Vekkalam

As of 2001 India census, Vekkalam had a population of 6585 with 3224 males and 3361 females living there. In Vekkalam Village, People from different religions lives in harmony.

Village Office situates at Nedumpoil. The new building of Village Office Constructed in 2006.

In Vekkalam Village, 4 Schools are working. They are, Govt. UP School Vekkalam,Palayad, Govt.LP School Vayannur, Govt.UP School Menachody and Aided UP School Vekkalam.

Christian Churches in the Village are, St.Jude's Church Kallumuthirakkunnu, Fathima Matha church Aryaparamba,India Pentecostal Church of God, St.Sebastian's Church Nedumpuramchal and Mar Gregorious Jacobite Church Varapedika. Temples in the Village are Sri.Muthapan Madappura, Eerayikkolly, Chovva Kavu Vayannur, Vairi Ghathakan Temple, Vayannur and Koottakkalam Temple, Aryaparamba. Mosque in the Village is Juma Masjid Perunthody.

As the Part of General Election Duty, Election Commission of India Appointed Five Booth Level Officers in the Village, They are N.Rajan- Menachody School,Sumesh-Vayannur School,Sabu Joseph-GUPS Vekkalam, TD John Aided UP School Vekkalam Booth147 and Rajan -Aided UP School Vekkalam Booth-148.

In Vekkalam Village, at Nedumpoil a 66 KV Sub Station is functioning Under KSEB.A nationalised Bank, Vijaya Bank is functioning at Nedumpuramchal. Bank of India, Perumthody.

Post Offices functioning in the Village are, Nedumpoil and Vayannur.

The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore 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 Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.