Vallikunnam is a village

Village

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 in Alappuzha district

Alappuzha district

Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...

 in the India

India

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n 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....

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Vallikunnam is a gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

 situated in mavelikkara

Mavelikkara

Mavelikara is a town in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 12.65 km2. It is in the southern part of Alappuzha district on the banks of the Achankovil River. Mavelikara is located 8km east of National Highway. Mavelikara is known as the capital of...

  taluk of alappuzha

Alappuzha

Alappuzha , also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. As per 2001 census Alleppey is the sixth largest city in Kerala with an urban population of 177,029. Alleppey is situated to the south of Kochi and north of Trivandrum...

  district of kerala state. It is one of the beautiful villages in Alappuzha.
It is the southernmost place in alappuzha bordering oachira

Oachira

Oachira or Ochira is a small town located 32 km away from Kollam city in Kollam district in Kerala, India. It is one of the famous sacred places of Kerala and in India. Oachira is on the border of Kollam and Allappuzha Districts, next to the National Highway 47...

 and thazhava of kollam

Kollam

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 districts. It is an area of paddy

Paddy field

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 and sesame

Sesame

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 fields, rubber

Rubber

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 and tapioca

Tapioca

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 cultivation. Due to abundance of clay

Clay

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, this area has a lot of mud brick

Brick

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s factories. It has many higher secondary schools, a public health center, panchayat and village offices, temples and mosques. A.G.R.M.H.S.S Vallikunnam is one of the famous school. Padayanivettom temple is one of the landmark of this place.Durga and Bhadra are the goddesses of the temple. Another famous temple is the Vattackad Temple. The village is situated enroute mavelikkara

Mavelikkara

Mavelikara is a town in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 12.65 km2. It is in the southern part of Alappuzha district on the banks of the Achankovil River. Mavelikara is located 8km east of National Highway. Mavelikara is known as the capital of...

- karunagappally road and Oachira

Oachira

Oachira or Ochira is a small town located 32 km away from Kollam city in Kollam district in Kerala, India. It is one of the famous sacred places of Kerala and in India. Oachira is on the border of Kollam and Allappuzha Districts, next to the National Highway 47...

- Thamarakkulam

Thamarakkulam

Thamarakkulam is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Thamarakkulam had a population of 26438 with 12756 males and 13682 females....

 road. Manackad is the adminsitrative center and Choonad and Kambisseri are the main commercial centers. The major centers in vallikunnam are choonad, manackad, vattackad, kambisseri, elippakkulam etc. The place is well connected to kayamkulam

Kayamkulam

Kayamkulam is a town and a municipality in Alappuzha district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an ancient maritime trading centre. One of the largest power plants in Kerala, run by the NTPC, is located in Kayamkulam. Krishnapuram Palace is located nearby and an old cashew factory.Kayamkulam is...

, mavelikkara

Mavelikkara

Mavelikara is a town in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 12.65 km2. It is in the southern part of Alappuzha district on the banks of the Achankovil River. Mavelikara is located 8km east of National Highway. Mavelikara is known as the capital of...

, karunagappally, adoor

Adoor

Adoor is a town and a municipality near Pandalam in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India, spread over an area of 20.42 km2. The town is located midway between Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam. It is among one of the three municipalities in Pathanamthitta district.-Etymology:It is...

, sasthamkotta

Sasthamkotta

Sasthamkotta is a village in the Kunnathoor Tehsil of Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is from Kollam, the district headquarters. It is the location of the Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple.-Demographics:...

  and other nearby towns.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Vallikunnam had a population of 29029 with 13597 males and 15432 females.

it is the birth place of the great Thoppil Bhasi

Thoppil Bhasi

Thoppil Bhasi was a Malayalam playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was associated with the communist movement in Kerala and his play Ningalenne Communistakki is considered to be a groundbreaking event in the history of Malayalam theatre.Thoppil Bhasi was born in Vallikunnam, a small...