Vakkom | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 8.69°N 76.77°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Thiruvananthapuram |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Chirayinkeezhu |
Leader Title: | Panchayat President |
Leader Name: | Thajunnisa |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 5.6 |
Population Total: | 20899 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 695308[1] |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91 (0)470 |
Registration Plate: | KL 16 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 90.6%% |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | ATTINGAL |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Legislative constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Attingal |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Distance from Thiruvananthapuram |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | 35km (22miles) N (land) |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | Distance from Attingal |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | 8km (05miles) W (land) |
Blank6 Name Sec1: | Distance from Kollam |
Blank6 Info Sec1: | 48km (30miles) S (land) |
Vakkom is a area of Trivandrum Metropolitan Area near Kadakkavoor in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India.[2] It is 35 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. Vakkom panchayat is surrounded by back waters (Kayal). Neighbouring panchayats are Anjengo, Kadakkavoor, Vettoor, Cherunniyoor and Manampoor. The towns within 9 km are Varkala and Attingal. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport and Kadakkavoor (1 km) is the nearest railway station.
The total area of Vakkom is 5.06 km2.
At the 2011 India census, Vakkom had a population of 19,267 with 8,319 males and 10,948 females.[3]