{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Veliyankode | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = Veliancode | nickname = | settlement_type = village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|10.729600|N|75.947140|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Kerala | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Malappuram | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 32554 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 679579 | registration_plate = KL- | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Ponnani const. | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Ponnani assembly const | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Veliyankode ''' is a beautiful sandy coastal village and Gram Panchayat in Ponnani taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=2008-12-10}}</ref> It is located in the middle of the Malabar Coast, between Ponnani and Perumbadappu.<ref name="c2011">{{cite book |last1=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |title=District Census Handbook, Malappuram |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3205_PART_B_MALAPPURAM.pdf}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{As of|2011}} India census, Veliyankode had a population of 32554 with 15054 males and 17500 females.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veliyankode Village Population - Ponnani - Malappuram, Kerala |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/627559-veliyankode-kerala.html |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref><ref name="censusindia" />
==Geography== Veliyankode Grama Panchayat is bounded by ''Biyyam Kayal'' backwater and Puthuponnani estuary (Ponnani Municipality) to north, Maranchery Grama Panchayat to east, Perumbadappu Grama Panchayat to south and Arabian Sea to west.<ref name="c2011"/> ''Veliyankode Kayal'' is a backwater at Veliyankode.<ref name="c2011"/>
==Wards of Veliyankode== <mapframe text="Veliyankode Grama Panchayat" width=300 height=300 align=center >{ "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "ids": "Q13114793"}</mapframe> Veliyankode Grama Panchayat is composed of the following 18 wards:<ref>{{cite web |url = http://sec.kerala.gov.in/index.php/Content/index/lsgd |website = sec.kerala.gov.in |title = Wards of Veliyankode }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" !width="20px" |Ward no. !width="75px" |Name !width="20px" |Ward no. !width="75px" |Name |- |1 |Ummar Ghasi |2 |Thavalakulam |- |3 |Veliyancode East |4 |Pazhanji |- |5 |Moolamukku |6 |Perumudissery |- |7 |Eramangalam |8 |Thazhathelpadi |- |9 |Cherikallu |10 |Nakkola |- |11 |Eramangalam West |12 |Kothamukku |- |13 |Gramam |14 |Ayyottichira |- |15 |Thannithura |16 |Veliyankode Town |- |17 |Pathumuri |18 |Mattummal |}
==Transportation== Veliyankode village connects to other parts of India through Kuttippuram town. National highway No.66 passes through Edappal and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Kuttippuram and Tirur.
==Notable people== * Veliyankode Umar Khasi (1763-1856) - freedom fighter and poet. * Sayyid Sanaullah Makti Tangal (1847-1912) - Educationalist and social reformer. * K. C. S. Paniker - An artist.
==See also== *Ponnani *Puthuponnani *Edappal *Maranchery *Perumbadappu
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Malappuram district}}
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