Velom

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Velom
village
Velom Grama Panchayath
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Government
  BodyUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)
Area
  Total25.8 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
  RankNO 1
Population
 (2001)
  Total25,122
  Density970/km2 (2,500/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]

Contents

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

Demographics

As of 2011[update] India census, Velom village has population of 26738 of which 12761 are males while 13977 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Velom village population of children with age 0-6 is 3220 which makes up 12.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Velom village is 1095 which is higher than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Velom as per census is 1005, higher than Kerala average of 964. " /> 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.

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References

  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.