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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vellad
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| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.1620|N|75.4956|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 80.94
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| population_total = 25,875
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 670571
| registration_plate = KL 59
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]
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''' Vellad ''' is a large village in [[Kannur district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx</ref>

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Vellad had a population of 25,875 with 12,985 (50.2%) males and 12,890 (49.8%) females. Vellad village spreads over an area of {{cvt|80.94|km2}} with 6,229 families residing in it. Average sex ratio was 993 lower than the state average of 1084. In Vellad, 9.7% of the population was under 6 years of age. Vellad had an average literacy of 95.85% higher than the state average of 94.00%; male literacy was 97% and female literacy was 94.7%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=154,155 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==Economy==
The population depends on agriculture for their livelihood. The main commercial cash crop is rubber. There are two high schools within a radius of 3 km.

==Transportation==
The national highway passes through [[Taliparamba]] town. [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]] can be accessed to the north and [[Cochin]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to the south. Taliparamba has a bus station and buses are available to all parts of Kannur district. The road to the east of [[Iritty]] connects to [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]], but buses to these cities are available only from [[Kannur]], 22 km to the south.

The nearest railway stations are [[Kannapuram]] and [[Kannur]] on the [[Mangalore]]-[[Palakkad]] line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet.

There are airports at [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]], [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] and [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]]. All three are International airports with direct flights available only to Middle Eastern countries.

==References==
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{{Kannur district}}

[[Category:Villages near Taliparamba]]

{{Kannur-geo-stub}}

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