Vandanpathal

Economy

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

Geography

The village is surrounded by thick green vegetation, with the Travancore Rubber & Tea (TR&T) rubber plantation on one side and a teak plantation on the other. The river draws border line between, Kottayam and Idukki districts.

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.

Economy

Economy is agrarain in context but many people are working in overseas. Also the place have three or four rehabilitation settlements poularily known as colonies. Also plantation given by the govt of kerala during post independednt era to the educated youth to promote agriculture is in this area. Also the small plantation called chakki thottam owned by a lady called 'Chakki' was in this area. Chakki thottam was sold of later and now it is owned by different people as agriculture land. Namely Kumplamthanam, Varickani, Chenappady ( Manokumpuzha), Karatillam, Kaniyaraseril etc. Most of the people own their vehicles and also their own satellite connection these days.

Religion

Vandanpathal is known for its religious harmony and political activism.

A mosque, a Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (S.N.D.P) temple and a church are located in the village.