

Velom Grama Panchayath is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. [1]

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The main town in this village are Palliyath, Poolakkul and kakkuni

Demographics

As of 2011[update] India census, the population of Velom village is 26738, 12761 of them are males and 13977 are females.

The population of children in Velom village aged 0-6 is 3220, that is 12.04 % of village's total population. Velom village's Average Sex Ratio is 1095 that is higher than Kerala state average of 1084. Velom village 's Child Sex Ratio according to census is 1005, higher than Kerala average of 964. [2] The village is situated in the bank of Gulikappuzha (Kuttiady puzha). Assembly Constituency Kuttyady and Parliament constituency is Vatakara.

Temples

Main crops

Paddy, pepper, coconut and rubber.

River's

Transportation

Velom 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.

References

  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. "Velom Village Population - Vadakara - Kozhikode, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 17 December 2025.