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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Valakam<br />
| native_name = Valakom<br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| settlement_type = village<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| etymology = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| pushpin_map1 = India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption1 = Location in India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.98|N|76.52|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coordinates_footnotes = <br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[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 = [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluk]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Muvattupuzha taluk|Muvattupuzha]]<br />
| established_title = <br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| seat_type = [[Panchayat]]<br />
| seat = <br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_m = 18<br />
| population_total = 15966<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 682316<br />
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|STD Code]]<br />
| area_code = 0485<br />
| blank_name_sec1 = [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]] code<br />
| blank_info_sec1 = 628020<br />
}}<br />
'''Valakam''', also known as '''Valakom''' is a village in the [[Ernakulam district]] of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Kerala.pdf |title=Kerala villages |publisher=Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC |access-date=2015-08-17 }}</ref> It is located in the [[Muvattupuzha taluk]], {{convert|8|km|mi|0}} west of the [[Muvattupuzha]] town. The [[National Highway 85 (India)|National Highway 85]] passes through Valakom.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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According to the [[2011 census of India]], Valakam has 4012 households. The literacy rate of the village is 88.57%.<ref name="census_2011"/><br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/PCA%20CDB-3208-F-Census.xlsx |title=Ernakulam district census data |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |access-date=2015-08-17 }}</ref><br />
! !! Total !! Male !! Female<br />
|-<br />
| Population || 15966 || 7975 || 7991<br />
|-<br />
| Children aged below 6 years || 1339 || 698 || 641<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 653 || 326 || 327<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 49 || 28 || 21<br />
|-<br />
| Literates || 14141 || 7142 || 6999<br />
|-<br />
| Workers (all) || 6080 || 4455 || 1625<br />
|-<br />
| Main workers (total) || 5234 || 4034 || 1200<br />
|-<br />
| Main workers: Cultivators || 570 || 538 || 32<br />
|-<br />
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 354 || 253 || 101<br />
|-<br />
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 73 || 58 || 15<br />
|-<br />
| Main workers: Other || 4237 || 3185 || 1052<br />
|-<br />
| Marginal workers (total) || 846 || 421 || 425<br />
|-<br />
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 75 || 55 || 20<br />
|-<br />
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 103 || 49 || 54<br />
|-<br />
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 20 || 7 || 13<br />
|-<br />
| Marginal workers: Others || 648 || 310 || 338<br />
|-<br />
| Non-workers || 9886 || 3520 || 6366<br />
|}<br />
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==Location==<br />
{| style="right; margin:0 0 0 0;"<br />
|<br />
{{Geographic Location<br />
|title = '''Destinations from Valakam'''<br />
|Centre = Valakam<br />
|Northwest = [[Mazhuvannoor]]<br />
|North = [[Kunnackal]] [[Nellad]] [[Thrikkalathoor]]<br />
|Northeast = [[Velloorkunnam]]<br />
|West = [[Kolenchery]] [[Kadamattam]] [[Peruvammuzhi]]<br />
|East = [[Mekkadambu]] [[Meenkunnam]] [[Muvattupuzha]]<br />
|Southwest = [[Ramamangalam]] [[Aikaranad]]<br />
|South = [[Ooramana]] [[Pampakuda]]<br />
|Southeast = [[Piramadam]]<br />
}}<br />
|}<br />
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== Places of worship ==<br />
* Christian Brethren Church, Valakom<br />
* St. George church, Valakom<br />
* Marthoma Church, Valakom<br />
* Ambaloor Mahadeva temple. Mekkadampu, valakom<br />
* IPC Hebron church V alakom<br />
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== Education ==<br />
* MS High School Valakom<br />
* Govt. lower primary school Valakom<br />
* MIN Public School Mekkadampu<br />
* Bright Public School Valakom<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Ernakulam district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Ernakulam district]]</div>
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