Vandanpathal

Vandanpathal is a small village located in the district of Kottayam, Kerala, India.EconomyThe 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 AnganvadiGeographyThe village is surrounded by thick green vegetation, with the Travancore Rubber & Tea rubber plantation on one side and a teak plantation on the other. The river draws border line between, Kottayam and Idukki districts.Communication and TransportMost 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.