Vellarikund is a town and taluk headquarters in the Hill range of Kasaragod District in the state of Kerala.

Private and Ksrtc Buses provide routes to Kanhangad, Kasaragod, Mangalore, Mysore, Bangalore, Kannur, Calicut, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta.

On 21 February 2014, the new taluk was inaugurated by the Sri Oommen Chandy chief minister of the state.

[2] Kammadam Kavu is a sacred grove near Vellarikkundu with 60 acres of rarer birds and other small animals.

They are: Balal, Bheemanady, Belur, Cheemeni-II, Chittarikkal, Karindalam, Kinanoor, Kodom, Maloth, Palavayal, Parappa, Thayannur, West Eleri, Kallar, Panathady.