Vettom Grama Panchayath
Vettom | |
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village | |
Vettom Location in Kerala, India | |
Coordinates: 10°52′0″N 75°54′0″E / 10.86667°N 75.90000°ECoordinates: 10°52′0″N 75°54′0″E / 10.86667°N 75.90000°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Malappuram |
Area | |
• Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 33,430 |
• Density | 3,300/km2 (8,700/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 6XXXXX |
Telephone code | 0494 |
Vehicle registration | KL-10 |
Nearest city | Tirur |
Literacy | 94% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Ponnani |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tirur |
Climate | mixed climate (Köppen) |
Vettom is a local body of the Kerala government and also a beautiful sandy coastal village in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district, India. It is the coastal suburb of Tirur Municipality. It was part of the Kingdom of Tanur (Vettattnad) in medieval times. Vettom is surrounded by water on all borders. Those are Tirur River and canoli canal.[1]
Demographics[]
As of the 2001 India census, Vettom had a population of 334,300 with 16,661 males and 17,769 females.[1]
Imporatant places in Vettom Panchayat[]
- Paravanna beach
- Vakkad beach
- Pariyapuram town
- Pachattiri town
- Vettom town
Vettom Grama Panchayat is located on the coastal side of Tirur Municipality.
Wards of Vettom[]
Vettom Grama Panchayat is composed of the following 20 wards:[2]
Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
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1 | Thevarkadapuram | 2 | Paravanna East |
3 | Murivazhikkal | 4 | Pachattiri |
5 | Kottekadu | 6 | Pariyapuram |
7 | East Arikkanchina | 8 | Kanoor |
9 | Alissery | 10 | Naduvilakadavu |
11 | Vettathukavu | 12 | Randathani |
13 | Vettom Cheerpu | 14 | Thekkan Padiyam |
15 | Vadakkan Padiyam | 16 | Vakkad West |
17 | Vakkad East | 18 | Kanhirakutty |
19 | Paravanna Town | 20 | Puthangadi |
Transportation[]
Vettom village connects to other parts of India through Tirur town. National highway No.66 passes through Tirur and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. Highway No.966 goes to Palakkad and Coimbatore. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Tirur.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ "Wards of Vettom". sec.kerala.gov.in.
- Villages in Malappuram district
- Populated coastal places in India
- Tirur area
- Malappuram district geography stubs