Vazhakkad is a village

Village

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 located on the bank of River Chaliyarin Eranad Thaluk, Malappuram district, state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

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. East and some north part of Vazhakkad boarering with River Chaliyar, South Cheakode and Pulikkal

Pulikkal

Pulikkal is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. it is near to kondotty town where our saji is living. very beautiful place- Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality :The proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality comprises:...

 Panchayaths and West Vazhayur Grama Panchayath.

Educational institutions

• Darul Uloom Arabic College, Vazhakkad
• IHRDE Applied Science College, Vazhakkad
• Technical Higher Secondary School, Vazhakkad
• Govt. Higher Secondary School, Vazhakkad
• MIAMUP School,cheruvathur,vazhakkad
• GMUP School, Vazhakkad ( formerly known as GMLPS Karumarakkad )
• GMUP School, Chaliyappram - Edavannappara
• Karunya Bhavan Handicapped School, Vazhakkad
• Koyappathodi Daarul Uloom English Meadium Schools, Vazhakkad
• Jalaliyya English Schools, Vazhakkad
• BACE English School, Vazhakkad http://www.baceschool.org/

Prominent Personals

1. Mammad Kutty koyppathodi http://www.koyapathodi.com/ Established the famous Arabic College Darul Ulum Vazhakkad.He was member in Madras Assembly 1n 1946.
2. K A Rahman - Legend of the Chaliyar -http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011054250300.htm http://www.vazhakkad.com/karahmansb.html, K A Rahman died January 11, 1999, popularly known as Adhrayi or Adhrehyaka, was Founder leader of the Chaliyar Agitation. K A Rahman, president of Vazhakkad Grama Panchayat, - Winner of Bhoomi Mithra Award - was the rallying point of the Chaliyar agitators since the beginning. This movement is a success story of a people’s environmental movement in the state - perhaps the only one- for the fight against river pollution
   Pollution
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    in this land of rivers continues in other parts of the state.
3. E. T. Mohammed Basheer
   E. T. Mohammed Basheer
   E. T. Mohammed Basheer is a Member of India's Parliament who was elected to Lok Sabha from the Ponnani constituency, Kerala, with a margin of 86,000 votes...
   
   , E.T.B is now a member of the 15th Lok Sabha
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    of India
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   . He represents the Ponnani
   Ponnani (Lok Sabha constituency)
   Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.-Assembly segments:Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Tirurangadi#Tanur#Tirur#Ponnani#Tavanur...
   
    constituency of Kerala
   Kerala
   or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
   
    and was the Education Minister
   Education minister
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    in the UDF
   United Democratic Front (India)
   United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress....
   
    Government, headed by Oommen Chandy
   Oommen Chandy
   Oommen Chandy is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Kerala. He has held the Chief Minister of Kerala position earlier from 2004 to 2006, and was the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.-Early life:Oommen Chandy or 'Kunjoonju' was born...
   
   . Also he was State Education Minister during 1991-96. He was elected to Kerala Assembly in 1985 (bye-election ), 1991, 1996 and 2001 Entered politics through M.S.F. later actively engaged in Trade Union field and became State Secretary of S.T.U., worked as President of various trade unions affiliated to STU.
4. Elamaram Kareem
   Elamaram Kareem
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   , Minister of Industries in the current Kerala Government.

Demographics

India census

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, Vazhakkad had a population of 31290 with 15502 males and 15788 females.

External links

1. Legend of the Chaliyarhttp://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011054250300.htm
2. Web Page http://www.vazhakkad.com/
3. School http://www.baceschool.org/