# Velom Village, Vadakara, Kozhikode (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/vadakara/velom/ Village · Vadakara, Kozhikode # Velom Velom is a village in Vadakara sub-district of Kozhikode district, Kerala, PIN code **673508**. The 2011 Census counted **26,738 people in 6,082 households**, the 3rd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.0%. - 26,738people (2011) - 6,082households - 91.0%literacy - 673508PIN code ## Velom PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velom is 673508.** Velom falls in Vadakara sub-district, Kozhikode district, Kerala. - PIN code673508 - Gram panchayatVelom - Community development blockKunnummal - Census village code627350 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velom from nearby towns? - Vadakara (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Kozhikode (district HQ)32 km by road - Vadakara (nearest town)37 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Velom? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Velom; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuttiadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Mokeri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vatakara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Velom known for? The main crops are **coconut and rubber**. About 64% of the 2,581 hectares of village land is sown, and 834 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Velom Of every 100 households in Velom in 2011, 92 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Velom · ■ Vadakara rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****96%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **2% Tap water ****13%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****61%** **72% Television ****49%** **61% Mobile phone ****62%** **70% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****13%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Velom? ■ Velom · ■ Vadakara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%** **93.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095** **1109 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005** **984 Working population ****29.3%** **29.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.7% for men and 86.9% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 309 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 430 (5%) · **■** Household industry 68 (1%) · **■** Other work 4,862 (62%) · **■** Marginal 2,160 (28%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Vadakara - Onchiam28,650 people - Purameri27,612 people - Vanimel25,680 people - Kayakkodi24,578 people - Maruthonkara23,487 people - Narippatta21,381 people [All 12 villages in Vadakara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/vadakara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velom?673508 - How far is Velom from Kozhikode?32 km by road - What is the population of Velom?26,738 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velom in?Kozhikode district (Vadakara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Velom?91.0% (Census 2011)