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- LGD code
- 627342
- Pincode
- 673506
- Post office
- Kallachi
- Population
- 25,680
- Households
- 5,587
- Literacy rate
- 81%
- Sex ratio
- 1076 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 6,781
- Distance to district centre
- 37 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 379 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 250 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nadapuram road · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Anooja Jithin · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vanimel compares
By population, Vanimel ranks #4 of 12 villages in Vatakara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.0%
−1.5% vs mandal average
- Vanimel
- 81.0%
- Vatakara mandal
- 82.5%
- Kozhikode district
- 84.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,076
−33 vs mandal average
- Vanimel
- 1,076
- Vatakara mandal
- 1,109
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Vanimel
- 4.6
- Vatakara mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vanimel at a glance
Vanimel is a village of 25,680 people in 5,587 households (Census 2011) in Vatakara taluk, Kozhikode district, Kerala, the 4th-largest of 12 villages in Vatakara taluk. Literacy is 81%, 2 points below the taluk average of 83% and the sex ratio is 1,076 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Kozhikode district centre, 1 km from Narippatta, the nearest town, 14 km from Nadapuram road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673506, served by Kallachi post office; the LGD village code is 627342. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, post office. The village votes in Kuttiadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA K P Kunhammed Kutti Master. The population is estimated at 30,277 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Valayam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanimel · this village | 25,680 | 81% | — |
| Narippatta · Vatakara | 21,381 | 83% | 1.1 km SE |
| Thinoor · Vatakara | 5,148 | 83% | 3.3 km NE |
| Vatakara · Vatakara | — | — | 5 km SE |
| Purameri · Vatakara | 27,612 | 82% | 6.7 km SW |
| Kayakkodi · Vatakara | 24,578 | 82% | 7.3 km E |
| Thrippangottur · Thalassery | 29,911 | 82% | 9.2 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vanimel
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 10
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 2
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Vadakara
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 77
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Vanimel
- Total area (ha)
- 2,271
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 644.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vanimel
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Key facts — Vanimel
- LGD code
- 627342
- Pincode
- 673506
- Post office
- Kallachi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 25,680
- Population (projected 2026)
- 30,277
- Households
- 5,587
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1076
- Literacy rate
- 81.0%
- Coordinates
- 11.70700°N, 75.68695°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vadakara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kuttiadi
- Member of Parliament
- Shafi Parambil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K P Kunhammed Kutti Master
- Block / Mandal
- Vatakara
- Nearest post office
- Post Office, Cherumoth (1.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vanimel
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram379 kmcapital
- Bengaluru250 km
- Chennai521 km
- Hyderabad700 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNadapuram road14 km
- Bus stopnadapuram bus stand4 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Anooja Jithin2 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank6 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Ofisi<1 km
- CollegeGovernment ITI, Narippatta5 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Valayam2 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Homoeo Dispensary, Valayam2.4 km
- Petrol pump
- Petrol Ofisiunder 1 km
- Market
- meadow2.1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vanimel
2 Temples, 6 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vanimel
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Naripatta M Lower Primary SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫Global Public SchoolSchool1.1 km ↗
- 🏫Naripatta Lower Primary SchoolSchool1.1 km ↗
- 📚CH memorial LibraryLibrary1.1 km ↗
- 📚Samuhya Vihara Kendram Grandashala, NarippattaLibrary1.2 km ↗
- 📚Koyyal VayanasalaLibrary1.6 km ↗
- 🏫M Lower Primary School, CherumothSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🏫Cherumoth Lower Primary SchoolSchool1.7 km ↗
- 🏫Cheekkonnu M Lower Primary SchoolSchool1.8 km ↗
- 🏫Government Upper Primary School, NaripattaSchool1.8 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 673506
Villages near Vanimel
Other villages in Vatakara mandal
View all 27 →- Onchiam
- Purameri
- Velom
- Kayakkodi
- Maruthonkara
- Narippatta
- Kuttiadi
- Kavilumpara
- Thiruvallur
- Thinoor
- Vilangad
- Ayancheri (Ct)
- Azhiyur (Ct)
- Chekkiad (Ct)
- Chorode (Ct)
- Edacheri (Ct)
- Eramala (Ct)
- Kottappally (Ct)
- Kunnummal (Ct)
- Maniyur (Ct)
- Nadakkuthazha
- Nadapuram (Ct)
- Palayad (Ct)
- Thuneri (Ct)
- Valayam (Ct)
- Vatakara
- Villiappally (Ct)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)