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Valakom, Kottarakara

Field	Value
name	Valakom
area_footnotes
population_total	17928
population_as_of	2011
governing_body	Gram panchayat
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Malayalam, English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	691532
unit_pref	Metric
settlement_type	Town
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Valakom in kollam, Kerala, India
named_for	Fastest developing town by Education and trade
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Kerala
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Kollam
established_title

Valakom is a fast growing town located on Kerala State highway One, in the Kollam district of Kerala, India, with a population of 17928. It lies within Kottarakkara municipal town, Ummannoor and edamulackal Panchayat. Valkom is famous for menkari and kapa puzhikiyathu. In the Valakom market, anyone can buy and sell vegetables, fish and meat. The government library is located around 2 km from the place. Valakom consists of many schools, churches and temples.

One of the famous eco tourism malamel para and Arackal Devi Temple is near Valakom.{{Infobox settlement

Location and access

Valakom is 10 km south of Kottarakkara and 8 km north of Ayoor on M C Road/SH-1 (Angamali-Thiruvananthapuram). Valakom is well connected with Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital and to other major towns of Kerala by road. There is no railway line passing through Valakom. Kottarakkara railway station on the Punalur-Kollam line is the nearest railway station.

Distance from major cities of Kerala from Valakom by road are as follows.

Thiruvananthapuram- 063 km, Kollam - 038 km, Kottayam - 090 km, Kochi - 153 km; Thissur - 223 km; Kozhikode - 354 km; Pathanamthitta - 45 km

The famous pilgrim centre Sabarimala is easily accessible from Valakom and the distance is 108 km. Kottarakara Ganapathi Temple, Kottukal Rock Cut Cave Temple and Chadayamangalam Jatayu Para are the nearest pilgrim

Political representation

Valakom comes under the Kottarakkara legislative assembly constituency currently represented by Adv. Aisha Potty of CPI(M), and under the Mavelikkara parliament constituency currently represented by Mr. Kodikkunnil Suresh of INC.Former minister R Balakrishna Pillai and incumbent minister K B Ganesh Kumar is from Valakom.

Institutions and businesses

Many churches and religious institutions are situated here. Y.M.A. Library and Sree Gosalakrishna temple are situated at Marangattukonam, 1 km from Valakom. A police aid post is located near the Mercy Hospital Junction (Old Kalachantha/cattle market) which is one km north of the town in SH-1.

Education

The major educational institutions in the village are the Marthoma Higher Secondary School(started in 1924, which is the oldest one in this locality), R. V. Training College & school and C.S.I. Training centre, college & school for the Hearing Impaired.

Marthoma Higher Secondary School, Valakom
Rama Vilasam Higher Secondary School, Valakom
Rama Vilasom Teacher Training Institute, Valakom
Mercy College Of Nursing, Valakom
St.Mary's Bethany Central School, Valakom
CSI School for the Deaf & Dumb

Health

Mercy Hospital is a major health care centre in this area. There are a few other clinics also there.

Karunya Hospital, Valakom
Twinkle Hospital, Valakom

References

. (2011). ["Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011"](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx). *[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)*.

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