Valakom is a fastest growing town located on Kerala State highway One, in the Kollam district of Kerala, India, with population 17928. It lies within Kottarakkara municipal town, Ummannoor and edamulackal Panchayat. One of the famous eco tourism malamel para is near Valakom. | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 17928 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = | population_footnotes = | governing_body = Gram panchayat | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 691532 | registration_plate = | website = | footnotes = | unit_pref = Metric | government_type = | native_name = | pushpin_map_alt = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Valakom in kollam, Kerala, India | named_for = Fastest developing town by Education and trade | coordinates = (8.9545629, 76.8427834) | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Kerala | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kollam | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | image_map = https://goo.gl/maps/n12CqnCgPjXRWmtQ8 }} Location and access Valakom is 10 km south of Kottarakkara and 8 km north of Ayoor on M C Road/SH-1 (Angamali-Thiruvananthapuram). Valakom is well connected with Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital and to other major towns of Kerala by road. There is no railway line passing through Valakom. Kottarakkara railway station on the Punalur-Kollam line is the nearest railway station. Distance from major cities of Kerala from Valakom by road are as follows. Thiruvananthapuram- 063 km, Kollam - 038 km, Kottayam - 090 km, Kochi - 153 km; Thissur - 223 km; Kozhikode - 354 km; Pathanamthitta - 45 km The famous pilgrim centre Sabarimala is easily accessible from Valakom and the distance is 108 km. Kottarakara Ganapathi Temple, Kottukal Rock Cut Cave Temple and Chadayamangalam Jatayu Para are the nearest pilgrim Political representation 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. Institutions and businesses Many churches and religious institutions are situated here. Major banks operating in Valakom include Federal Bank,