Vandanpathal
Vandanpathal is a small village located in the district of Kottayam, Kerala, India.
Vandanpathal | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Vandanpathal Location in Kerala, India  Vandanpathal Vandanpathal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°32′0″N 76°53′0″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayath |
| • Body | Mundakayam Grama Panchayath |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686513 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-34 |
| Nearest city | Mundakayam |
| Civic agency | Mundakayam Grama Panchayath |
Economy
The main occupation is agriculture, especially the cash crop, rubber. When the latex price crashed, many farmers switched to vanilla. Apart from rubber, other major crops include coriander, ginger and tapioca. It is 2 km away from Mundakayam . St. Paul's church is in the village. Four decades prior, it was a forest area. (Kaipuzha)
Schools
- St. Paul's L.P School Vandanpathal
- Vandanpathal Anganvadi
Geography
The village is surrounded by thick green vegetation, with the Travancore Rubber & Tea (TR&T) rubber plantation on one side and a teak plantation on the other. The river draws border line between, Kottayam and Idukki districts.
Communication and Transport
Most of the villagers own a telephone connection and are connected to the rest of the world through television. There are more than 50 channels, both local and foreign made available to the viewers of the locality by a cable operator named newvision based in Puthanchantha. Most of the residents depend on public transport. Private buses connecting Koruthodu and Mundakayam passes through Vandanpathal.
Economy
Economy is agrarian in context but many people are working in overseas. Also the place have three or four rehabilitation settlements popularly known as colonies. Also plantation given by the govt of kerala during post independent era to the educated youth to promote agriculture is in this area. Also the small plantation called Chakkithottam owned by a lady called Chakki was in this area. Chakkithottam was sold off later and now it is owned by different families as agriculture land, mainly holding Kumbalamthanam, Varickani, Chenappady (Manokumpuzha), Karatillam, Kaniyaraseril families, etc. Most of the people own their vehicles and also their own satellite connection these days.
Religion
Vandanpathal is known for its religious harmony and political activism.
A mosque, a Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (S.N.D.P) temple and a church are located in the village.