Vellad

Vellad
village
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Population (2001)
 • Total 27,917
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KL

Vellad is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Demographics

At the 2001 India census, Vellad had a population of 27,917 (13,933 males and 13,984 females).[1] 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, Mangalore and Calicut. All three are small international airports with direct flights available only to Middle Eastern countries.

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.


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