Valakom is a revenue village located in Kottarakara taluk of Kollam district in Kerala, India. This village falls under the jurisdiction of Ummannoor Grama Panchayat.
Politics Valakom comes under the Kottarakkara legislative assembly constituency currently represented by Adv. Aisha Potty of CPI(M), and under the Mavelikkara parliament constituency currently represented by Mr. Kodikkunnil Suresh of INC.Former minister R Balakrishna Pillai and incumbent minister K B Ganesh Kumar is from Valakom.
Institutions and businesses Many churches and religious institutions are situated here. Y.M.A. Library and Sree Gosalakrishna temple are situated at Marangattukonam, 1 km from Valakom. A police aid post is located near the Mercy Hospital Junction (Old Kalachantha/cattle market) which is one km north of the town in SH-1.
Education The major educational institutions in the village are the Marthoma Higher Secondary School(started in 1924, which is the oldest one in this locality), R. V. Training College & school and C.S.I. Training centre, college & school for the Hearing Impaired.
Marthoma Higher Secondary School, Valakom Rama Vilasam Higher Secondary School, Valakom Rama Vilasom Teacher Training Institute, Valakom Mercy College Of Nursing, Valakom St.Mary's Bethany Central School, Valakom CSI School for the Deaf & Dumb
Health Mercy Hospital is a major health care centre in this area. There are a few other clinics also there. Karunya Hospital, Valakom Twinkle Hospital, Valakom
References
External links 1, source link of census data 2011
2, Data provided by tourism department of kerala about Valakom