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.
As of 2001[update] census , Vandithavalam had a population of 12,160 with 6,006 males and 6,154 females.[ 2]
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Alathur Erimayur (Erimayur-I , Erimayur-II )Kannambra (Kannambra-I , Kannambra-II , R. Mangalam )Kavasery (Kavasseri-I , Kavasseri-II )Kizhakkancherry (Kizhakkencheri-I , Kizhakkencheri-II )Kottayi (Kottayi-I , Kottayi-II )Kuthannoor (Kuthannur-I , Kuthannur-II )Kuzhalmannam (Kuzhalmannam-I , Kuzhalmannam-II )Mathur (Mathur-I , Mathur-II )Perinkulam Peringottukurissi (Peringottukurissi-I , Peringottukurissi-II )Puducode (Manappadam )Tarur (Tarur-I , Tarur-II )Thenkurissi (Thenkurissi-I , Thenkurissi-II )Vadakkancheri (Vadakkancheri-I , Vadakkancheri-II )Vandazhy (Mangalam Dam , Vandazhi-I , Vandazhi-II ) Chittur
Ayiloor (Ayiloor , Kairady , Thiruvazhiyad )Eruthampathy (Eruthempathy , Kozhipathy )Koduvayur (Koduvayur-II )Kollengode (Kollengode-I , Kollengode-II )Kozhinjampara (Valiyavallampathy )Muthalamada (Muthalamada-I , Muthalamada-II )Nalleppilly (gram panchayat) (Nalleppilly , Chittur (Part), Thekkedesom )Nelliampathy Nemmara (Nemmara , Vallanghy )Pattencherry (Pattanchery , Thathamangalam (Part))Perumatty (Moolathara , Vandithavalam )Vadakarapathy (Ozhalapathy ) Mannarkad
Agali (Agali , Kallamala , Padavayal , Palakkayam )Alanallur (Alanallur-I , Alanallur-II , Alanallur-III )Kanjirampuzha (Pottassery-I , Pottassery-II )Karimba (Karimba-I , Karimba-II )Kottappadam (Kottoppadam-I , Kottoppadam-II , Kottoppadam-III )Kumaramputhur (Payyanadam )Mannarkkad (Mannarkad-I )Sholayar (Kottathara , Sholayur )Tachampara (Karakurissi , Karimba-I , Pottassery-II , Thachampara )Thachanattukara (Thachanattukara-I , Thachanattukara-II )Thenkara (Mannarkad-II ) Ottappalam
Ambalapara (Ambalapara-II , Ambalapara-II )Chalissery Cherpulassery Kadampazhipuram (Kadampazhipuram-I , Kadampazhipuram-II )Karimpuzha (Karimpuzha-I , Karimpuzha-II )Lakkidiperur (Lakkidi-Perur-I , Lakkidi-Perur-II )Muthuthala Ongallur (Ongallur-I , Ongallur-II )Pattambi Pookkottukavu (Sreekrishnapuram-II , Thrikkadeeri-I , Vellinezhi )Sreekrishnapuram (Sreekrishnapuram-I , Sreekrishnapuram-II )Thirumittacode (Thirumittacode-II , Thirumittacode-I )Thiruvegapura Thrikkadeeri (Thrikkadeeri-I , Thrikkadeeri-II )Thrithala (Pattithara , Thrithala Vaniamkulam (Vaniyamkulam-II , Vaniyamkulam-I ) Palakkad
