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Veliyankode

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Veliyankode Veliancode
village
	Veliyankode Location in Kerala, India Veliyankode Veliyankode (India)
	Coordinates: 10°43′47″N 75°56′50″E / 10.729600°N 75.947140°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Population (2001)
• Total	29,596
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	679579
Vehicle registration	KL-
Lok Sabha constituency	Ponnani const.
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ponnani assembly const

Veliyankode is a beautiful sandy coastal village and a Gram panchayat in Ponnani taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1] It is located on the middle of Malabar Coast, between Ponnani and Perumbadappu.^[2]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Veliyankode had a population of 29596 with 14034 males and 15562 females.^[1]

Geography

Veliyankode Grama Panchayat is bounded by Biyyam Kayal backwater and Puthuponnani estuary (Ponnani Municipality) to north, Maranchery Grama Panchayat to east, Perumbadappu Grama Panchayat to south and Arabian Sea to west.^[2] Veliyankode Kayal is a backwater at Veliyankode.^[2]

Wards of Veliyankode

Veliyankode Grama Panchayat

Veliyankode Grama Panchayat is composed of the following 18 wards:^[3]

Ward no.	Name	Ward no.	Name
1	Ummar Ghasi	2	Thavalakulam
3	Veliyancode East	4	Pazhanji
5	Moolamukku	6	Perumudissery
7	Eramangalam	8	Thazhathelpadi
9	Cherikallu	10	Nakkola
11	Eramangalam West	12	Kothamukku
13	Gramam	14	Ayyottichira
15	Thannithura	16	Veliyankode Town
17	Pathumuri	18	Mattummal

Transportation

Veliyankode village connects to other parts of India through Kuttippuram town. National highway No.66 passes through Edappal and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Kuttippuram and Tirur.

Notable people

Veliyankode Umar Khasi (1763-1856) - freedom fighter and poet.
Sayyid Sanaullah Makti Tangal (1847-1912) - Educationalist and social reformer.
K. C. S. Paniker - An artist.

References

^ ^a ^b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. District Census Handbook, Malappuram (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala.
^ "Wards of Veliyankode". sec.kerala.gov.in.

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[censusindia-1] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

[c2011-2] Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. District Census Handbook, Malappuram (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala.

[3] "Wards of Veliyankode". sec.kerala.gov.in.

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