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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
- 627350
- Pincode
- 673507
- Post office
- Kakkattil
- Population
- 26,738
- Households
- 6,082
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1095 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,829
- Distance to district centre
- 26 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 368 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 251 km
- Nearest railway station
- Iringal · 16 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- K.M.C. Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Velom compares
By population, Velom ranks #3 of 12 villages in Vatakara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.1%
−2.4% vs mandal average
- Velom
- 80.1%
- Vatakara mandal
- 82.5%
- Kozhikode district
- 84.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,095
−14 vs mandal average
- Velom
- 1,095
- Vatakara mandal
- 1,109
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Velom
- 4.4
- Vatakara mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velom at a glance
Velom is a village of 26,738 people in 6,082 households (Census 2011) in Vatakara taluk, Kozhikode district, Kerala, the 3rd-largest of 12 villages in Vatakara taluk. Literacy is 80%, 2 points below the taluk average of 83% and the sex ratio is 1,095 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Kozhikode district centre, 4 km from Kuttiadi, the nearest town, 16 km from Iringal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673507, served by Kakkattil post office; the LGD village code is 627350. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, post office. The village votes in Kuttiadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA K P Kunhammed Kutti Master. The population is estimated at 31,524 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Velom →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velom · this village | 26,738 | 80% | — |
| Kuttiadi · Vatakara | 19,351 | 83% | 4.3 km NE |
| Changaroth · Koyilandi | 17,427 | 84% | 4.6 km E |
| Vatakara · Vatakara | — | — | 6.3 km NW |
| Maruthonkara · Vatakara | 23,487 | 83% | 6.3 km NE |
| Perambra · Koyilandi | 11,336 | 84% | 6.9 km S |
| Perambra · Chalakkudy | — | — | 6.9 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velom
- 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)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 9
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Vadakara
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 37
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 37
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Velom
- Total area (ha)
- 2,581
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 833.97
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Velom
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Velom
- LGD code
- 627350
- Pincode
- 673507
- Post office
- Kakkattil
- Population (Census 2011)
- 26,738
- Population (projected 2026)
- 31,524
- Households
- 6,082
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1095
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Coordinates
- 11.61910°N, 75.73952°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vadakara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kuttiadi
- Member of Parliament
- Shafi Parambil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K P Kunhammed Kutti Master
- Block / Mandal
- Vatakara
- Nearest post office
- Kurichakam Post Office (1.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Velom
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram368 kmcapital
- Bengaluru251 km
- Chennai518 km
- Hyderabad706 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationIringal16 km
- Bus stopChennilottu Junction1 km
- Hospital / PHCK.M.C. Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankFederal Bank ATM4 km
- Petrol pumpEssar Petrol Pump4 km
- CollegeDaru Rahma Arabic College6 km
- Police stationPolice Station,Kuttiady4 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Chennilottu Junction1.1 km
- Market
- Asees market2.0 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Velom
4 Mosques, 1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Velom
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Govt. LP School ArambolSchool1.5 km ↗
- 🏫Velom South L p schoolSchool1.7 km ↗
- 📚Yuvadhara VayanashalaLibrary1.9 km ↗
- 🏫Little Flower English Medium SchoolSchool2.0 km ↗
- 📚വായനശാല ഓളോടിത്താഴLibrary2.0 km ↗
- 🏫GLPS PillaperuvannaSchool2.3 km ↗
- 🏫Vadakkumpad HSS PaleriSchool2.4 km ↗
- 🏫Ideal Public School KuttiadySchool3.9 km ↗
- 🎓Govt Higher Secondary School KuttiadyHigh school4.0 km ↗
- 🎓Govt High School KuttiadyHigh school4.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 673507
Villages near Velom
Other villages in Vatakara mandal
View all 27 →- Onchiam
- Purameri
- Vanimel
- Kayakkodi
- Maruthonkara
- Narippatta
- Kuttiadi
- Kavilumpara
- Thiruvallur
- Thinoor
- Vilangad
- Ayancheri (Ct)
- Azhiyur (Ct)
- Chekkiad (Ct)
- Chorode (Ct)
- Edacheri (Ct)
- Eramala (Ct)
- Kottappally (Ct)
- Kunnummal (Ct)
- Maniyur (Ct)
- Nadakkuthazha
- Nadapuram (Ct)
- Palayad (Ct)
- Thuneri (Ct)
- Valayam (Ct)
- Vatakara
- Villiappally (Ct)
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)