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Valakom is a fast growing town located onKerala State highway One, in theKollam district ofKerala,India,[1] with a population of 17928. It lies withinKottarakkara municipal town,Ummannoor andedamulackal Panchayat. Valkom is famous for menkari and kapa puzhikiyathu. In the Valakom market, anyone can buy and sell vegetables, fish and meat. The government library is located around 2 km from the place. Valakom consists of many schools, churches and temples.
One of the famous eco tourism malamel para and Arackal Devi Temple is near Valakom.
Valakom | |
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Town | |
 Interactive map of Valakom | |
| Coordinates:8°57′16″N76°50′34″E / 8.9545629°N 76.8427834°E /8.9545629; 76.8427834 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Named after | Fastest developing town by Education and trade |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,928 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 691532 |
Valakom is 10 km south ofKottarakkara and 8 km north ofAyoor on M C Road/SH-1 (Angamali-Thiruvananthapuram). Valakom is well connected withThiruvananthapuram, the state capital and to other major towns of Kerala by road. There is no railway line passing through Valakom. Kottarakkara railway station on the Punalur-Kollam line is the nearest railway station.
Distance from major cities of Kerala from Valakom by road are as follows.
Thiruvananthapuram- 063 km,Kollam - 038 km,Kottayam - 090 km,Kochi - 153 km;Thissur - 223 km;Kozhikode - 354 km;Pathanamthitta - 45 km
The famous pilgrim centreSabarimala is easily accessible from Valakom and the distance is 108 km. Kottarakara Ganapathi Temple, Kottukal Rock Cut Cave Temple and Chadayamangalam Jatayu Para are the nearest pilgrim
Valakom comes under the Kottarakkaralegislative assembly constituency currently represented byAdv. Aisha Potty ofCPI(M), and under the Mavelikkaraparliament constituency currently represented by Mr. Kodikkunnil Suresh ofINC.Former ministerR Balakrishna Pillai and incumbent ministerK B Ganesh Kumar is from Valakom.
Many churches and religious institutions are situated here. Y.M.A. Library and Sree Gosalakrishna temple are situated at Marangattukonam, 1 km from Valakom. A police aid post is located near the Mercy Hospital Junction (Old Kalachantha/cattle market) which is one km north of the town in SH-1.
The major educational institutions in the village are the Marthoma Higher Secondary School(started in 1924, which is the oldest one in this locality), R. V. Training College & school and C.S.I. Training centre, college & school for the Hearing Impaired.
Mercy Hospital is a major health care centre in this area. There are a few other clinics also there.
1,source link of census data 2011
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2, Data provided by tourism department of kerala aboutValakom
3,MARTHOMA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, Valakom Valakom, kollam