Vettathur

Vettathur
Village
Vettathur
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Coordinates: 11°00′46″N76°18′01″E / 11.01278°N 76.30028°E / 11.01278; 76.30028
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Taluk	Perinthalmanna
Government
• Type	Gram Panchayat
• Body	Vettathur Grama Panchayath
• Panchayat President	Sulaikha Karimbana (IUML)
• Vice President	Abdul Majeed K.P (INC)
Area
• Total	35.84 km2 (13.84 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,040
• Density	363.8/km2 (942.3/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	679326, 679325
Telephone code	+91
Vehicle registration	KL-53
Nearest town	Perinthalmanna
Lok Sabha constituency	Malappuram
Niyama Sabha constituency	Perinthalmanna
Website	panchayat.lsgkerala.gov.in/vettathurpanchayat/

Vettathur is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. ^[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 India census, Vettathur had a population of 13040. ^{[2] [1]} It is a grama panchayath in Malappuram and includes Vettathur and Karyavattam villages and the areas Kappu, Thelakkad, Melkulangara, Mannarmala and Shanthapuram.

Transportation

Vettathur village connects to other parts of India through Perinthalmanna town. National highway No.66 passes through Tirur and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. Highway No.966 goes to Palakkad and Coimbatore. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Tirur.

Near places

Kappu, Thelakkad, Melkulangara, Pacheeri paara, Moochikkal, Vengoor, karyvattom(ezhu thala)

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. "Vettathur Village Population - Perinthalmanna - Malappuram, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 19 December 2025.