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]
, Vettom had a population of 334,300 with 16,661 males and 17,769 females.
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.
Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | |
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1 | Thevarkadapuram | 2 | Paravanna East | |
3 | Murivazhikkal | 4 | Pachattiri | |
5 | Kottekadu | 6 | Pariyapuram | |
7 | East Arikkanchina | 8 | Kanoor | |
9 | Alissery | 10 | Naduvilakadavu | |
11 | Vettathukavu | 12 | Randathani | |
13 | Vettom Cheerpu | 14 | Thekkan Padiyam | |
15 | Vadakkan Padiyam | 16 | Vakkad West | |
17 | Vakkad East | 18 | Kanhirakutty | |
19 | Paravanna Town | 20 | Puthangadi |