Aswathy-Palakkadan Matta - Organic Red Rice from Vadakkencherry Pada Samithi

The Vadakkencherry Pada Samithi produces organic Palakkadan Matta rice. Also, high quality PONNI is grown in the area of this samithi as second crop.

Vadakkencherry is a small town in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India, which is 40 km. north-east of Thrissur and a same distance south-west of Palakkad (Total Distance is 80 km. and this is the exact centre of the route). It is under Alathur Taluk in Palakkad district. National Highway 47 passes through Vadakkencherry. Vadakkencherry Vela and "Eakadesi Villaku" is one of the famous festivals in Kerala. Though the spellings are different, many people confuse Vadakkencherry with Wadakkancheri of Thrissur. To avoid confusion, some refer to Vadakkencherry as Alathur-Vadakkencherry or Vadakkencherry-MBR, which is short for Malabar region. The postal code of Vadakkencherry is 678683. Vadakkancherry is surrounded by other locales such as Puducode, Kannambra, Manjapra, Mudappallur, Kizhakkancherry, Konnanchery and Ayakkad. The name Vadakkencherry is originated by joining of two words - Vadakkan (Northern) and Cheri (Street). Vadakkencherry is sometimes shortened to VDY or VDCY. Vadakkancherry, sometimes spelled as Vadakkumcherry or Vadukkumcherry or Vadukkencherry, is located in the middle of Palakkad and Thrissur cities on National Highway 47. The area has a few old temples: Churches include: The gramam is nearby Puzhakkeledom an ancient royal family. The famous karinkunnil family is in manikkyaapadam. The surroundings changed a lot. The village became a city and many urban problems have to face. The places or streets in Vadakkencherry are: Orange beauty plaza was opened on 2 May 2012 inaugurated by Samvritha Sunil. Sells shirts[pan America-kevin ninan-don boston],pants[sturdy],underwears [jockey-vip],churidar materials, readymade churidars, 1gram gold covered ornaments, bedsheets, belts, body sprays,tops, inners, bra, maxi etc. Churidar stitching unit on top floor. There are seven theatres in VDY — Jayabharath Movies, New Jayabharath Movies, Thangam, KAM Movie Max Aashirvad, Sobha, Sri Rama and CVM Movies. New Jayabharath was opened in mid 2009 and is the first Air Conditioned theater in Vdy. KAM Movie Max Aashirvad was opened in 07/08/2010 inaugurated by Mohanlal. KAM Movie Max is leased by Antony Perumbavoor (Aashirvad Cinemas). Colleges in VDY include the College of Applied Science, Eminent, College of English, Mahathma College, Hindi Vidyalalya, Women's academy,IAS and St. Marys ITC. The schools are : Hotels like Diana, Aryaas are used by tourists. Others are Arathi, New Light, Hotel Thoufeeq, Goodlands, SWAMI"S VEG MESS, Sreeram Hotel(one of the oldest hotel in vadakkencherry), Sivasakthi, Royal, Manoj Teastall, Venkiteswara, Hotel Vishnu etc. vadakkencherry is rich in agriculture with paddy, Coconut, Rubber along with vegetables spread across. 

The Vadakkencherry Pada Samithi produces organic Palakkadan Matta rice. Also, high quality PONNI is grown in the area of this samithi as second crop. Rubber plantation, of an individual, in Alathur Taluk was at Chekkeny, about 2 kilometres from Vadakkencherry town. The Banks in VDY are State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of India, Federal Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank, Bank of Baroda, Centurion Bank of Punjab, Palakkad Co-Operative Bank, HDFC Bank, Union Bank of India, Indian Bank, South Indian Bank, South Malabar Gramin Bank, Canara bank SREE GANAPATHI SAHAYAM - SREE NAGA SAHAYAM ULSAVAGOSHAM Vadakkencherry is lush with greenery, and 10 km inside one can really enjoy the thick forestry on the eastern side. Vadakkencherry is a starting point of a huge hill region. In Malayalam language, 'cherry' means a place which lies under hills. Here, places like Mangalam Dam, Palakkuzhi,Odemthode are the kind of places where the beauty of nature is very near to us. We can see the harmonious culture in Vadakkencherry in every corner of the village. The famous Nelliampathi,Kunjiarpathy(near to Odemthode-Mangalam dam) hills are located close to this town. Pothundi dam is another attraction. This dam has been created with mud and rocks. It is on the way to Nelliampathi. For Sabarimala pilgrims, this town is a short time resting place. Many of the traditional food items of Kerala are supplied and became famous from here. Though the town and the nearby area are fast developing, you can see the beauty of the river, green fields and forests everywhere.

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