Vettom

Vettom
village
Vettom

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 10°52′0″N 75°54′0″E / 10.86667°N 75.90000°E / 10.86667; 75.90000Coordinates: 10°52′0″N 75°54′0″E / 10.86667°N 75.90000°E / 10.86667; 75.90000
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 IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 6XXXXX
Telephone code 0494
Vehicle registration KL-10
Nearest city Tirur
Literacy 94%
Lok Sabha constituency Ponnani
Vidhan Sabha constituency Tirur
Climate mixed climate (Köppen)

Vettom is a local body of the Kerala government and also village in the Malappuram district, India. It was part of the Kingdom of Tanur (Vettattnad) in medieval times. Vettom gram panjayath is surrounded by water on all borders. Those are Tirur ponnani 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)


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