About Velom Village

Velom is one of the larger villages in Vadakara tehsil, in the district of Kozhikode, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26,738, made up of 12,761 males and 13,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2581 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 673508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velom village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Tehsil	Vadakara
Pincode	673508
Area (hectares)	2581 hectares
Population	26,738
Male Population	12,761
Female Population	13,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,095
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velom compares

By the 2011 count Velom is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 20,004 residents. Its 2581 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Velom

Velom is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velom as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velom from other places

Velom lies about 42 km from Kozhikode, and the nearest railway station is Iringal, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Velom
Nearest town	Āyanchēri	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Iringal	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vadakara	17 km
District headquarters	Kozhikode	42 km

Villages closest to Velom

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vadakara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Velom

As per the Census of India 2011, Velom village had a population of 26,738. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,004 residents.

Velom village has 12,761 males and 13,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velom has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Velom is 673508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velom covers 2581 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velom falls under Vadakara tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Velom is Iringal, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Velom.

Velom is about 42 km from Kozhikode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velom is in Vadakara tehsil of Kozhikode district. Āyanchēri is about 7.1 km away. Iringal is about 16 km away. Vadakara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.