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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 627264
- Pincode
- 670673
- Post office
- Peravoor
- Population
- 7,769
- Households
- 1,851
- Literacy rate
- 86.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1026 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,988
- Distance to district centre
- 26 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 399 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 237 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jagannath Temple Gate · 28 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Taluk head quarters hospital, Peravoor · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vellarvelly compares
By population, Vellarvelly ranks #17 of 17 villages in Iritty mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
86.6%
+2.8% vs mandal average
- Vellarvelly
- 86.6%
- Iritty mandal
- 83.8%
- Kannur district
- 84.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
−20 vs mandal average
- Vellarvelly
- 1,026
- Iritty mandal
- 1,046
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Vellarvelly
- 4.2
- Iritty mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vellarvelly at a glance
Vellarvelly is a village of 7,769 people in 1,851 households (Census 2011) in Iritty taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, the 17th-largest of 17 villages in Iritty taluk. Literacy is 87%, 3 points above the taluk average of 84% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Kannur district centre, 6 km from Manathana, the nearest town, 28 km from Jagannath Temple Gate railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 670673, served by Peravoor post office; the LGD village code is 627264. The nearest hospital or health centre is Taluk head quarters hospital, Peravoor, 2 km away. The village votes in Peravoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. Sunny Joseph. The population is estimated at 9,160 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vellarvelly
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Koothuparamba
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 33
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 43
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Peravoor
- Total area (ha)
- 1,608
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,504.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 35.21
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Vellarvelly
- LGD code
- 627264
- Pincode
- 670673
- Post office
- Peravoor
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,769
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,160
- Households
- 1,851
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1026
- Literacy rate
- 86.6%
- Coordinates
- 11.89820°N, 75.70800°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kannur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Peravoor
- Member of Parliament
- K. Sudhakaran
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv. Sunny Joseph
- Block / Mandal
- Iritty
- Nearest police station
- Police Station, Peravoor (2.5 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Kavitha Clinic (2.7 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank ATM (2.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vellarvelly
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram399 kmcapital
- Bengaluru237 km
- Chennai513 km
- Hyderabad679 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJagannath Temple Gate28 km
- Bus stopBus Stop Peravoor2 km
- Hospital / PHCTaluk head quarters hospital, Peravoor2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank ATM2 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil2 km
- Collegedepaul college edathotty3 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Peravoor2 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Bus Stop Peravoor2.5 km
- Health centre
- Taluk head quarters hospital, Peravoor2.1 km
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank ATM2.5 km
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oil2.5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vellarvelly
3 Temples, 1 Mosque, 4 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sree Puralimala Muthapan Madappura.Temple1.4 km ↗
- 🕌peravoor juma masjidMosque2.4 km ↗
- ⛪Mount Carmel AshramChurch2.8 km ↗
- 🛕Mridangasyleswari TempleTemple3.2 km ↗
- ⛪st depaul Church edathottyChurch3.4 km ↗
- 🛕കാളിക്കുണ്ട് മുത്തപ്പൻ മടപുരTemple3.7 km ↗
- ⛪St. Joseph's Forane ChurchChurch4.0 km ↗
- ⛪St.Jude ChurchChurch4.4 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vellarvelly
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫GLP School PoovampoyilSchool1.9 km ↗
- 🏫Govt. Lower Primary School VayanoorSchool2.1 km ↗
- 🏫S J lower Primary School, MuringodiSchool2.3 km ↗
- 🏫Shanthi Nikethan English Medium School, PeravoorSchool2.4 km ↗
- 📚Puralimala libraryLibrary3.1 km ↗
- 🏫Bappuji English Medium SchoolSchool3.1 km ↗
- 🎓depaul college edathottyCollege3.2 km ↗
- 🏫Government Upper Primary School,MuzhakkunnuSchool3.2 km ↗
- 🎓navajyothi Senior Secondary School edathottyHigh school3.5 km ↗
- 🏫Govt. Upper Primary School VekalamSchool3.5 km ↗
Same pincode
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View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)