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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 628140
- Pincode
- 686605
- Post office
- Thalayolaparambu
- Population
- 22,785
- Households
- 5,605
- Literacy rate
- 87.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 8,926
- Distance to district centre
- 26 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 155 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 371 km
- Nearest railway station
- Piravam Road · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- HNL Hospital Newsprint Nagar · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Velloor compares
By population, Velloor ranks #1 of 16 villages in Vaikom mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
87.4%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Velloor
- 87.4%
- Vaikom mandal
- 87.5%
- Kottayam district
- 88.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
−16 vs mandal average
- Velloor
- 1,017
- Vaikom mandal
- 1,033
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Velloor
- 4.1
- Vaikom mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velloor at a glance
Velloor is a village of 22,785 people in 5,605 households (Census 2011) in Vaikom taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, the largest of 16 villages in Vaikom taluk. Literacy is 87%, about the same as the taluk average of 88% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Kottayam district centre, 3 km from Mulakulam, the nearest town, under 1 km from Piravam Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686605, served by Thalayolaparambu post office; the LGD village code is 628140. Mapped within or next to the village: high school, bank, post office, weekly market. The village votes in Piravom assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anoop Jacob. The population is estimated at 26,864 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Velloor →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velloor · this village | 22,785 | 87% | — |
| Kaippattur · Kanayannur | 6,246 | 88% | 1.5 km NW |
| Mulakulam · Vaikom | 22,360 | 87% | 3.1 km E |
| Kulayettikara · Kanayannur | 7,914 | 88% | 4.3 km W |
| Edakkattuvayal · Kanayannur | 11,912 | 89% | 4.7 km NW |
| Veliyanad · Kuttanad | 12,501 | 89% | 5.3 km NE |
| Piravom · Muvattupuzha | 27,229 | 88% | 6.3 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velloor
- 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)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Vaikom
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Velloor
- Total area (ha)
- 1,723
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 894
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Velloor
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Key facts — Velloor
- LGD code
- 628140
- Pincode
- 686605
- Post office
- Thalayolaparambu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 22,785
- Population (projected 2026)
- 26,864
- Households
- 5,605
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 87.4%
- Coordinates
- 9.83010°N, 76.45561°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kottayam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Piravom
- Member of Parliament
- Francis George
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anoop Jacob
- Block / Mandal
- Vaikom
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (0.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Piravam Road (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Velloor
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram155 kmcapital
- Bengaluru371 km
- Chennai551 km
- Hyderabad868 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPiravam Road<1 km
- Bus stopPipeline Bus stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCHNL Hospital Newsprint Nagar1 km
- ATM / bankSBI<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
- CollegeToc H Institute Of Science And Technology7 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Velloor2 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Piravam Roadunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- SBIunder 1 km
- Market
- Market, Velloorunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
- ✓ Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Velloor
2 Churchs, 5 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- ⛪Holy family knanaya catholic church, velloorChurch<1 km ↗
- 🛕vamanaswamy TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Velloor Vamana Murthy temple, Kizhavellur KeralaTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕padinjattukavu TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🕌Velloor Muslim JamathMosque1.6 km ↗
- 🛕Thottoor Shiva templeTemple2.1 km ↗
- 🛕Vadakara Sree Dharma Sastha TempleTemple2.2 km ↗
- ⛪St.Joseph RC Chapel ErumpayamChurch2.2 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Velloor
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Kunjuraman Memorial High SchoolHigh school<1 km ↗
- 🏫Kendriya Vidyalaya KaduthurathySchool2.1 km ↗
- 📚Jaishakthi Library, KarikodeLibrary2.6 km ↗
- 🏫Neerpara Deaf & Dumb ShoolSchool2.8 km ↗
- 🏫CSI Lower Primary School, VadakaraSchool3.0 km ↗
- 📚Public Library, KaarikodeLibrary3.3 km ↗
- 🏫L P school MIDAYIKUNNAMSchool3.3 km ↗
- 🏫Karunyamatha L P SchoolSchool3.6 km ↗
- 📚Jaibharth Library and Recreation Center, MulakulamLibrary3.8 km ↗
- 🏫govt. school mulakkulamSchool4.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 686605
Villages near Velloor
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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)