| Vayakkara | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.25°N 75.325°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 39.7 |
| Population Total: | 18,687 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| 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: | 670 631 |
| Registration Plate: | KL 86 |
| Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Vayakkara is a village located in Payyanur Taluk of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
As of 2011 Census, Vayakkara village had population of 18,687 where 8,986 are males and 9,701 are females. Vayakkara village has an area of with 4,493 families residing in it. In Vayakkara, 10.6% of the population was under 6 years of age. Vayakkara had an average literacy of 94.45% higher than the state average of 94.00%: male literacy was 96.2% and female literacy was 92.8%.[2]
The national highway (NH 66) passes through Perumba junction. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.