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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
- 627404
- Pincode
- 673572
- Post office
- Kotuvalli
- Population
- 14,818
- Households
- 3,239
- Literacy rate
- 81%
- Sex ratio
- 1136 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,718
- Distance to district centre
- 8 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 337 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 254 km
- Nearest railway station
- Elattur · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre Koduvally · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vavad compares
By population, Vavad ranks #13 of 17 villages in Thamarassery mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.0%
−3.2% vs mandal average
- Vavad
- 81.0%
- Thamarassery mandal
- 84.2%
- Kozhikode district
- 84.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,136
+51 vs mandal average
- Vavad
- 1,136
- Thamarassery mandal
- 1,085
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Vavad
- 4.6
- Thamarassery mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vavad at a glance
Vavad is a village of 14,818 people in 3,239 households (Census 2011) in Thamarassery taluk, Kozhikode district, Kerala, the 13th-largest of 17 villages in Thamarassery taluk. Literacy is 81%, 3 points below the taluk average of 84% and the sex ratio is 1,136 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Kozhikode district centre, 3 km from Kizhakkoth, the nearest town, 20 km from Elattur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673572, served by Kotuvalli post office; the LGD village code is 627404. Mapped within or next to the village: post office. The village votes in Koduvally assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. M.K Muneer. The population is estimated at 17,470 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vavad · this village | 14,818 | 81% | — |
| Kizhakkoth · Thamarassery | 31,261 | 83% | 3 km SW |
| Raroth · Thamarassery | 33,286 | 84% | 3.6 km NE |
| Kedavur · Thamarassery | 27,273 | 84% | 4.1 km NE |
| Kedavoor · Kothamangalam | 15,336 | 88% | 4.4 km N |
| Koodathayi · Thamarassery | 13,563 | 85% | 4.5 km NE |
| Narikkuni · Thamarassery | 24,290 | 86% | 6.1 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vavad
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- 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
- Kozhikode
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Koduvally
- Total area (ha)
- 789
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vavad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vavad
- LGD code
- 627404
- Pincode
- 673572
- Post office
- Kotuvalli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 14,818
- Population (projected 2026)
- 17,470
- Households
- 3,239
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1136
- Literacy rate
- 81.0%
- Coordinates
- 11.38330°N, 75.91670°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kozhikode
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Koduvally
- Member of Parliament
- M. K. Raghavan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. M.K Muneer
- Block / Mandal
- Thamarassery
- Nearest post office
- POST OFFICE ,AVILORA (1.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vavad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram337 kmcapital
- Bengaluru254 km
- Chennai509 km
- Hyderabad722 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationElattur20 km
- Bus stopVavad<1 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre Koduvally3 km
- ATM / bankindia one atm2 km
- Petrol pumpEsso2 km
- CollegeC.H.MUHAMMED KOYA MEMORIAL GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE KODUVALLY2 km
- Police stationKunnamangalam Police Station10 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Vavadunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Esso1.5 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vavad
6 Mosques, 2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🕌Mannilkadav MasjidMosque<1 km ↗
- 🕌pulpurambil masjidMosque<1 km ↗
- 🕌Nellamkandi Juma MasjidMosque<1 km ↗
- 🕌Nochimannil Masjid, PalakuttyMosque1.5 km ↗
- 🛕Chulliyatt Sree Subrahmanya TempleTemple1.7 km ↗
- 🕌kakkadan chalil juma masjid kalanthiriMosque1.9 km ↗
- 🕌Kakkadan Chalil Juma Masjid KalaranthiriMosque2.2 km ↗
- 🛕PORGOTTOOR Sree Subhrahmanya TempleTemple2.3 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vavad
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓C.H.MUHAMMED KOYA MEMORIAL GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE KODUVALLYCollege1.8 km ↗
- 🎓Chmkm Govt Arts And Science College KoduvallyCollege1.8 km ↗
- 📚Yuvajana Library, ParappanpoyilLibrary1.9 km ↗
- 🏫Government Mappila Lower Primary School, RarothSchool2.0 km ↗
- 🎓Nusrath Islamic Residential Higher Secondary School, ParappanpoyilHigh school2.1 km ↗
- 📚manipuram public libraryLibrary2.4 km ↗
- 🧒ANGANAVADI,MUTHUVATTUSSERYAnganwadi2.7 km ↗
- 🏫Aided M Lower Primary School, EarponaSchool2.9 km ↗
- 🏫MJ HSSSchool3.1 km ↗
- 📚LIBRARY, PUTHALATH PARAMB , PANNURLibrary3.1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 673572
Villages near Vavad
Other villages in Thamarassery mandal
View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)