Vandithavalam | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 10.65°N 76.7583°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Palakkad |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 15.34 |
Population Total: | 12,531 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 678534 |
Registration Plate: | KL-70 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Chittur (6 km) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Alathur |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Chittur |
Vandithavalam is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is among the villages administered by the Perumatty Gram Panchayat.[1]
Vandithavalam was a village in the erstwhile Cochin state, but was included in the Palakkad district at the time of the Kerala State formation.
Vandithavalam lies in the foothills of the Western Ghats and is situated near the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary. Vandithavalam is nourished by the Bharathapuzha River and consists of fertile agricultural land.
Vandithavalam is situated in the Palghat Gap, thus historically transport from neighbouring Tamil Nadu is constant. Vandithavalam served as a resting point for the travellers and thus derived the name Vandithavalam, with Vandi meaning vehicle and Thavalam referring to a centre/place in Malayalam.
Vandithavalam is situated 17 Km away from the Palakkad City and 30 Km away from Pollachi town.
India census, Vandithavalam had a population of 12,160 with 6,006 males and 6,154 females.[2]