Vettikkattumukku is a small village town in
Kottayam District
Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the ...
,
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 ...
. It is part of
Thalayolaparambu Panchayat
The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...
.
Economy
Economy of this region revolves around Muvattupuzha river. Manufacturing construction materials such as solid cement bricks is increasingly becoming a significant economic activity here. Logistics and transportation sector which engages in transporting construction raw materials such as gravel, bricks, sand etc. to western regions such as Alappuzha also is an economic activity. A small part of the population is working in
GCC countries.
Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
was the major job provider previously. Share of agriculture in the economy is coming down over years.
References
Villages in Kottayam district
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