Vallangi

Vallangi is a small village in Chittur Taluk in the Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. It is famous for its festival known as Nemmara Vallangi Vela or simply Vallangi Vela. The main temple of the village is the Sri Nellikulangara Bhagavathi temple where the festival is celebrated on the 20th of Meenam (on the Malayalam calendar). This may correspond to the 2nd or 3rd of April. The two villages of Nemmara and Vallangi were important trade centres in the past.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update], according to the Indian census, Vallangi had a population of 16,608 with 8,109 males and 8,499 females.^[1]

Travel Connections

• Nearest Airport: Coimbatore Airport, 35km.
• Nearest railway stations: Palakkad or Trichur, 30km., both with bus and taxi connections.

Nearby Tourist Attractions

• Nelliampathi
• Pothundi Dam

References

See also

• Sri Nellikulangara Bhagavathi temple
• Nemmara Vallangi Vela
• Nellikkulangara Vela