Vettattur Explained

Vettathur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.0128°N 76.3003°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Malappuram
Government Type:Grama Panchayath
Governing Body:Vettathur Grama Panchayath
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:13040
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:6XXXXX
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:00914933245+ #
Registration Plate:KL-
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Perinthalmanna
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Malappuram
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Perinthalmanna
Official Name:Vettathur

Vettathur is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 India census, Vettathur had a population of 13,040.

.It is a grama panchayath in Malappuram and includes Vettathur and Karyavattam villages and the areas Kappu, Thelakkad, Melkulangara, Mannarmala and Shanthapuram.

Transportation

Vettathur village connects to other parts of India through Perinthalmanna 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.

Near places

Kappu,Thelakkad,Melkulangara,Pacheeri paara,Moochikkal, Vengoor,karyvattom(ezhu thala)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 8 December 2008 .