About Village
Village Office is situated in Vellora. It is a small town . Vellora is a village in Payyannur Taluk of Kannur District. It is appx 30 km from Taluk Headquarters and 60 km from Dist Headquarters. Other important places in the village are Kakkara and Perumpadavu. Vellora and Karippal are the two blocks of the village. There is a Higher secondary school ,3 UP schools and an LP school in this village. A Govt Homeo Dispensary is situated near the village office.
Demography
Population 10239 as per 2011 census
Geography
The village is surrounded by Kuttur, Peringome and Panapuzha villages in Payyannur Taluk and Thimiri and Kooveri Villages in Taliparamba Taluk. It is the boarder of Payyannur Taluk .The village is coming under Peringome Police Station.
Socio-Economic
Hindus , Christians and Muslims live together in this village. Most of the residents are farmers.
Ecology
A portion of the land in this village is laterite . Karippal block is mostly hilly area.
Tourism
No important tourist places in the village