Vallikunnam

Vallikunnam
village
Vallikunnam Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Population (2001)
• Total	29,029
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	690501
Telephone code	0479-2335xxx
Vehicle registration	KL 31
Nearest city	Kayamkulam
Lok Sabha constituency	Mavelikkara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mavelikara

Vallikunnam is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Vallikunnam is a gram panchayat situated in Mavelikkara taluk.

It is the southernmost place in Alappuzha, bordering oachira and thazhava of kollam districts. It is an area of paddy and sesame fields, rubber and tapioca cultivation. Due to abundance of clay, this area has a lot of mud bricks factories. It has many higher secondary schools, a public health center, panchayat and village offices, temples and mosques. A.G.R.M Higher Secondary School 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. Edayasseril Bhadrakali Maha Kshetram partly located in Vallikunnam and Bharanikkavu panchayath. Another famous temple is the Vattackad Temple. The village is situated en route Mavelikkara–Karunagappally road and Oachira– Thamarakkulam road. Manackad is the administrative center and Choonad (Choonad is a fast developing city—it contains international standard star hotel. Health care centers, shopping centers, fuel stations, cultural foundations, Higher Educational Institutions and an old famous heritage market) and Kambisseri are the main commercial centers. The major centers in Vallikunnam are Choonad, manackad, vattackad, kambisseri, elippakkulam. The place is connected to Kayamkulam, Mavelikkara, Karunagappally, Adoor, sasthamkotta and other nearby towns.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Vallikunnam had a population of 29029 with 13597 males and 15432 females.

Vallikunnam is the birthplace of Thoppil Bhasi, the poet Puthussery Ramachandran and Ex-MP C. S. Sujatha.

Padayanivettam temple, Karthyanipuram Temple and Pariyarathukulangara temple is one of the Veryancient temples in this village.