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- LGD code
- 627462
- Pincode
- 676521
- Post office
- Pandikkad
- Population
- 22,333
- Households
- 4,336
- Literacy rate
- 80.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1079 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,723
- Distance to district centre
- 37 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 37 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 255 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 287 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vallathol Nagar · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Cheruthuruthy Health centre · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vettikkattiri compares
By population, Vettikkattiri ranks #7 of 15 villages in Ernad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.4%
+0.2% vs mandal average
- Vettikkattiri
- 80.4%
- Ernad mandal
- 80.2%
- Malappuram district
- 80.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,079
+28 vs mandal average
- Vettikkattiri
- 1,079
- Ernad mandal
- 1,051
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Vettikkattiri
- 5.2
- Ernad mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vettikkattiri at a glance
Vettikkattiri is a village of 22,333 people in 4,336 households (Census 2011) in Ernad taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, the 7th-largest of 15 villages in Ernad taluk. Literacy is 80%, about the same as the taluk average of 80% and the sex ratio is 1,079 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Malappuram district centre, 2 km from Kappur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Vallathol Nagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 676521, served by Pandikkad post office; the LGD village code is 627462. Mapped within or next to the village: post office. The village votes in Mankada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjalamkuzhi Ali. The population is estimated at 26,331 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pandikkad →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vettikkattiri · this village | 22,333 | 80% | — |
| Kappur · Pattambi | 31,337 | 81% | 1.6 km SE |
| Panjal · Talappilly | 6,388 | 80% | 2.5 km E |
| Painkulam · Talappilly | 9,517 | 80% | 3.2 km E |
| Mullurkara · Talappilly | 13,491 | 81% | 3.5 km SW |
| Thonnurkara · Talappilly | 6,799 | 81% | 5.9 km SE |
| Venganellur · Talappilly | 10,664 | 83% | 6.1 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vettikkattiri
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- 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
- Manjeri
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pandikkad
- Total area (ha)
- 2,301
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 97.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vettikkattiri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vettikkattiri
- LGD code
- 627462
- Pincode
- 676521
- Post office
- Pandikkad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 22,333
- Population (projected 2026)
- 26,331
- Households
- 4,336
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1079
- Literacy rate
- 80.4%
- Coordinates
- 10.72695°N, 76.28493°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Malappuram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mankada
- Member of Parliament
- E. T. Muhammed Basheer
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manjalamkuzhi Ali
- Block / Mandal
- Ernad
- Nearest police station
- Police Station,Cheruthruthy (2.6 km)
- Nearest post office
- Post Office Vettikkattiri (0.5 km)
- Nearest bank
- Dhanlaxmi Bank (2.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Vallathol Nagar (0.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vettikkattiri
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram255 kmcapital
- Bengaluru287 km
- Chennai507 km
- Hyderabad777 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVallathol Nagar<1 km
- Bus stopVettikattiri Bus stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCCheruthuruthy Health centre2 km
- ATM / bankFederal Bank2 km
- Petrol pumpIndian oil7 km
- CollegeArafa Bachelor Of Education college2 km
- Police stationPolice Station,Cheruthruthy3 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Vettikattiri Bus stopunder 1 km
- Railway station
- Vallathol Nagarunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Cheruthuruthy Health centre1.7 km
- Bank / ATM
- Federal Bank2.2 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vettikkattiri
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Ayyappankavu temple, Panjal KeralaTemple1.7 km ↗
- 🛕Ayyappankavu TempleTemple1.7 km ↗
- 🛕Kozhimam Parambu TempleTemple1.9 km ↗
- 🛕Panjal Lakshminarayan TempleTemple2.0 km ↗
- 🛕Lakshminarayana TempleTemple2.3 km ↗
- 🛕Pudussery Sree Mariamman TempleTemple2.3 km ↗
- ⛪semitheryChurch2.4 km ↗
- 🛕Attur kartyayani templeTemple2.5 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vettikkattiri
9 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Arafa Bachelor Of Education collegeCollege1.5 km ↗
- 🎓Mahajubilee Training CollegeCollege2.1 km ↗
- 🏫Grace English Medium SchoolSchool2.5 km ↗
- 📚Panjal grameena vayanasalaLibrary2.5 km ↗
- 🎓Govt.high school block-PanjalHigh school2.6 km ↗
- 📚Killimangalam Grameena VayanasalaLibrary3.4 km ↗
- 🏫Akamala vidhya bhavanSchool4.3 km ↗
- 🎓KVR High School ShoranurHigh school4.5 km ↗
- 🎓St. Therese Higher Secondary SchoolHigh school4.8 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 676521
Villages near Vettikkattiri
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View all 22 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)