| Vanimal | |
| Other Name: | Baanyel |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.7197°N 75.699°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kozhikode |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 23368 |
| 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: | 673515/673506 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0496 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-18 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kozhikode |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 92% |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Vatakara |
Vanimal or Vanimel is a village located in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. Bhoomivathukkal is the current business center of Vanimal village and Vayalpeedika is the heritage city which served as the main commercial hub from the 1970s to the 1990s. The panchayath is also known as Vanimal and the actual Vanimal Desam is in Vayalpeedika adjacent to Verkadavu Desam which lays on both sides of Vayalpeedika city. The famous Vanimal Juma masjid is situated in Vayalpeedika.
Crescent Higher Secondary School Vanimal, located in Bhoomivathukkal, is the biggest educational institution in the village (and also one of the village’s oldest schools), consisting of more than 1,800 students and 75 staffs. More than 80% of the total teachers in this school are from the village. It highlights the importance of educational awareness of the people of the village.
There are many famous personalities in various fields from Vanimal. As of 2023, the village is socially and educationally well-developed.
As of the 2001 India census, Vanimal had a population of 23,368 with 11,458 males and 11,910 females.[1]
Vanimal is a part of Nadapuram assembly constituency, which is part of Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]