Vellora
Vellora is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It has state road connectivity, schools, hospitals, post office, and bank dating back to the 1950s.[1]
Vellora | |
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village | |
  Vellora Location in Kerala, India  Vellora Vellora (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°10′0″N 75°21′0″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 9,794 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670306 |
| Telephone code | 0498 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL 13,KL-59 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | kasaragod |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | payyannur |
Transportation
The national highway passes through Perumba junction. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Payyanur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.
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References
- "Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
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