Vandithavalam
Vandithavalam is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is among the villages administered by Perumatty gram panchayat.[1]
Vandithavalam | |
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village | |
  Vandithavalam Location in Kerala, India  Vandithavalam Vandithavalam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°39′0″N 76°45′30″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 12,160 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 678534 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-70 or KL-9 |
| Nearest city | Chittur- Thathamangalam (6 km) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | alathur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | chittur |
vandithavalam was a village in erstwhile Cochin state and after kerala state formation it was in Trichur district and after 1956 it was placed in Palakkad district.
vandithavalam lying in the downlap of Southernghats and accessing to Parambikkulam wild area. From the very old times, it is a better agricultural sector with fertile soil backed by river Bharathapuzha . Hence a large men migrated to here. As so a link route to southern Tamilnadu , from Cochin and Malabar gone through here. On their way, bullock-carts passengers stay overnight here due to security. Hence this place named after vandi-thavalam (Bullock cart-camp) .
gramavaani , India's No.1 traditional Indian village lifestyle movement was formed here at 2ooo and their slogan is: "Be villagers, Save villages" . Phone No: 09645781007.
Vandithavalam had a cattle shandy on fridays , just after thursday Pollachi shandy. Now it is closed. Also shut down , a coco-cola plant here at Plachimada due to public agitations, some years ago.
Vandithavalam is 17 KM away from Palakkad City and Pollachi is 30 KM away from Vandithavalam.
Moolathara dam across Bharathapuzha at Meenakshipuram is the major irrigation scheme covering Vandithavalam area. Muthalamada railway station in the Palakkad-Pollachi route , is just 4 KM from Vandithavalam Town. Another nearest station is Meenakshipuram.
Vandithavalam falls under Meenakshipuram Police station. Vandith avalam Post Office PIN CODE is: 678 534.
The major agri crops here are paddy, coconut, Coco, mango, groundnut, cotton, variety seeds, vegetables, plantain etc. Cocoon farming (silk) is very famous here and a cocoon market being done by Panchayath authorities.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Vandithavalam had a population of 12,160 with 6,006 males and 6,154 females.[2]
References
- "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.