Nedumudi | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 9°26′34″N 76°24′14″E / 9.442871°N 76.40399°ECoordinates: 9°26′34″N 76°24′14″E / 9.442871°N 76.40399°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Alappuzha |
Elevation | .75 m (2.46 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 15,428 |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 688508 |
Telephone code | 0477 |
Nearest city | Alappuzha |
Sex ratio | 1065/1000 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 100% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Ambalappuzha |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mavelikkara |
Nedumudi is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the birthplace of malayalam actor Nedumudi Venu.Nedumudi sits in the banks of river Pampa. It is the First village in Kerala to attain 100% Literacy.
Nedumudi is part of lower Kuttanadu. It experience moderate climate,though in Autumn the pampa river overflows and creates trouble, this flooding makes the soil rich and useful for Agriculture, the main Economical source in Nedumudi. But in 2010 due to the unexpected climate change the chance of an other agricultural season is getting impossible. The main celebration in the village is the annual festival of the Sree bhagavathy temple, kottaram. It is situated in the Attuvathala. The festival is conducted by the four karas (sub divisions) of the nedumudi and the temple devaswom. Earlier the Thottuvathala karayagom has a snake boat Parthasarathy. This snake boat won Nehru Trophy in 1955, 1965, 1968. Now it is owned by Thottackad family, Nedumudy.
As of 2001[update] India census, Nedumudi had a population of 15428 with 7525 males and 7903 females. THE NEDUMUDI village is again divided into 4 sector by their positional differences namely,
1) ATTUVATHALA
2) THOTTUVATHALA
3) THEKEMURRI
4) PONGA