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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 628417
- Pincode
- 691532
- Post office
- Valakom
- Population
- 16,384
- Households
- 4,303
- Literacy rate
- 86.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1109 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,543
- Distance to district centre
- 74 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 90 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 141 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 365 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ettumanoor · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Vazhamattom Ayurvedha Clinic, Melukavumattom · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Valakam compares
By population, Valakam ranks #21 of 26 villages in Kottarakkara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
86.7%
+1.2% vs mandal average
- Valakam
- 86.7%
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 85.5%
- Kollam district
- 85.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,109
−32 vs mandal average
- Valakam
- 1,109
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 1,141
Household size
people per home
3.8
Same as the mandal average
- Valakam
- 3.8
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Valakam at a glance
Valakam is a village of 16,384 people in 4,303 households (Census 2011) in Kottarakkara taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, the 21st-largest of 26 villages in Kottarakkara taluk. Literacy is 87%, 1 points above the taluk average of 86% and the sex ratio is 1,109 women per 1,000 men. It lies 74 km from the Kollam district centre, 0 km from Valakam, the nearest town, 30 km from Ettumanoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 691532, served by Valakom post office; the LGD village code is 628417. The nearest hospital or health centre is Vazhamattom Ayurvedha Clinic, Melukavumattom, 3 km away. The village votes in Pathanapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA K.B. Ganesh Kumar. The population is estimated at 19,317 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Valakam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 8
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Punalur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 29
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ummannoor
- Total area (ha)
- 1,781
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 200
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Valakam
- LGD code
- 628417
- Pincode
- 691532
- Post office
- Valakom
- Population (Census 2011)
- 16,384
- Population (projected 2026)
- 19,317
- Households
- 4,303
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1109
- Literacy rate
- 86.7%
- Coordinates
- 9.78371°N, 76.79361°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mavelikkara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pathanapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Kodikkunnil Suresh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K.B. Ganesh Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Kottarakkara
- Nearest post office
- Branch Postoffice, Koovappally (3.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Valakam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram141 kmcapital
- Bengaluru365 km
- Chennai527 km
- Hyderabad865 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationEttumanoor30 km
- Bus stopMelukavumattom bus stop3 km
- Hospital / PHCVazhamattom Ayurvedha Clinic, Melukavumattom3 km
- ATM / bankKerala gramin bank3 km
- Petrol pumpessar3 km
- CollegeHenry Baker College, Melukavumattom4 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Melukavumattom3 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Valakam
7 Churchs, 1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Valakam
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫St.Thomas L.P School, MelukavumattomSchool3.3 km ↗
- 🏫St.Thomas U.P School, MelukavumattomSchool3.3 km ↗
- 📚Melukavumattom LibraryLibrary3.4 km ↗
- 🧒St Thomas Nursery, MelukavuAnganwadi3.4 km ↗
- 🏫St. Andrews C S I Church GroundSchool3.6 km ↗
- 🧒St Paul, VakakkaduAnganwadi3.7 km ↗
- 🏫Presentation Public School, MelukavumattomSchool3.8 km ↗
- 🎓Henry Baker College, MelukavumattomCollege4.1 km ↗
- 🎓Moolamattom CollegeCollege4.6 km ↗
- 🎓St. Joseph Academy of higher educationHigh school4.7 km ↗
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View all 26 →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, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)