Vallikunnam is a village in

Mavelikara Mavelikkara is a taluk and municipality in the ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Located in the southern part of the district on the banks of the Achankovil River. Etymology The name Mavelikara ...

taluk of Alappuzha district in the

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n state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

Description

It is the southernmost place in Alappuzha, bordering

Oachira Oachira or Ochira (') is an ancient temple town located 32 km away from Kollam city in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district in Kerala, India. Temple town Oachira is one of the famous sacred places of Kerala and in India. Oachira i ...

and Thazhava of

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

districts. It is an area of

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and

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fields, as well as

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and

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cultivation. Due to abundance of

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, this area has many mud

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factories. It has many higher secondary schools, a public health center,

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and village offices, temples and mosques. A.G.R.M Higher Secondary School, and K.K.M. Govt. V.H.S.S, Elippakulam ( Kambisseri Karunakaran Memorial Government Vocational & Higher Secondary School) are two major schools.

Padayanivettom temple Padayanivettom Devi temple is one a Hindu temple in Kerala. The temple is located at Vallikunnam in Mavelikkara taluk of Alappuzha district in the south Indian state of Kerala. The temple is situated about 10 km south of Mavelikkara, 9&nb ...

, Vattackad Temple, Pariyarathukulangara temple, Kanjippuzha Muslim Jama-ath, Pallikkutty, Choonad town musjid, Kanjippuzha Valya Palli are religious sites located in Vallikunnam. Edayasseril Bhadrakali Maha Kshetram is partly located in Vallikunnam and

Bharanikkavu Bharanikkavu is a Panchayat in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.Karunagappally Karunagappally is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kallalibh ...

road and

–

Thamarakkulam Thamarakulam is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Located in Alappuzha District of Kerala, Thamarakulam is around 16 km south-east of Kayamkulam. It is located close to the border of Kollam District. Kayamkula ...

road. Manackad is the administrative center, Choonad —a fast developing city— and Kambisseri are the main commercial centers. They are connected to

Kayamkulam Kayamkulam is a town and municipality in the ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in Kerala. It is the second biggest town in Alappuzha district. It is located on the western coast of India, and was an ancient maritime trading center. O ...

, Mavelikkara,

Karunagappally Karunagappally is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kallalibh ...

Adoor Adoor (sometimes spelled ''Adur'') is a Municipality in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division. Etymology Adoor (Ad-oor) in Malayalam translates as "Ad" means "separ ...

Sasthamkotta Sasthamkotta, or Sasthamcotta, is a village in the Kunnathoor Tehsil of Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. Kunnathoor taluk headquarters is located at Sasthamkotta. The Sasthamkotta freshwater lake is the largest freshwater lake ...

and other nearby towns.

Demographics

As of the

2001 Indian census The 2001 Census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871. The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. Total population increased by 18 ...

, Vallikunnam had a population of 29,029 with 13,597 males and 15,432 females.

Notable People

Vallikunnam is the birthplace of

Thoppil Bhasi Thoppil Bhaskara Pillai, known as Thoppil Bhasi (8 April 1924 – 8 December 1992) was an Indian Malayalam-language playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was associated with the communist movement in Kerala and his play '' Ningalenne ...

, Kambisseri Karunakaran, the poet

Puthussery Ramachandran Puthussery Ramachandran Pillai (23 September 1928 – 14 March 2020) was an Indian poet of the Malayalam language. He was a scholar of Dravidian linguistics and a professor of Malayalam for more than three decades. On 14 March 2020, he died o ...

, Ex-MP C. S. Sujatha and Jayakrishnan R

References

External links

Villages in Alappuzha district {{Alappuzha-geo-stub