Vettom Grama Panchayath

10°52′0″N 75°54′0″E / 10.86667°N 75.90000°E / 10.86667; 75.90000Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictMalappuramArea • Total10 km² (4 sq mi)Population • Total33,430 • Density3,300/km² (8,700/sq mi)Languages • OfficialMalayalam, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code0494Vehicle registrationKL-10, KL-55Nearest cityTirurLiteracy94%Lok Sabha constituencyPonnaniVidhan Sabha constituencyTirurClimatemixed 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^[update], 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 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.	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

• Pachattiri
• Niramarutur
• Mangalam
• Tirur

References