Vellanad

Vellanad
village
Vellanad
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°33′51″N 77°03′16″E / 8.56408°N 77.05439°E / 8.56408; 77.05439
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
TalukasNedumangad
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
28,667
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695543[1]
Vehicle registrationKL-21

Vellanad is a village in the Nedumangad Taluk district of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Vellanad had a population of 28,667 with 13,923 males and 14,744 females.[3][4]

Notable people

  • Manoj Vellanad – Neurosurgeon, short story writer, and science communicator in Malayalam.[5]
  • Vellanad Ramachandran – Historian and author known for documenting Kerala’s socio-cultural narratives.[6][7]

Education

  • G.Karthikeyan Smaraka Govt. Model V HSS

Religion

Vellanad Bhagavathy Temple

References

  1. ^ "India Post :Pincode Search". Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Yahoo Maps India : Vellanad". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Vellanad Village Population - Nedumangad - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Manoj Vellanad – Kerala Literature Festival". KLF. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  6. ^ "A royal title and some banana talk". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Books by Vellanad Ramachandran". Kerala Book Store. Retrieved 1 July 2025.