Vilakkuvettom is a village situated near Punalur in Kollam District, Kerala state, India. The Kallada River flows through it.

Vilakkuvettom
Vilakkuvettom is located in Kerala
Vilakkuvettom
Vilakkuvettom
Coordinates: 9°05′34″N 76°51′40″E / 9.0927°N 76.8612°E / 9.0927; 76.8612
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
TalukPunalur
Named forvilakkumaram
Government
 • Bodymunicipality
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
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Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
691331PIN
691305(Punalur), 691331(Valacode), 691332(Punalur PaperMills)
Telephone code0475
Vehicle registrationKL-02, KL-25, KL-77
Nearest cityPathanamthitta Adoor Kottarakara Punalur
Lok Sabha constituencyKollam
Assembly constituencyPunalur
Literacy93.63%
St.Mary's Church, Vilakkuvettom
Grotto of St.Mary's Church, Vilakkuvettom

Politics

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Vilakkuvettom is a part of Punalur assembly constituency in Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency). INC, CPM, CPI, BJP etc. are the major political parties.[2]

Demographics

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Malayalam is the native language of Vilakkuvettom.

References

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  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Kollam" (PDF). Census of India. p. 138. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.