Vettom Gram Panchayat Explained

Vettom
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:10.8667°N 75.9°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Malappuram
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:10
Population Total:33430
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:6XXXXX
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0494
Registration Plate:KL-10, KL-55
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Tirur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:94%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Ponnani
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Tirur
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:mixed climate (Köppen)

Vettom is a local body of the Kerala government and village in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district, India. It is the coastal suburb of Tirur Municipality. It was part of the Kingdom of Tanur (Vettathnad) in medieval times. Vettom gram panjayath is surrounded by water on all borders. Those are Tirur River and canoli canal.[1]

Demographics

, Vettom had a population of 334,300 with 16,661 males and 17,769 females.

Transportation

Vettom village connects to other parts of India through Tirur 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.

Wards of Vettom

Vettom Grama Panchayat is composed of the following 20 wards:[2]

Ward no.NameWard no.Name
1Thevarkadapuram2Paravanna East
3Murivazhikkal4Pachattiri
5Kottekadu6Pariyapuram
7East Arikkanchina 8Kanoor
9Alissery10Naduvilakadavu
11Vettathukavu12Randathani
13Vettom Cheerpu14Thekkan Padiyam
15Vadakkan Padiyam16Vakkad West
17Vakkad East18Kanhirakutty
19Paravanna Town20Puthangadi

See also

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 .
  2. Web site: Wards of Vettom. sec.kerala.gov.in .