About Village
Vellayur village is one of the village office in Kalikavu Gramapanchayath.
Demography
Vellayur is a large village located in Nilambur Taluka of Malappuram district, Kerala with total 5106 families residing. The Vellayur village has population of 25906 of which 12240 are males while 13666 are females as per Population Census 2011. In Vellayur village population of children with age 0-6 is 3741 which makes up 14.44 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Vellayur village is 1117 which is higher than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Vellayur as per census is 990, higher than Kerala average of 964. Vellayur village has lower literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Vellayur village was 92.69 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Vellayur Male literacy stands at 95.26 % while female literacy rate was 90.44 %.
Geography
Vellayur Village is is surrounded by Kalikavu and Thuvvur villages at the East And Kalikavu and Wandoor villages at the North side,Wandoor and Porur villags at the West side And Thuvvur and Chembrasseri villages At the South side.
Socio-Economic
In Vellayur village out of total population, 6687 were engaged in work activities. 77.48 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.52 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6687 workers engaged in Main Work, 325 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 831 were Agricultural labourer.
Ecology
Vellayur Village Endowed with lush green natural beauty, the area embodies a peaceful living synergistic with the soul of nature.
Tourism
No well known tourist places