# Veliyankode
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Veliyankode
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| other_name = Veliancode
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| settlement_type = village
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| 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](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1 = [Kerala](/source/Kerala)
| subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2 = [Malappuram](/source/Malappuram)
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 32554
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language), [English](/source/English_language)
| timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code = 679579
| registration_plate = KL-
| blank1_name_sec1 = [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Ponnani const.
| blank2_name_sec1 = [Vidhan Sabha](/source/Vidhan_Sabha) constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Ponnani assembly const
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'''Veliyankode ''' is a beautiful sandy coastal village and [Gram Panchayat](/source/Gram_panchayat) in [Ponnani taluk](/source/Ponnani_taluk), [Malappuram district](/source/Malappuram_district) in the state of [Kerala](/source/Kerala), [India](/source/India).[{{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}}] It is located in the middle of the [Malabar Coast](/source/Malabar_Coast), between [Ponnani](/source/Ponnani) and [Perumbadappu](/source/Perumpadappu%2C_Malappuram).[{{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}}]
==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [census](/source/census), Veliyankode had a population of 32554 with 15054 males and 17500 females.[{{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}}][{{cite web
|url = http://sec.kerala.gov.in/index.php/Content/index/lsgd
|website = sec.kerala.gov.in
|title = Wards of Veliyankode
}}]
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
|-
|1
|[Ummar Ghasi](/source/Veliyankode_Umar_Khasi)
|2
|Thavalakulam
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|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](/source/Kuttippuram) town. National highway No.66 passes through [Edappal](/source/Edappal) and the northern stretch connects to [Goa](/source/Goa) and [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai). The southern stretch connects to [Cochin](/source/Cochin) and [Trivandrum](/source/Trivandrum). The nearest airport is at [Kozhikode](/source/Kozhikode_Airport). The nearest major railway station is at [Kuttippuram](/source/Kuttippuram) and [Tirur](/source/Tirur).
==Notable people==
* [Veliyankode Umar Khasi](/source/Veliyankode_Umar_Khasi) (1763-1856) - freedom fighter and poet.
* [Sayyid Sanaullah Makti Tangal](/source/Sayyid_Sanaullah_Makti_Tangal) (1847-1912) - Educationalist and social reformer.
* [K. C. S. Paniker](/source/K._C._S._Paniker) - An artist.
==See also==
*[Ponnani](/source/Ponnani)
*[Puthuponnani](/source/Puthuponnani)
*[Edappal](/source/Edappal)
*[Maranchery](/source/Maranchery)
*[Perumbadappu](/source/Perumpadappu%2C_Malappuram)
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Malappuram district}}
Category:Cities and towns in Malappuram district
Category:Populated coastal places in India
Category:Kuttippuram area
{{Malappuram-geo-stub}}
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