Vakkom

Vakkom
Vakkom
village
	Vakkom Location in Kerala, India Vakkom Vakkom (India)
	Coordinates: 8°41′N 76°46′E / 8.69°N 76.77°ECoordinates: 8°41′N 76°46′E / 8.69°N 76.77°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Chirayinkeezhu
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
• Panchayat President	Thajunnisa
Area
• Total	5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	20,899
• Density	3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695308
Telephone code	91 (0)470
Vehicle registration	KL 16
Literacy	90.6%%
Lok Sabha constituency	ATTINGAL
Legislative constituency	Attingal
Distance from Thiruvananthapuram	35 kilometres (22 mi) N (land)
Distance from Attingal	8 kilometres (5.0 mi) W (land)
Distance from Kollam	48 kilometres (30 mi) S (land)

Vakkom is a area of Trivandrum Metropolitan Area near Kadakkavoor in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India.^[2] It is 35 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 km are Varkala and Attingal. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport and Kadakkavoor (1 km) is the nearest railway station.

The total area of Vakkom is 5.06 km².

At the 2011 India census, Vakkom had a population of 19,267 with 8,319 males and 10,948 females.^[3]

Notable residents[edit]

Vakkom Moulavi (1873 - 1932), Islamic renaissance leader, social reformer, Muslim scholar, Educationist and the founder of Swadeshabhimani newspaper.
Vakkom Majeed (1909-2000), Indian freedom fighter, politician and a former member of the Travancore-Cochin State Assembly.
Vakkom Abdul Khader (1917-1943), Indian freedom fighter and Indian National Army member who hanged by the British Government in 1943.
Vakkom Purushothaman (1928-), Indian Politician, former governor of Mizoram and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

References[edit]

↑ "India Post: Pincode Search". Retrieved 16 December 2008.
↑ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
↑ Census India 2011

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[1] "India Post: Pincode Search". Retrieved 16 December 2008.

[censusindia-2] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

[3] Census India 2011

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