Vettom Gram Panchayat

Vettom is a local body of the Kerala government and village in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district, India. It is a coastal suburb of Tirur Municipality and was part of the Kingdom of Tanur (Vettathnad) in medieval times. The Vettom Gram Panchayat is surrounded by the Tirur River and the Canoli Canal.^[1]

land of light- Vettom, Tirur, Malapppuram

Vettom
village
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Coordinates: 10°52′0″N 75°54′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Area
• Total	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	33,430
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	6XXXXX
Telephone code	0494
Vehicle registration	KL-10, KL-55
Nearest city	Tirur
Literacy	94%
Lok Sabha constituency	Ponnani
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tirur
Climate	mixed climate (Köppen)

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

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