Vaikom
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Vaikom () is a municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala. It is located north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about 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 .
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vaikom
- Settlement.native_name
- വൈക്കം
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mal
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vaikom Temple.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Vaikom Mahadeva Temple
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Kerala#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kerala, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kerala
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kottayam
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Taluk
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Vaikom
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 8.73
- Elevation
- 2
- Image
- Vaikom Anchal Petty.jpg
- Dialing code
- 04829
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- Commons category
- Vaikom
- postal code
- 686141
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- Location
- History
- Vaikom Temple
- Administration
- Economy
- Demographics
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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Vaikom () is a municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala. It is located north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about 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 .
==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. 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 from Kochi International Airport. thumb|The view from the Vaikom beach, overlooking the Vembanad|Vembanad Lake|270x270px|none
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