Vazhayur is a census town in

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a municipality and town in Kerala and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Kerala, 4th largest urban agglomeration in Kerala and ...

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 India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. The Vazhayur Census Town has a population of 36,909, of which 18,163 are males and 18,746 are females, as per the report released by Census India 2011. The 2018 Malayalam film,

Sudani from Nigeria ''Sudani from Nigeria'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language sports drama film written and directed by Zakariya Mohammed, with dialogues co-written by Muhsin Parari. Shyju Khalid was the cinematographer, who also produced the film with Sameer Tha ...

, was shot in Vazhayur. The town forms a portion of the

Malappuram metropolitan area The Malappuram Metropolitan Area or Malappuram Urban Agglomeration is an urban agglomeration centred around the city of Malappuram, Manjeri in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is the 25th largest urban agglomeration in India and the 4th ...

. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4306 which is 11.67% of total population of Vazhayur (CT). In Vazhayur Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 1032 against state average of 1084. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Vazhayur is around 958 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Vazhayur city is 95.79% higher than state average of 94.00%. In Vazhayur, Male literacy is around 97.44% while female literacy rate is 94.19%. Vazhayur Census Town has total administration over 7,883 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Prominent Organizations

* DHRISHYA PONNEMPADAM *

SAFI Institute of Advanced Study The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in nor ...

*Ponnempadam Kalasamithi (onnam number beedi company) *

Farook College Farook College is a government-aided, autonomous, arts and science college located in Feroke near Kozhikode, Kerala, India. It is the largest residential post-graduate aided institution in Kerala affiliated to the University of Calicut; it wa ...

* PMSAPT Higher Secondary School * Vedavyasa Institute of Technology * Horizon international School *

Alfarook College, Feroke Alfarook Educational Centre is a multi-discipline campus at Feroke in Kozhikode District, India. History Al-Farook Educational Center is a project of the Rouzathul Uloom Association. The college started functioning from 1990 on Karad Road. I ...

*Irunnamanna Mahavishnu Temple, 4,000 years old. Renovated in 2016. *ecobuild mountain slope villas *ecobuild projects

Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality

The proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality comprises: *

Kondotty Kondotty () is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which ...

panchayat (villages of Kondotty, and part of

Karipur Karipur (also spelt Karippur) is a locality in the Kondotty taluk of the Malappuram district of Kerala, India, 25 km (16 mi) from the city of Malappuram. It is best known as the site of Calicut International Airport, mainly serving trav ...

) *

Nediyiruppu Nediyiruppu was the capital of the Zamorin's kingdom in colonial Kerala. At the time, it was known as Nediyiruppu Swaroopam. It is a region of the Kondotty, Kondotty municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is situated from Malapp ...

panchayat (villages of Nediyiruppu, and part of Karipur) *

Pallikkal Pallikkal (Pallikkal Bazar) is a T-shaped town, village and gram panchayat in Kondotty Taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Calicut International Airport at Karipur is near Pallikkal. Pallikkal Bazar is with in 5&nb ...

panchayat (villages of Pallikkal, and part of Karipur) *

Pulikkal Pulikkal or Cherukavu is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality The proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality comprises: *Kondotty panchayat (villages of Kondotty, and part of Ka ...

panchayat *

Cherukavu Cherukavu is a census town in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Transportation Some parts of Cherukavu panchayath lie on the National Highway 966 between Ramanattukara and Kondotty. Most parts of Pulikkal town comes under ...

panchayat *Vazhayur panchayat Total Area: 122.99 km²

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 ...

, Vazhayur had a population of 32486 with 16083 males and 16403 females.

Transportation

Vazhayur village connects to other parts of India through

Calicut 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 ...

town on the west and

Nilambur Nilambur () is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiri Mountains, Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is ...

town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Azhinjilam Junction and the northern stretch connects to

Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...

and

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi ( , ), formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernaku ...

and

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the largest and ...

. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to

Ooty Ooty (; officially Udagamandalam (), Anglicisation, anglicized: Ootacamund , abbreviated as Udagai, ) is a town and municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north ...

Mysore Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...

and

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

through Highways.12,29 and 181. The nearest airport is at

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 major railway station is at

Feroke Feroke () is a Municipality and a part of Kozhikode metropolitan area under Kozhikode Development Authority (K.D.A) in the Kozhikode district of the Indian state of Kerala. Feroke municipality shares its borders with Kozhikode corporation, Ra ...

Suburbs and Villages

*Vazhayur Town, Karad, Kottupadam, Kakkov, Puchapadam and Channayilpalliyali * Akode, Virippadam and Oorkkadavu * Korappadam, Mundumuzhi and Vazhakkad * Valillappuzha and Edavannappara

References

{{Malappuram district Cities and towns in Malappuram district Kondotty area