Vazhakkad
| Vazhakkad | |
|---|---|
| village | |
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Oorkkadavu Bridge, Vazhakkad | |
| Coordinates: 11°15′0″N 75°57′0″E / 11.25000°N 75.95000°ECoordinates: 11°15′0″N 75°57′0″E / 11.25000°N 75.95000°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parlement | E. Ahamed |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 31,290 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 673XXX |
| Vehicle registration | KL-10 |
| Nearest city | Malappuram |
| Literacy | 98 percent% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Malappuram |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kondotty |
| Website |
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Elamaram Jetty
Vazhakkad is a village located on the bank of River Chaliyar kondotty Thaluk, Malappuram district, state of Kerala, India.[1] East and some north part of Vazhakkad bordering with River Chaliyar, South Cheakode and Pulikkal Panchayaths and West Vazhayur Grama Panchayath. The nearest town is Edavannappara three kilometers away.
Educational institutions
- Govt. Higher Secondary School, Vazhakkad
- Technical Higher Secondary School, Vazhakkad
- IHRD Applied Science College, Vazhakkad
- Karunya Bhavan Handicapped School, Vazhakkad
- Koyappathodi Daarul Uloom English Medium Schools, Vazhakkad
- Jalaliyya English Schools, Vazhakkad
- BACE English School, Vazhakkad* Darul Uloom Arabic College, Vazhakkad
- Darul Uloom Arabic College, Vazhakkad
- IHRD Applied Science College, Vazhakkad
- Technical Higher Secondary School, Vazhakkad
- Govt. Higher Secondary School, Vazhakkad
Hospitals
- Ashi Clinics - Edavannappara
- Vazhakkad Health center
- AL-NOOR Hospital, Vazhakkad
- Govt. Veterinary Clinic, Mundumuzhi
Prominent Persons
- K A Rahman - Legend of the Chaliyar -,[2][3] K A Rahman died January 11, 1999, popularly known as Adhrayi or Adhrehyaka, was Founder leader of the Chaliyar Agitation. K A Rahman, president of Vazhakkad Grama Panchayat, - Winner of Bhoomi Mithra Award - was the rallying point of the Chaliyar agitators since the beginning. This movement is a success story of a people’s environmental movement in the state - perhaps the only one- for the fight against river pollution in this land of rivers continues in other parts of the state.
- E. T. Mohammed Basheer, E.T.B is now a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Ponnani constituency of Kerala and was the Education Minister in the UDF Government, headed by Oommen Chandy. Also he was State Education Minister during 1991-96. He was elected to Kerala Assembly in 1985 (by-election ), 1991, 1996 and 2001 but was defeated in 2006 Kerala Assembly General Election. Entered politics through M.S.F. later actively engaged in Trade Union field and became State Secretary of S.T.U., worked as President of various trade unions affiliated to STU.
- Elamaram Kareem, Former Minister of Industries, Kerala.
- T Arifali, Asst. Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.
- Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar, former president of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama and a great Islamic scholar, more than five lakhs people gathered for pray when ustad died 1993 at vazhakkad.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Vazhakkad had a population of 31290 with 15502 males and 15788 females.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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- ↑ http://www.vazhakkad.com/karahmansb.html. Missing or empty
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External links
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- Legend of the Chaliyar
- Web Page
- School
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