Vakkom

Vakkom is an area of the Thiruvananthapuram Metropolitan Area near Kadakkavoor in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India.^[2] It is 35 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. Vakkom Panchayat is surrounded by backwaters Anjuthengu kayal. It has panayilkadavu bridge a famous tourist attraction.Neighbouring panchayats are Anjengo, Kadakkavoor, Vettoor, Cherunniyoor and Manampoor. The towns within 9 km are Varkala and Attingal. The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and Kadakkavoor (1 km) is the nearest railway station.

Key Information

Vakkom
village
Vakkom Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Vakkom Vakkom (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 8°41′N 76°46′E / 8.69°N 76.77°E / 8.69; 76.77
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Chirayinkeezhu
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
• Panchayat President	Lalija
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[1]
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)
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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]

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