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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Veliyankode<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = Veliancode<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = village<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10.729600|N|75.947140|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 = [[Malappuram]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| founder = <br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 29596<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 679579<br />
| registration_plate = KL-<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = Ponnani const.<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = Ponnani assembly const<br />
| website = <br />
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''' Veliyankode ''' is a beautiful sandy coastal village and a [[Gram panchayat]] in [[Ponnani taluk]], [[Malappuram district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="censusindia">{{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 & above|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=2008-12-10}}</ref> It is located on the middle of [[Malabar Coast]], between [[Ponnani]] and [[Perumpadappu, Malappuram|Perumbadappu]].<ref name="c2011">{{cite book |last1=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |title=District Census Handbook, Malappuram |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3205_PART_B_MALAPPURAM.pdf}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Veliyankode had a population of 29596 with 14034 males and 15562 females.<ref name="censusindia" /><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Veliyankode Grama Panchayat is bounded by ''Biyyam Kayal'' backwater and [[Puthuponnani]] estuary ([[Ponnani]] Municipality) to north, [[Maranchery]] Grama Panchayat to east, [[Perumpadappu, Malappuram|Perumbadappu]] Grama Panchayat to south and [[Arabian Sea]] to west.<ref name="c2011"/> ''Veliyankode Kayal'' is a backwater at Veliyankode.<ref name="c2011"/><br />
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==Wards of Veliyankode==<br />
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Veliyankode Grama Panchayat is composed of the following 18 wards:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://sec.kerala.gov.in/index.php/Content/index/lsgd<br />
|website = sec.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = Wards of Veliyankode<br />
}}</ref><br />
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{|class="sortable" border="2" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" <br />
!width="20px" |Ward no.<br />
!width="75px" |Name<br />
!width="20px" |Ward no.<br />
!width="75px" |Name<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Veliyankode Umar Khasi|Ummar Ghasi]]<br />
|2<br />
|Thavalakulam<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Veliyancode East<br />
|4<br />
|Pazhanji<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|Moolamukku<br />
|6<br />
|Perumudissery<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|Eramangalam<br />
|8<br />
|Thazhathelpadi <br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|Cherikallu<br />
|10<br />
|Nakkola<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|Eramangalam West<br />
|12<br />
|Kothamukku<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|Gramam<br />
|14<br />
|Ayyottichira<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|Thannithura<br />
|16<br />
|Veliyankode Town<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|Pathumuri<br />
|18<br />
|Mattummal<br />
|}<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
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 Airport|Kozhikode]]. The nearest major railway station is at [[Kuttippuram]] and [[Tirur]].<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Veliyankode Umar Khasi]] (1763-1856) - freedom fighter and poet.<br />
* [[Sayyid Sanaullah Makti Tangal]] (1847-1912) - Educationalist and social reformer.<br />
* [[K. C. S. Paniker]] - An artist.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Ponnani]]<br />
*[[Puthuponnani]]<br />
*[[Edappal]]<br />
*[[Maranchery]]<br />
*[[Perumpadappu, Malappuram|Perumbadappu]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Malappuram district}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Malappuram district]]<br />
[[Category:Populated coastal places in India]]<br />
[[Category:Kuttippuram area]]<br />
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