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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vellamunda
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Grama Panchayat
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.7341026|N|75.9376146|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1950 (Reorganized in 1961)
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Grama Panchayat]]
| governing_body =
| leader_title1 = Panchayat President
| leader_name1 = P. Thankamani ([[IUML]])
| leader_title2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name2 = O. R. Kelu ([[CPI(M)]])
| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name3 = [[Rahul Gandhi]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 64.54
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 30498<ref>{{cite web|last1=Govt. of Kerala|first1=LSGD|title=Village Details|url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/lb_general_info.php?intID=5&ID=1072&ln=en|website=LSGD Kerala|publisher=Govt. of Kerala|access-date=3 March 2018|ref=}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 670731
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04935
| registration_plate = KL 72
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Mananthavady]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Vellamunda''' is a grama panchayat in the [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]] district of the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]], situated approximately 15 km from [[Mananthavady]], the nearest town. Vellamunda Panchayath Office is situated at Ettenalu (literally translated to 8/4, which signifies that this place is located at a distance of 8 [[mile]]s and 4 [[furlong]]s from Mananthavady).Vellamunda can be accessed by [[Padinjarathara]] or [[Mananthavady]].

== Etymology ==
The name Vellamunda is derived from 'Vellamunda Idam', which was the [[Tharavad]] of Vattathod family, the landlords of these areas in the days of [[Jenmi]] rule. The places near Vellamunda are Pazhajana, Thettamala and others.{{vague|date=November 2021}} There is a small hospital and a u.p school.

== History ==
The areas that constitute the present-day Vellamunda were ruled by the Puliya Kingdom before the days of [[Pazhassi Raja]]. The Puliyan Nair clan (Polighar), which inherited control of these areas, were not very popular among the commons. This led to unrests from the Naduvazhis (Lords) of sub-divisions of the place, namely, Mangalassery, Vattathod, Cherukara, Karingari, and Tharuvana, who approached Pazhassi Raja with a request to overthrow the Puliya Clan. Pazhassi duly obliged and defeated them, subsequently adding the area to The [[Kingdom of Kottayam]].

It is believed that Mangalassery Hills served as one of the bases for his [[Guerrilla warfare|guerilla warfare]] against the [[British Raj|British]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/history.php?intID=5&ID=1072&ln=en|title=History {{!}} Local Self Government Department, Govt. of Kerala, India|website=lsgkerala.gov.in|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref>

In 1950, Chondarnad (Present-day Thondarnad) and Vellamunda villages were merged to form Vellamunda Grama Panchayat, which was reorganized in 1961 by removing Thondarnad and adding Porunnannur.

== Location and Connectivity ==
Vellamunda is located on the Mananthavady-[[Kuttiady|Kuttiyady]] route, and is well connected to nearby towns by roads. [[Kozhikode]] (83 km away) is accessible via the Kuttiyady Churam while the district capital [[Kalpetta]], which is at a distance of approximately 30 km, can be reached via [[Padinharethara|Padinjarathara]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Vellamunda,+Kerala+670731/Kalpetta,+Kerala/@11.6809084,75.9529137,12.25z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba5d88f8e1590c9:0x73927b59028a27b6!2m2!1d75.9376146!2d11.7341026!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba6733459fb33d7:0xa5b953217a9fc043!2m2!1d76.0828128!2d11.6103389!3e0?hl=en|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
Vellamunda, similar to other areas in Wayanad, is a not-so-densely populated village. The salient features from the [[2011 Census of India|2011 India Census]] data are given below.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Demographics
!Sl No.
!Specification
!Details
|-
|1
|Population
|30498
|-
|2
|Population (Male)
|15410
|-
|3
|Population (Female)
|15088
|-
|4
|Population Density
|473
|-
|5
|Sex Ratio
|979
|-
|6
|Literacy Rate
|81.84
|-
|7
|Literacy Rate (Male)
|89.13
|-
|8
|Literacy Rate (Female)
|74.42
|}

== Administration ==
The Vellamunda grama panchayat is governed as per the [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayati Raj]] act and is administrated by the democratically elected Village Head (Panchayat President) and the council of elected Panchayat members. P. K. Ahmed Haji served as the first President after the panchayat was reorganized in 1961.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/election/2015/local-body/wayanad/vellamunda-grama-panchayat-malayalam-news-1.564272|title=വെള്ളമുണ്ട ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്|work=Mathrubhumi|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> P. Thankamani of the [[Indian Union Muslim League]], whose term started in 2015, is the incumbent Panchayat President. The details of the council of members are as follows.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
Election Details (2015)
!Ward No.
!Ward Name
!Member
!Political Party
!Reservation
|-
|1
|Kandathuvayal
|Ammath Haji
|IUML
|General
|-
|2
|Vellamunda 10th Mile
|Kunhikoya V S
|IUML
|General
|-
|3
|Pazhanjana
|Ebrahim
|IUML
|General
|-
|4
|Madathumkuni
|Athikka Bai M
|IUML
|Woman
|-
|5
|Vellamunda 8/4
|Sakkeena
|INC
|Woman
|-
|6
|Kattayad
|Shajini Ajith
|CPI(M)
|Woman
|-
|7
|Kokkadavu
|A.Johny
|CPI(M)
|General
|-
|8
|Tharuvana
|P.Thankamani
|IUML
|ST Woman
|-
|9
|Peechamcode
|Sidheeq E V
|IUML
|General
|-
|10
|Kellur
|Abdul Salim Keloth
|IUML
|General
|-
|11
|Kommayad
|Margaret Augustine
|CPI(M)
|Woman
|-
|12
|Karingari
|Sathy
|CPI(M)
|Woman
|-
|13
|Mazhuvannur
|Ebrahim Haji Kanhai
|IUML
|General
|-
|14
|Paliyana
|Kunhiraman P
|INC
|ST
|-
|15
|Pulikkadu
|Raheena
|IUML
|Woman
|-
|16
|Cherukara
|Fousiya K
|IUML
|Woman
|-
|17
|Ozhukkanmmoola
|Geetha Manoj
|CPI(M)
|Woman
|-
|18
|Mothakkara
|Kalyani P
|CPI(M)
|ST Woman
|-
|19
|Varambetta
|Lekha Purushothaman
|INC
|Woman
|-
|20
|Narokkadavu
|Chacko Vandan Kuzhy
|INC
|General
|-
|21
|Pulinjal
|Andrews Joseph
|INC
|General
|}

== See also ==
* [[Mananthavady]]
* [[Thondernad]]
* [[Nalloornad]]
*[[Payyampally]]
*[[Thavinjal]]
*[[Vimalanager]]
*[[Anchukunnu|Anjukunnu]]
*[[Panamaram]]
*[[Tharuvana]]
*[[Kallody]]
*[[Oorpally]]
*[[Valat]]
*[[Thrissilery]]

== References ==
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{{Wayanad district}}

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[[Category:Villages in Wayanad district]]

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Vellamunda Gram Panchayat - Revision history

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