| Valayam | |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.7214°N 75.6697°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kozhikode |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 13835 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 673517 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0496246 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-11,KL-18 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Vatakara |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Vatakara |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Nadapuram |
Valayam[1] is a town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[2]
The Panchayat is said to have acquired its name 'Valayam', meaning 'circle', as the place is surrounded by hills and mountains. The Panchayat was formed in the year 1978 carved out from the Vanimel Panchayat.
India census, Valayam had a population of 13835 with 6766 males and 7069 females.
Valayam village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara city on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern Highway going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.
Valayam has a reputation for intermittent political conflicts between Muslim league workers and Communists.[3] Many people were killed in the last few years and there is recurrence of violence on a daily basis there and in nearby villages. Normal business and travel has been hampered in this area because of frequent street fights and agitations.[4] On 24 January 2015, one communist volunteer called P. Shibin was murdered by a Muslim league worker in a local dispute. The police issued prohibitory orders in violent areas like Nadapuram, Valayam, Kuttiady and Edachery. [5]
The police are not effective in this area because the number of security personnel deployed is only ten percent of the perpetrators of the violence.
Nowadays there is no political conflicts and street fights. The police and political leaders are succeeded in controlling the violence and making a friendly atmosphere.The panjayath has developed a lot during the period of pinarayi government. The primary health centre and government higher secondary school has become international level.[6]