Vechoor

Vechoor is a village in Vaikomtaluk, Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1] Vechoor is a short drive away from one of Kerala's tourist destinations, Kumarakom. The Vechur Cow breed of cattle is named after this village.^[2]

Vechoor village covers a total area of 2,913 hectares. Vechoor is bordered by Vembanattu lake on the west and Kaipuzha river on south. Thanneermukkom Bund starts from Vechoor. The eastern part of Vechoor is majorly covered by paddy fields. There are many natural and man made canals in Vechoor which were used for water transport and irrigation.

Until 1985, road connectivity to Vechoor was limited and bus services from Vaikom. A road bridge alongside Thanneermukkom Bund connected Vechoor to Alleppey district in 1985. In 2003, Vechoor got connected directly to Kottayam via Kumarakom. Renovation of Kallara - Vechoor road added further connectivity. Vechoor is about 10 km from both the towns Vaikom and Cherthala. Kottayam and Alappuzha are about 20 kilometres away. There are regular bus services to all the towns. Bundroad junction is a major junction in the village where Vaikom - Vechoor road meets the road to Cherthala. Kaippuzhamuttu is a bus hub where many bus services terminate.

A mega infrastructure road project is being planned through Vechoor connecting Cherthala to Manarcaud ^[3]

Swamikkallu boat jetty on western coast of Vechoor used to have regular services connecting Ernakulam, Vaikom, Thanneermukkom, Mannanam and Kottayam. Also hand rowed boats were regularly used for transport of goods till end of the 20th century. However the improvement of road transport reduced the importance of inland water transport. The boat jetty is now a hub for tourist houseboats.

The nearest railway station is Cherthala on the Ernakulam-Kayamkulam coastal line which is 12 kilometers away. Cochin International Airport is 70 km away.

• Government Devivilasam Higher secondary school
• St. Michael's Higher secondary school
• Govt. Highschool Vechoor (known as Perumana school)
• Escuela Primaria Inferior de Santa María
• Escuela Primaria Inferior de San Jorge
• Hindi Premi Mandal de Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha (cerrado)

La escuela secundaria NSS Vechoor no está ubicada en Vechoor a pesar de su nombre.

• Templo Govindhapuram Sreekrishna Swami
• Templo de Sasthakkulam Devi
• Templo de Poonkavu Devi
• Iglesia de Santa María
• Ansarul Islam Juma Masjid Achinakom
• Templo de Cherakulangara Devi
• Templo Idayazham Subramanya Swami
• Templo de Muchoorkkavu
• Templo Vaikundapuram Sreekrishna

• Harikrishnan , actor de cine malayalam
• CK Asha , miembro de la Asamblea Legislativa de Kerala
• Dalit Bandhu NK Jose : Historiador conocido por sus estudios sobre la historia dalit y cristiana . ^{[ 4 ]}

Según el censo de 2011, Vechoor tenía una población de 17041 habitantes, con 8315 hombres y 8726 mujeres. ^{[ 5 ]} En 2001, Vechoor tenía una población de 16830 habitantes, con 8305 hombres y 8525 mujeres. ^{[ 1 ]} Después de 2010, llegaron a Vechoor varios trabajadores migrantes, en particular de Bengala Occidental y Bihar .