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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Vallakam''', is a village in [[Vaikom]] Taluk of [[Kottayam district]] in the southern Indian state of [[Kerala]].

==Economy==
Set in the backdrop of the state's famed [[Kerala backwaters|backwaters]], the economy of Vallakam used to be based on rice and [[coconut]] cultivation. This has undergone a sea-change in recent times due to the near-total discontinuance of rice cultivation as it became economically non-viable and the effect of new [[parasitic diseases]] like [[Eriophyid|Mandari]] and falling coconut prices on coconut cultivation. As of now, Vallakam's economy is based on what is left of coconut cultivation, newly introduced [[cash crops]] like [[nutmeg]] (''[[Myristica fragrans]]'') and [[Cacao bean|cacao]] (''[[Theobroma cacao]]''), remittances sent by people from the village working in other Indian states and abroad and trade.

==Demographics==
Denominationally, a majority of [[Hindus]] along with minority [[Christians]] and [[Muslims]] makes up the population of Vallakam. The Hindu population is very diverse, comprising [[Ezhavas]], [[Nairs]] and various [[Dalit]] communities. Important places of worship are St. Mary's Church Vallakam,<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/#lat=9.768085&lon=76.417967&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2&search=Vallakam Wikimapia]</ref> Areekulangara Bhagawati Temple and Thuruvelikunnu Dhruva Temple. St. Mary's High School is a higher secondary school under the management of St. Mary's Church.

==Transportation==
Vaikom-[[Ettumanoor]] Road which traverses Vallakam is the life-line linking the village with prominent markets like [[Thalayolaparambu]] and Kuruppanthara to the East and the municipal town of Vaikom to the West. The village's system of canals too were important in transportation till recent times. These are non-functional now because of large scale 'filling' of them for housing and other purposes and due to the spread of the fresh water weed called in [[Malayalam]] 'African payal' ([[Salvinia molesta]]) which chokes inland waterways.

==References==
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{{Kottayam district}}
[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]

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