Saturday, February 12, 2011
Vellamunda
— village —
Coordinates
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Wayanad
Nearest city Mananthavady
Parliamentary constituency Wayanad
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Codes[show]
• Pincode • 670731
• Telephone • +04935
• Vehicle • KL-12
Vellamunda is a village and head of vellamunda panchayath in Wayanad district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is surrounded by hills and paddy fields.Famous tourist attraction is Banasura sagar earth dam,which is the largest of its kind in India.Water from Banasura Sagar Dam is pumped in to kakkayam reservoir of kuttiady power project
Contents
1 Historical Trivias
2 Economy
3 Educational Institutions in Vellamunda
4 See also
Historical Trivias
The well known naxalite Varghese hails from Vellamunda. His tomb is situated at Ozhukkammoola 1.5 km away from Vellamunda. [1]
Economy
Agriculture, is the main stay of the economy. Coffee, pepper, plantain and vanilla are the main crops. Besides these nut crops, the most important crop in the vellamunda is Banana&-------. Aqueducts have been constructed to take water to the otherwise dry areas in the village. Price of land is going up even though Agrarian crisis
Educational Institutions in Vellamunda
Government Model Higher Secondary School, Vellamunda H.S.
Government Upper Primary School, Vellamunda
A.U.P School, Vellamunda
W.M.O English Academy, Vellamunda
St:Annes EM School, Vellamunda
ALP School, Cherukara
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