https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Vakkom Vakkom - Revision history 2026-09-07T19:05:31Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vakkom&diff=275193&oldid=prev ->Malayala Sahityam: /* Notable residents */ link 2021-11-22T04:39:12Z <p><span class="autocomment">Notable residents: </span> link</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Vakkom<br /> | other_name = <br /> | nickname = <br /> | settlement_type = village<br /> | image_skyline = <br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br /> | pushpin_label_position = right<br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|8.69|N|76.77|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br /> | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br /> | subdivision_name2 = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]<br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date = <br /> | founder = <br /> | named_for = <br /> | parts_type = [[Taluka]]s<br /> | parts = [[Chirayinkeezhu]]<br /> | government_type = <br /> | governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]] <br /> | leader_title = Panchayat President<br /> | leader_name = Thajunnisa<br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = 5.6<br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | population_total = 20899<br /> | population_as_of = 2001<br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam]]<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br /> | postal_code = 695308&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/pinsearch.aspx|title=India Post: Pincode Search|access-date=16 December 2008}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | area_code_type = Telephone code<br /> | area_code = 91 (0)470<br /> | registration_plate = KL 16<br /> | blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy<br /> | blank1_info_sec1 = 90.6%%<br /> | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br /> | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency)|ATTINGAL]]<br /> | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Legislative]] constituency<br /> | blank3_info_sec1 = [[Attingal]]<br /> | blank4_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]<br /> | blank4_info_sec1 = {{convert|35|km|mi}} N ([[National highways of India|land]])<br /> | blank5_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Attingal]]<br /> | blank5_info_sec1 = {{convert|8|km|mi}} W ([[National highways of India|land]])<br /> | blank6_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Kollam]]<br /> | blank6_info_sec1 = {{convert|48|km|mi}} S ([[National highways of India|land]])<br /> | website = <br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Vakkom&#039;&#039;&#039; is a area of Trivandrum Metropolitan Area near Kadakkavoor in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, [[India]].&lt;ref name=&quot;censusindia&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 &amp; above|publisher=Registrar General &amp; Census Commissioner, India|access-date=10 December 2008}}&lt;/ref&gt; It is 35&amp;nbsp;km north of [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the state capital. Vakkom [[panchayat]] is surrounded by back waters (Kayal). Neighbouring panchayats are Anjengo, Kadakkavoor, Vettoor, Cherunniyoor and Manampoor. The towns within 9&amp;nbsp;km are [[Varkala]] and [[Attingal]]. The nearest airport is [[Trivandrum International Airport]] and [[Kadakkavoor]] (1&amp;nbsp;km) is the nearest railway station.<br /> <br /> The total area of Vakkom is 5.06&amp;nbsp;km&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;.<br /> <br /> At the 2011 India [[census]], Vakkom had a population of 19,267 with 8,319 males and 10,948 females.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=674086 Census India 2011]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Notable residents==<br /> * [[Vakkom Moulavi]] (1873 - 1932), Islamic renaissance leader, social reformer, Muslim scholar, Educationist and the founder of [[Swadeshabhimani(newspaper)|Swadeshabhimani]] newspaper.<br /> * [[Vakkom Majeed]] (1909-2000), Indian freedom fighter, politician and a former member of the [[Travancore-Cochin]] State Assembly.<br /> * [[Vakkom Abdul Khader]] (1917-1943), Indian freedom fighter and [[Indian National Army]] member who hanged by the British Government in 1943.<br /> * [[Vakkom Purushothaman]] (1928-), Indian Politician, former governor of Mizoram and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Thiruvananthapuram district}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Thiruvananthapuram-geo-stub}}</div> ->Malayala Sahityam