Valayam is a town in

Kozhikode district Kozhikode (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The Kozhikode Municipal Corporation has a corporation l ...

in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, India.

Etymology

The Panchayat is said to have acquired its name 'Valayam', meaning 'circle', as the place is surrounded by hills and mountains. The Panchayat was formed in the year 1978, carved out from the Vanimel Panchayat.

Temples

* 1. Thikuni Muthappan Temple * 2. Chekkotta Bhagavathy temple * 3. Paradevatha Temple

Demographics

India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Valayam had a population of 13835 with 6766 males and 7069 females.

Education

* 1. valayam higher secondary school * 2. Valayam U P School * 3. Industrial Training Institute * 4. Valayam north LP school * 5. Poovamvazhal LP school

Transportation

Valayam village connects to other parts of India through

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city on the west and

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town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through

and the northern stretch connects to

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and

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. The southern stretch connects to

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and

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. The eastern Highway going through

connects to

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and

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. The nearest airports are at

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and

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

Social condition

Valayam has a reputation for intermittent political conflicts between Muslim league workers and Communists. Many people were killed in the last few years and there is recurrence of violence on a daily basis there and in nearby villages. Normal business and travel has been hampered in this area because of frequent street fights and agitations. On 24 January 2015, one communist volunteer called P. Shibin was murdered by a Muslim league worker in a local dispute. The police issued prohibitory orders in violent areas like Nadapuram, Valayam,

and

Edachery Edacheri is a small panchayath in the district of Kozhikode in the South Indian state of Kerala. Location It is part of the North Malabar province of Kerala, and is situated east of Vatakara. Purameri Panchayat borders it to the east, Eramala Pa ...

. The police are not effective in this area because the number of security personnel deployed is only ten percent of the perpetrators of the violence. Nowadays there is no political conflicts and street fights. The police and political leaders are succeeded in controlling the violence and making a friendly atmosphere. The panjayath has developed a lot during the period of pinarayi government. The primary health centre and government higher secondary school has become international level.

References

Villages in Kozhikode district Vatakara area {{Kozhikode-geo-stub