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{{Short description|Village in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
[[File:Vettom-വെട്ടം.jpg|thumb|land of light- Vettom, Tirur, Malapppuram]]
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vettom
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| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10|52|0|N|75|54|0|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 = [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 10
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| population_total = 37456
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 6XXXXX
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0494
| registration_plate = KL-10, KL-55
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Tirur
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 94%
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Ponnani
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = Tirur
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|mixed climate]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
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'''Vettom''' is a local body of the Kerala government and village in [[Tirur Taluk]], [[Malappuram district]], [[India]]. It is a coastal suburb of [[Tirur]] Municipality and was part of the [[Kingdom of Tanur]] (Vettathnad) in medieval times. The Vettom Gram Panchayat is surrounded by the [[Tirur River]] and the Canoli Canal.<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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2008 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the 2011 India [[census]]}}, Vettom had a population of 37,456 with 17,401 males and 20,055 females.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vettom Village Population - Tirur - Malappuram, Kerala |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/627524-vettom-kerala.html |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref><ref name="censusindia" />

==Transportation==
Vettom village connects to other parts of India through [[Tirur]] town. National highway No.66 passes through [[Tirur]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. Highway No.966 goes to [[Palakkad]] and [[Coimbatore]]. The nearest airport is at [[Kozhikode Airport|Kozhikode]]. The nearest major railway station is at [[Tirur]].

==Wards of Vettom==
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Vettom Grama Panchayat is composed of the following 20 wards:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://sec.kerala.gov.in/index.php/Content/index/lsgd
|website = sec.kerala.gov.in
|title = Wards of Vettom
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
|-
|1
|Thevarkadapuram
|2
|Paravanna East
|-
|3
|Murivazhikkal
|4
|[[Pachattiri]]
|-
|5
|Kottekadu
|6
|[[Pariyapuram]]
|-
|7
|East Arikkanchina
|8
|Kanoor
|-
|9
|Alissery
|10
|Naduvilakadavu
|-
|11
|Vettathukavu
|12
|Randathani
|-
|13
|Vettom Cheerpu
|14
|Thekkan Padiyam
|-
|15
|Vadakkan Padiyam
|16
|Vakkad West
|-
|17
|Vakkad East
|18
|Kanhirakutty
|-
|19
|Paravanna Town
|20
|Puthangadi
|}

==See also==
*[[Pachattiri]]
*[[Niramarutur]]
*[[Mangalam, Tirur|Mangalam]]
*[[Tirur]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Malappuram district}}

[[Category:Villages in Malappuram district]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in India]]
[[Category:Tirur area]]

{{Malappuram-geo-stub}}

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Manish Khouriwal at 19:42, 19 December 2025