Vettilappara is a village in

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the to ...

in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a 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 regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Demographics

India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Vettilappara had a population of 8590 with 4306 males and 4284 females. *

Village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

= Vettilappara *

Panchayath The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...

= Urangattiri * Block Panchayath = Areekode * District Panchayath = Malappuram

Transportation

Vettiappara village connects to other parts of India through

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 the border with Kozhikode corporation, Ra ...

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 Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

town on the east. National highway No. 66 passes through

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 Kar ...

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 located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

and

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

and

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

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

Ooty Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

and

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

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

Kozhikode Airport Calicut International Airport , also known as Kozhikode Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport located in Karipur, Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It serves the Malabar region of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and Palak ...

. The nearest major railway station is at

Education

* Govt High School, Vettilappara * Govt UP school, Odakkayam * Holy Cross Convent School, Vettilappara

Banks

* Canara Bank Vettilappara * Vanitha Co-operative Bank Vettilappara

Nearest places

* Areacode *KINARADAPPAN* * Nilabur *

Thottumukkam Thottumukkam is a village in the district of Kozhikode district, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, under the administration of Kodiyathur Grama Panchayath on the banks of Cherupuzha (Areekode), Thottumukkampuzha, a major tributary of Chaliyar. It is bord ...

Kakkadampoyil Kakkadampoyil, is a small village in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India bordered with Malappuram district. The village has recently emerged as a major tourist destination in the district. Location Kakkadampoyil is situated in koodaranhi Panch ...

Edavanna Edavanna (എടവണ്ണ ) is a town situated in Kerala, near Manjeri Town South India. The town is situated on Calicut–Nilambur– Gudalur state highway and near the banks of the Chaliyar River. The Koyilandy A Survey of Kerala Hist ...

Tourist Attraction

* Urakkuzhippara Waterfalls * Chekkunnu Mala *CHOTHUKADAVE DAM* *CHOTHUKADAVE BRIDGE* * Kollam Kolli Waterfalls * Odakkayam * Ruby Estate

River

*Vettilappara Puzha (Cherupuzha) This river originates from the Odakkayam hills. Many streams form Chekkunnu hills and Alappara hills flow into it.

Economy

Agriculture is the mainstay of economy. Major Crops are *

Coconuts The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

* Arecanut *

Black Pepper Black pepper (''Piper nigrum'') is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stonefruit) which is about in diame ...

Rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Thailand, Malaysia, and ...

Nutmeg Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus ''Myristica''. ''Myristica fragrans'' (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, an ...

Plantain Plantain may refer to: Plants and fruits * Cooking banana, banana cultivars in the genus ''Musa'' whose fruits are generally used in cooking ** True plantains, a group of cultivars of the genus ''Musa'' * ''Plantaginaceae'', a family of flowerin ...

Clove Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, ''Syzygium aromaticum'' (). They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring or fragrance in consumer products, ...

References

Villages in Malappuram district Kondotty area {{Malappuram-geo-stub