Vanimal
title: "Vanimal" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-kozhikode-district", "vatakara-area"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-kozhikode-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanimal" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vanimal |
| other_name | Baanyel |
| settlement_type | town |
| pushpin_map | India Kerala#India |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Kerala, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Kerala |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Kozhikode |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_total | 25680 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Malayalam, English |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 673515/673506 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| area_code | 0496 |
| registration_plate | KL-18 |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Nearest city |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Kozhikode |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Literacy |
| blank2_info_sec1 | 92% |
| blank3_name_sec1 | Lok Sabha constituency |
| blank3_info_sec1 | Vatakara |
| :: |
| name = Vanimal | other_name = Baanyel | nickname = | settlement_type = town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Kerala | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kozhikode | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 25680 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 673515/673506 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 0496 | registration_plate = KL-18 | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank1_info_sec1 = Kozhikode | blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy | blank2_info_sec1 = 92% | blank3_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank3_info_sec1 = Vatakara | website = | footnotes = Vanimal or Vanimel is a village located in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. Bhoomivathukkal is the current business center of Vanimal village and Vayalpeedika is the heritage city which served as the main commercial hub from the 1970s to the 1990s. The panchayath is also known as Vanimal and the actual Vanimal Desam is in Vayalpeedika adjacent to Verkadavu Desam which lays on both sides of Vayalpeedika city. The famous Vanimal Juma Masjid is situated in Vayalpeedika.
Crescent Higher Secondary School Vanimal, located in Bhoomivathukkal, is the biggest educational institution in the village (and also one of the village's oldest schools), consisting of more than 1,800 students and 75 staffs. More than 80% of the total teachers in this school are from the village.
There are many famous personalities in various fields from Vanimal. As of 2023, the village is socially and educationally well-developed.
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Vanimal had a population of 25,680 with 12,368 males and 13,312 females.
Politics
Vanimal is a part of Nadapuram assembly constituency, which is part of Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency).{{cite web |url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies |access-date = 2008-10-19 |work = Kerala |publisher = Election Commission of India |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |archive-date = 2009-03-04 |url-status = dead
Religion
References
References
- "Vanimel Village Population - Vadakara - Kozhikode, Kerala".
- "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
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