Vettom Grama Panchayath

Coordinates: 10°52′0″N 75°54′0″E / 10.86667°N 75.90000°E / 10.86667; 75.90000
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land of light- Vettom, Tirur, Malapppuram
Vettom
village
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

As of the 2001 India census, Vettom had a population of 334,300 with 16,661 males and 17,769 females.[1]

Transportation

Vettom village connects to other parts of India through

Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Tirur
.

Wards of Vettom

Map
Vettom Grama Panchayat

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

Ward no. Name Ward no. Name
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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Wards of Vettom". sec.kerala.gov.in.