About Village
Vellamunda is a Village in Mananthavady Block in Wayanad District of Kerala State, India. It belongs to North Kerala Division .Vellamunda is a large village located in Mananthavady Taluka of Wayanad district, Kerala with total 3946 families residing.
Demography
As per the Census India 2011, Vellamunda village has population of 19078 of which 9516 are males and 9562 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 2140 which is 11.22% of total population.
Geography
Total geographical area of village is 3578 Hectares.
Socio-Economic
Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of the Village. Most of the lands in the area are used for agriculture purpose. More than half of its population are encaged in agriculture in order to earn their livelihood. Another source of economy in the Village is the cattle Farming.
Ecology
Wayanad district in Kerala is part of the Western Ghats which is one the biodiversity hot spots of the world. The western slopes of the Ghats have a natural cover of evergreen forest, which changes to moist and then dry deciduous types as one comes to the eastern slopes. The vegetation reaches its highest diversity towards the southern tip in Kerala with its high statured, rich tropical rain forests.
Tourism
Mangalassery Hill is the main tourist destination of vellamunda village