Kudappanamoodu is a village in the south east of

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district in the state of

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. Kudappanamoodu is a village town with a population () of 1789. An important ethnic group in the area is communist and the Tamil

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. Kudappanamoodu is 41 km (25 mi) from the Agastiya mountain peak where Sage Agastiya, the founder of

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, is believed to have built his hermitage.

Geography

Kudappanamoodu is situated in the southern tip of western

ghat Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context could refer either to a range of stepped hills with valleys (ghati in Hindi), such as the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats; or the series of steps leading down to a body of ...

s, surrounded by hills. South east of Kudappanamoodu is the state of Tamil Nadu. It is surrounded by the grama panchayaths of Vellarada, Ottasekharamangalam, Aryancode, and Kallikkadu in the south, south-west and west respectively. Kudappanamoodu is well known for its high-yielding rubber plantations. The area also cultivates coconut, pepper, herbs, and medicinal plants.

References

Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district {{Thiruvananthapuram-geo-stub