Ponmundam
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Ponmundam is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Malappuram
Malappuram
Malappuram is a municipality in the South Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 33.61 km2. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. As per the 2011 census Malappuram urban agglomeration is the fourth largest UA in kerala with a total population of...

-Tirur
Tirur
Tirur is a town and a municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala spread over an area of 16.55 km2 . It is birth place of Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, the father of Malayalam literature. Thunchan Parambu is highly venerated and its sand is believed to be sacred. The...

 state highway passes through this area. This is a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

 dominated area.This was a part of the Vettathunad kingdom in medieval times.The name 'PONMUNDAM' was given by MAMBURAM THANGAL,he had a strong relationship with ponmundam.He married a girl from " Neduvanchery Family".('AYESHA',her funeral is there inside the makk'am to the left side of the entrance, written 'Ayesha Malabaria Ponmundam' who was the sister of chief cammander of "CHEROOR PADA", Mr. Saidalavi Neduvanchery ),and the story goes like this ,that time most of people in this village where poor,Thangal told that this village will become a PONMUNDAM
Ponmundam
Ponmundam is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Malappuram-Tirur state highway passes through this area. This is a Muslim dominated area.This was a part of the Vettathunad kingdom in medieval times.The name 'PONMUNDAM' was given by MAMBURAM THANGAL,he had a strong...

  that means 'LAND OF RICHNESS'.
Ponmundam Mahallu Juma Masjid situates near the state highway road,Now VTS kunju Thangal is the kazi of Ponmundam, And his late brother VTS Thangal (Cheruthu Thangal) was a great leader for ponmundam, he was khatib of ponmundam, he was the ruler of ponmundam mahllu,was the president SYS tanur mnadalam committee, and Kazhi family in 500 years old in ponmundam , Main educational institutions are Ponmundam High School and some private institutes. onmundam Islamic Centre]ponmundam sunny centre]taaleemul quran madarassa leads a main role in its social activities. Currently most of the natives are working in Gulf regions, mainly Al Ain
Al Ain
Al Ain |Spring]]), also known as the Garden City due to its greenery, is the second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates. With a population of 374,000 , it is located approximately 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about...

 and other parts of UAE.99.99% leads bachelor life in gulf regions as they are low-salaried. Main agricultural products are coconut, arecanut & betel leaf. Arecanut and betel leaves are exporting to North India & Pakistan through nearest local markets like Thalakkadathur and Pan Bazar
Pan bazar
Pan bazar is a locality situated near 'James Street' Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Pan bazar is a residential and commercial area in the heart of the city.-Economy:...

(Tirur) respectively via rail and road. Before 15 years this area had a lot of paddy fields, later it is land filled for housing purpose more over nowadays agriculture is a failed business.
This area can boast the presence of two famous football clubs namely PRC and OSP which played a vital role in the sports history of this locality.
This village have a moderate educational back ground, most of the natives high school completed, but women education is still in its primitive state.

In the horizon of Arabic printing media, specially for Arabic Colleges and Islamic publications this village have given a great contribution through & Al Aman Kitab Bhavan based on'Al Huda Bookstall' Calicut and Al Jalal from Tirur. Palace Hotel near Tirur Railway Station is a nostalgic memory of old railway travellers, which also hails from this village. Now this hereditory taste extend to KAVERY RESTAURANT at Surya Complex, TB Road, Palakkad.

Politically, this village support left and right parties depending current situations and some time it shows some religious cult bias also. Any how, for Legislative and Parliament elections it support mainly Indian Union Muslim League
Indian Union Muslim League
Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala...

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And moreover all these Ponmundam is led by kazi family. Now VTS kunju Thangal is the kazi of Ponmundam, And his late brother (VTS Cheruthu Thangal) was a great leader for ponmundam, he was khatib of ponmundam juma masjid and died on 26/3/2009

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Ponmundam had a population of 23173 with 10967 males and 12206 females.
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