About Village
Vellur is a village in Payyannur Taluk, comprising of 16 wards of Payyannur Municipality.The area of the village is 1479.1914 hectares. The village has 4 BLOCKS viz., Vellur, Kandoth, Annoor and Karamel.Vellur Village covers about half of the city of Payyanur. The famous Vellur Sri Chamakkavu Bhagwati Temple is located in this village. State Poorakali Academy is also located in Vellur Village.
Demography
As per the Census 2011Vellur Village have population of 62629 with 29014 Males and 33615 Females
Geography
Vellur is a place blessed with nature. Karivellur and Peralam on the northern border are mostly green and beautiful paddy fields.Kankol Village and Korom Village on the eastern border are scenic spots.The famous Perumba River is located on the southern boundary of the village. In addition, Kunjimangalam village in Kannur taluk and Kokkanissery and Thaineri desom in Payyanur village share the southern boundary.The Padi, Thattarkkadavu and Kawwai rivers flow through the western boundaries. And also, it is bordered on the west by the villages of Kasargod district, viz.South Thrikkarippur and North Thrikkarippur.
Socio-Economic
Vellur is a peaceful tiny hamlet in Kannur district with a rich weaving tradition. The village of Vellur embraces a splendid heritage and culture that is now slowly vanishing from the cultural scenario of Kerala. The streets of Vellur and Karivellur hold close to its heart a folk art form popular in the North Malabar region called Shaaliya Porattu. A walk through the village brings to your ears the rattling sounds of the weavers busily engaged in their work. This hub of weaving used to have a remarkable place in the textile arena once. But now the scene is changing. With the advent of modern weaving techniques and machines, the highly skilled weavers of Vellur lack market linkages. The weaving villages of Kannur are now disappearing gradually along with the vibrant culture and art forms associated with it.
Ecology
The scenic beauty of vellur is that much mesmerizing to attract the tourists.
Tourism
Being a village renowned for its agriculture and ritual art forms like Theyyam, Poorakkali and Porattu, Vellur and its nearby places can be developed into a rural- agricultural and cultural tourist destination. This sleepy hamlet has a plethora of temples where Theyyam is performed. The lush green fields on the sides of the Kanniyeri and Kangol roads open up immense farm tourism possibilities. Watching the migratory blue parrots that visit the place during the month of December all the way from Siberia is an incomparable visual treat.