Mattakkara

Demographics

It is a beautiful place divided by Pannagam Thodu stream. The pannagam stream got its name, since it flows in a shape of snake (pannagam). The main faiths of Mattakkara are Christianity and Hinduism. People speak Malayalam in their own slang. More than 98% of them are literate.

Most of the people are farmers. The main cultivation is rubber. You can find pepper, paddy, banana, coffee, tapioca and coconut trees like any other place of Kerala in Mattakkara.

Education

There are many schools like Mattakkara H.S as well as St. Joseph H.S, Manjamattam to name a few. There is also a higher secondary school under C.B.S.E syllabus situated at cheppumpara; Cluny Public School and Junior College.The Government of Kerala has put up a Polytechnic here under the aegies of MODEL POLY TECHNIC MATTAKKARA - IHRDE to provide technical Education to the rural masses. The Model Polytechnic started functioning in 1995. One of the famous AMIE coaching Institute and VISVESWARAYA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Flora and fauna

All places consist of wet evergreen plants. Hard working farmers of this place play an important role to make this happen. You can't even see an inch of land without plants. The main vegetation occurs due to rubber plantations which cover 50% of the area. Coconut trees, Coco, Bamboo and other plants can be found here.

The Pannagam river which flows almost around the year also keeps this vegetation.

Religion

Place of worship in Mattakkara include:

Subdivisions

Mattakkara itself is split into 11 different main smaller areas.

1. Mannoor
2. Manal
3. Vadakkedam
4. Manjamatam
5. Chuvannaplavu
6. Nellikunnu
7. Karimpany
8. Pattyalimattam
9. Cheppumpara
10. Moozhoor
11. Paduva

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