Valayam

Valayam
village
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Population (2001)
• Total	13,835
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	673517
Telephone code	0496246
Vehicle registration	KL-11,KL-18
Nearest city	Vatakara
Lok Sabha constituency	Vatakara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nadapuram

Valayam ({Malayalam: വളയം}) is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.

It is believed that the name Valayam came from the name Puvathin Kizhil.

As of 2001^[update] India census, Valayam had a population of 13835 with 6766 males and 7069 females.

Valayam village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara city on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern Highway going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

Valayam has a reputation for street violence between Muslim extremists and Communists. Many people were killed in the last few years and there is recurrence of violence on a daily basis. Normal business and travel is severel hampered in this area because of frequent street fights and agitations. On 24 January 2015, one communist volunteer called P.Shibin was murdered by Muslim extremists. The police issued prohibitory orders in violent areas like Nadapuram, Valayam, Kuttiady and Edachery. The communist volunteers retaliated by torching the houses of the accused persons. On 11 April 2001, Muslim League activists attacked Chekkiad village near Panoor with daggers, choppers, pickaxes and sickles. Three communist workers were seriously injured. The police is not effective in this area because the number of security personnel diployed is only ten percent of the perpertraors of the violece.

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