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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 628150
- Pincode
- 686144
- Post office
- Kudavechoor
- Population
- 17,041
- Households
- 4,168
- Literacy rate
- 87.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1049 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,485
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 27 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 139 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 389 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tiruvizha · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Ayurveda Dispensary, Vechoor · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vechoor compares
By population, Vechoor ranks #10 of 16 villages in Vaikom mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.7%
+0.2% vs mandal average
- Vechoor
- 87.7%
- Vaikom mandal
- 87.5%
- Kottayam district
- 88.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,049
+16 vs mandal average
- Vechoor
- 1,049
- Vaikom mandal
- 1,033
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Vechoor
- 4.1
- Vaikom mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vechoor at a glance
Vechoor is a village of 17,041 people in 4,168 households (Census 2011) in Vaikom taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, the 10th-largest of 16 villages in Vaikom taluk. Literacy is 88%, about the same as the taluk average of 88% and the sex ratio is 1,049 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Kottayam district centre, 4 km from Thalayazham, the nearest town, 10 km from Tiruvizha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686144, served by Kudavechoor post office; the LGD village code is 628150. Mapped within or next to the village: high school, primary health centre. The village votes in Piravom assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anoop Jacob. The population is estimated at 20,091 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vechoor →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vechoor · this village | 17,041 | 88% | — |
| Thalayazham · Vaikom | 20,151 | 87% | 3.6 km N |
| T V Puram · Vaikom | — | — | 5.7 km NW |
| Arpookara · Kottayam | 23,366 | 87% | 8.2 km SE |
| Memury · Muvattupuzha | 10,049 | 88% | 9.7 km NE |
| Kaipuzha · Kottayam | 6,328 | 88% | 9.8 km E |
| Onamthuruth · Kottayam | 13,375 | 88% | 11 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vechoor
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Vaikom
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Vechoor
- Total area (ha)
- 2,913
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2,752
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vechoor
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vechoor
- LGD code
- 628150
- Pincode
- 686144
- Post office
- Kudavechoor
- Population (Census 2011)
- 17,041
- Population (projected 2026)
- 20,091
- Households
- 4,168
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1049
- Literacy rate
- 87.7%
- Coordinates
- 9.66667°N, 76.41670°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kottayam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Piravom
- Member of Parliament
- Francis George
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anoop Jacob
- Block / Mandal
- Vaikom
- Nearest PHC
- Modern Homeopathy Clinic, Bund road (0.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vechoor
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram139 kmcapital
- Bengaluru389 km
- Chennai566 km
- Hyderabad887 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTiruvizha10 km
- Bus stopCherakulangara<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Ayurveda Dispensary, Vechoor<1 km
- ATM / bankSouth Indian Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil2 km
- CollegeSt.Xaviers College ,Kothavara4 km
- Police stationCherthala Police station9 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Cherakulangaraunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Government Ayurveda Dispensary, Vechoorunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vechoor
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vechoor
6 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓St. Michaels Higher Secondary School, KudavechoorHigh school<1 km ↗
- 📚Mahatma Smaraka LibraryLibrary1.8 km ↗
- 🎓Government High School, VechoorHigh school2.9 km ↗
- 📚Pandit K. P. Kuruppan Memorial Vayana HallLibrary2.9 km ↗
- 🎓St.Xaviers College ,KothavaraCollege4.0 km ↗
- 📚PARIVARTHANA PRATHIBHA LIBRARYLibrary4.2 km ↗
Villages near Vechoor
Other villages in Vaikom mandal
View all 17 →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, 2026-09-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)