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Vaikom (India)
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Vaikom
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Renuka Ratheesh (INC )
Vaikom Municipal Council
8.73 km 2 (3.37 sq mi )
23,234
2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi )
Malayalam , English
UTC+5:30 (IST )
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Kottayam , Kochi
Vaikom (IPA: [ʋɐjkʲːɐm] ) is a municipality [3] in the Kottayam district of Kerala , India . It is located 33 km (20.5 mi ) north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about 152 km (94.4 mi ) north of the state capital 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 [ edit ]
Boat jetty and KTDC restaurant along Vembanadu Lake
Vaikom town is situated at the northwestern end of Kottayam district, close to Ernakulam district border. Vaikom is a lakeside town situated in the banks of the Vembanad lake similar to other lakeside towns like Kottayam and Changanassery . 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 32 km from Ernakulam , 32 km from Kottayam via kumarakom, 33 km from Alappuzha and about 60 km (37 mi ) from Kochi International Airport .
Vaikom Temple [ edit ]
Mahadheva Temple
The Vaikom Shiva Temple , known as Thekkan Kashi (Southern Kashi ), is the centre of the town, and is the site of the Vaikom Ashtami celebrations during November. It is notable as the venue of the Vaikom Agitation for achieving for the lower castes the right to walk on the roads surrounding the temple. One of the most popular temples in Kerala dedicated to Lord Shiva ,[4]
Administration [ edit ]
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). Vaikom assembly constituency is part of Kottayam parliamentary constituency .[5]
History [ edit ]
Gandhiji at Vaikom Satyagraha
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.[6]
Vaikom gained its fame on a national level during Vaikom Satyagraha .
Economy [ edit ]
Old and New post box
The traditional economy has been based on coconut and 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 ]
Hindustan Newsprint Limited is situated in Velloor near Vaikom.[citation needed ]
Demographics [ edit ]
As per the 2001 census,[7] 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.
As per the 2011 census,[8] The Vaikom municipality has a population of 23,234 of which 11,304 are males while 11,930 are females. The population of children under age 6 is 1807, which is 7.78% of the total population of Vaikom (M ). In Vaikom municipality, the female sex ratio is of 1055 against the state average of 1084. The male child sex ratio in Vaikom is around 960, compared to the Kerala state average of 964. The literacy rate of Vaikom city is 96.84%, higher than the state average of 94.00%. In Vaikom, male literacy is around 98.30% while 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%.[9]
Notable people [ edit ]
Chempil Arayan - Admiral of the fleet of the Kingdom of Travancore
Chembil Ashokan - Actor[10]
Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
P. K. Biju
Cherian K. Cherian
V. N. Janaki
Janardhanan - Actor
A. J. John
Monce Joseph
M. K. Kamalam
Abraham Kattumana
Kalaikkal Kumaran - Actor
Mammootty - Actor
Mathew Ulakamthara , Indian Malayalam language 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
SUBRAMANIYAN AMBADY WRITER
Vembanadu lake, Boat jetty, KTDC restaurant, Riverside park, Playground.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ https://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf
^ "ചരിത്രം | Vaikom Municipality" . www.vaikommunicipality.in . Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016 .
^ "Delimitation Commission of India - Kerala and Order No.55" (PDF) . Kerala . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010 .
^ "Vaikom, General Information" . Kerala . Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2013 .
^ "Vaikom, General Information" . Kerala . Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013 .
^ "Vaikom, census2011 information" . Kerala . Retrieved 24 September 2015 .
^ "Vaikom Municipality City Population Census 2011-2019 | Kerala" . www.census2011.co.in . Retrieved 1 August 2019 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015 .{{cite web }}
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