Vandanpathal
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Vandanpathal | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Vandanpathal Location in Kerala, India  Vandanpathal Vandanpathal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°32′0″N 76°53′0″E / 9.53333°N 76.88333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayath |
| • Body | Mundakayam Grama Panchayath |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686513 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-34 |
| Nearest city | Mundakayam |
| Civic agency | Mundakayam Grama Panchayath |
Vandanpathal is a small village located in the district of Kottayam, Kerala, India.[1]
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
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 newvision based in Puthanchantha. Most of the residents depend on public transport. Private buses connecting Koruthodu and Mundakayam passes through Vandanpathal.