Vaikom
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Vaikom
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| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Taluk | Vaikom |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Chairperson | Renuka Ratheesh (INC) |
| • Municipal Council | Vaikom Municipal Council |
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| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686141 |
| Telephone code | 04829 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-36, KL-67 |
| Nearest cities | Kottayam, Kochi, Alappuzha |
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Vaikom (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a municipality[1] in the Kottayam district of Kerala. It is located 33 km (20.5 mi) north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about 183 km (113.7 mi) north of the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Vaikom has a population of 23,234 people, and a population density of 2,661/km2 (6,890/sq mi).
Location
Vaikom is situated at the northwestern end of the Kottayam district, close to the border with the Ernakulam district. Vaikom is a lakeside town situated on the banks of the Vembanad lake similar to other lakeside towns like Kottayam and Changanassery.[3] Its western borders are bound by the Vembanad lake. The Muvattupuzha river has its mouth near Vaikom where it empties into the Vembanad lake, many distributaries of the Muvattupuzha river pass through Vaikom. It is also close to the tourism destination Kumarakom and the city of Kochi. Vaikom is situated on the Ernakulam-Alappuzha-Kottayam border area and it is 33 km from Ernakulam, 33 km from Kottayam via Kumarakom, 39 km from Alappuzha and about Template:Cvt from Kochi International Airport.[4]
History
Vaikom was believed to be a part of a kingdom called Venmalanadu in the past. When Venmalanadu was split into Vadakkumkoor and Thekkumkoor, it became part of Vadakkumkoor dynasty. Vadakkumkoor kingdom spread along the path of Muvattupuzha river towards the north east side from Kaduthuruthy, Vaikom, Piravom, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam and Thodupuzha. There was an important port at Chemmanakary, near Vaikom during the Vadakkumkoor era. Later in 1742, it became part of Travancore when the then Maharajah of Travancore, Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma, annexed Vadakkumkoor to his kingdom.[5]
Vaikom gained its fame on a national level during the Vaikom Satyagraha.
Vaikom Temple
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Administration
Vaikom is administered by a municipality and is the seat of a munsiff's court (among the oldest to be established in the Kingdom of Travancore, 100 years old). The Vaikom assembly constituency is part of the Kottayam parliamentary constituency.[7]
Economy
The traditional economy has been based on coconut, rice crops, and fishing; more recently, crops like nutmeg, black pepper, and latex have been introduced. Tourism and software are pursued as a means to livelihood. [citation needed]
The Kerala Paper Products Limited (Previously called Hindustan Newsprint Limited) is situated in Velloor,17 km (10.6 mi) away from Vaikom.[8]
Demographics
As per the 2001 census,[9] Vaikom has a population of about 22637 (male: 10955; female: 11682). This region has a literacy rate of 92% (male: 97%; female: 90%). Population density of the region is 2496 per square km.
In the 2011 census,[10] the Vaikom municipality had a population of 23,234 of which 11,304 are males while 11,930 were females. The population of children under age 6 was 1807, which was 7.78% of the total population of Vaikom. The female sex ratio in Vaikom municipality is 1055. Vaikom's child sex ratio is almost 960. Vaikom city's literacy rate is 96.84%, higher than the state average of 94.00%. Male literacy is almost 98.30% and female literacy rate is 95.47%.
Hindus are the largest religious community in Vaikom, accounting for 85% of the population. Christians represent 12%, and Muslims 3%.[11]
Notable people
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- Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
- Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
- Mammootty, actor
- P. K. Biju
- George Josy
- Cherian K. Cherian
- V. N. Janaki
- Janardhanan, actor
- A. J. John
- Monce Joseph
- M. K. Kamalam
- Abraham Kattumana
- Kalaikkal Kumaran, actor
- Mathew Ulakamthara, poet and literary critic
- N. Mohanan
- Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair
- N. N. Pillai
- P. Krishna Pillai, leader of the first communist movement in Kerala
- Vaikom Padmanabha Pillai, military officer of the Kingdom of Travancore
- Vaikom Ramachandran, poet
- Thomas Unniyadan
- Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
- Vaikom Viswan
- S. Ramesan, Malayalam language poet and orator
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grama Panchayaths" (PDF). lsgkerala.gov.in.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vaikom". keralatourism.org. Department of Tourism (Kerala).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vaikom Village Life Experience : Showcasing Kerala's Rural Tradition". Department of Tourism (Kerala).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vaikom, General Information". Kerala. Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ചരിത്രം | Vaikom Municipality". www.vaikommunicipality.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Delimitation Commission of India - Kerala and Order No.55" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kerala Paper Products Limited Home Page".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vaikom, General Information". Kerala. Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vaikom, census2011 information". Kerala. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vaikom Municipality City Population Census 2011-2019". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
External links
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