Vattamkulam

• Ijaaz Ebrahim (Actor)
• P. Surendran (Author)

It was a sleepy farming village until the 1970s, but during the Gulf Fever in Kerala it sent most of its able bodied men to the Gulf countries, and now almost every family has one or more men earning in the Gulf. It was important as a marketing hub for areca nut in the sixties. Origin of the name reportedly derives from the "valiya vattamkulam" (Big round pond) located at chembazha thazham.[1] The Panchayat was formed in 1962 with an area of 56 square kilometres and a population of 38254.[2] Illams abound in this place and the historic Veda Gramam of Sukapuram comes under this Panchayat. This village was also famous for its kooradakka (Small areca nut) and kottadakka (dry areca nut) production and marketing.

Some interesting places in Vattamkulam panchayath are,

• Punch Nagar, Chekanoor and Edappal junction
• Neeliyad, Pottur, Sukapuram and Naduvattam.
• Kuttippala, Vellaranbu and thaikkad Venginikara
• vattakkulam is also an important place which means 'round pond'.
• Sukapuram, a native village near vattamkulam has a great importance.

The DHAKSHINA MOORTHI TEMPLE,KULANKARA DEVI TEMPLE are situated in sukapuram. sukapuram also well known for vedhagramam and yagas.

Kulamkara pooram is a famous festival here which attracts people from all over the world. In 2009 December there were people from as far away as Germany. Aircraft (Helicopter) ride was started in the festival since 2012 . Traders from remote areas of the country will be present for small-scale trading.

Very near to Potturkavu makaram 10 pooram, which famous for vanibham (trade festival) and kaazhcha varavukal by various villages, Eringikkal pattu mahotsavam celebrates during Malayalam month Meenam. Bhagawati Pattu.

Kundurummal Masjid is a few centuries old and has tombstones dating back to the British Raj. It has a Madrasa with dozens of students from all over Kerala. Neeliyad juma masjid is an attractive one. The main Juma Masjid at Vattamkulam center is also reputed to be over 150 years old. It too has a Madrasa with dozens of students. Its head Ustad Abdul Vadood Nizami has a PhD which is rare among the Ulema.

The main agriculture area of the people is with rice(paddy) production and the commercial crops like arecanut, pepper, banana etc. There are so many agricultural communities also in this 'Vattamkulam' panchayath and majority of them are initiated by local governing bodies itself. In the previous years this panchayath witnessed a tremendous growth in the agricultural production.

Vattamkulam Panchayath is blessed with a number of hills and mountains.A large number of local visitors are coming to the various hill tops for sightseeing and all. By that way Vattamkulam has a great scope awaiting in future in the form of tourism.

• Darul Hidaya Dawa College
• D.H.O.H.S.S Pookkarathara
• A.W.H. College, Anakkara
• Kakramkunnu Temple, Anakkara
• Thanvirul Vildan Madrasah
• Malabar Dental College, Chekannur
• Thallu Parambil Bhagavathi Temple, chekannur
• Thirumaniyoor Mahadeva Keshethram, Kandanakam
• Technical Higher Secondary School, Vattamkulam
• Kundurummal Jum'a Masjid
• Vattamkulam Jum'a Masjid
• Government UP School, Vattamkulam
• Eruvaprakkunnu ayyappa temple
• neeliyad Jum'a Masjid
• CPNUPS VATTAMKULAM
• Kallanikavu Bhagavathi temple Mudur
• Iqsoft Software Consultants (web designer) [3]

The Public library named Grameena Vayanashala (The Village Library) is a centre of intellectual gatherings and dialogues.

Vattamkulam village connects to other parts of India through Kuttippuram town. National highway No.66 passes through Edappal and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. National Highway No.966 connects to Palakkad and Coimbatore. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Kuttippuram.