2401:4900:4F83:ABBC:385D:B32C:E50E:B1E5: /* Economy */

2021-06-24T03:44:21Z

Economy

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{unreferenced|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vandanpathal
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9|32|0|N|76|53|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Panchayath]]
| governing_body = Mundakayam Grama Panchayath
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total =
| population_as_of =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 686513
| registration_plate = KL-34
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Mundakayam]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Mundakayam Grama Panchayath
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Vandanpathal''' is a small village located in the district of [[Kottayam District|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]].

==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 {{proper name|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

==Religion==
Vandanpathal is known for its religious harmony and political activism.

A church is in vandanpathal named St. Paul's Church.[[mosque]], a [[Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam]] (S.N.D.P) temple.

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

Vandanpathal - Revision history

2401:4900:4F83:ABBC:385D:B32C:E50E:B1E5: /* Economy */