# Vaikom, Kottayam (Kerala) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Kottayam, Kerala 

# Vaikom

Vaikom is a sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala. At the 2011 Census it had **310,414 people**, 1 town and 16 villages (16 inhabited). The largest village is Velloor (22,785 people).

- 310,414people (2011)
- 16villages
- 1towns
- 96.1%literacy

## Population of Vaikom compared with Kottayam

■ Vaikom · ■ Kottayam district

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.1%**

**97.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**1039

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**964

Working population ****41.1%**

**37.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Vaikom

Of every 100 households in Vaikom in 2011, 95 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Vaikom · ■ Kottayam district

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**3%

Tap water ****35%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**60%

Use banking services ****80%**

**80%

Television ****82%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**15%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Vaikom

- Vaikom23,234 people

## Largest villages in Vaikom

- Velloor · 22,785 people
- Vadayar · 22,571 people
- Mulakulam · 22,360 people
- Kulasekharamangalam · 21,728 people
- Chempu · 21,049 people
- Thalayazham · 20,151 people
- Vaikom · 19,511 people
- Kaduthuruthy · 19,352 people
- Njeezhoor · 17,608 people
- Vechoor · 17,041 people
- Vadakkemuri · 17,019 people
- Muttuchira · 15,962 people
- Manjoor · 14,696 people
- Kallara · 13,562 people
- Kothanalloor · 13,192 people
- Naduvile · 8,593 people

[All 16 villages in Vaikom →](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Vaikom?16 (16 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Vaikom in?Kottayam district, Kerala
- What is the population of Vaikom?310,414 (Census 2011)