Vaikom is a municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala. It is located 33 km (20.5 mi) north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about 183 km (113.7 mi) north of the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Vaikom has a population of 23,234 people, and a population density of 2,661/km2 (6,890/sq mi).