Vekkalam, Peravoor
Vekkalam (വേക്കളം) is a village located in the Thalassery Taluk of Kannur district of Kerala. The village falls in Peravoor block and comes under Kolayad Grama Panchayat. It belongs to Kannur parliament constituency and Mattannur assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Vekkalam is 7.7 thousands out of which 3.7 thousands are males and rest 4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1066 females per 1000 males. There are around 711 teenagers in Vekkalam. It has literacy rate of 83% which means around 6.4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 91 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.1 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.9 thousands households in Vekkalam, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 3.1 thousands. The pincode of Vekkalam is 670650 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Chittariparamba Sub Post office
- Alacherry Branch Post office
- Kannavam Colony Branch Post office
- Vayannur Branch Post office
- Kannoth Branch Post office
Schools
Vekkalam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ghss Chittaripparamba
- St Cornelius Higher Secondary School Kolayad
- St Xaviers Upper Primary School
- Mgm Public School
- Kannavam Upper Primary School
Banks
Vekkalam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.