Geography of the Panchayat

  Akalakkunnam Grama Panchayat was formed in 1953 by including the northern part of Anikad, Chengalam, Idamula and Mattakara on the basis of the Travancore Cochin Panchayat Act of 1950. Akalakkunnam Grama Panchayat is spread over 34 square kilometers in Akalakkunnam and Chengalam East villages in Kottayam taluk in Kottayam district.

The main source of income in Akalakkunnam Grama Panchayat, which has a topography of small hills, is agriculture. The majority of the people work in agriculture-related occupations. Akalakkunnam Grama Panchayat shares its borders with Kozhuvanal Meenachil Panchayats to the north, Elikulam Panchayat to the east, Pallikkathodu Panchayat to the south, and Kidangoor and Ayarkunnam Panchayats to the west. Pannagam Thod, Ktakkuzhi Thod, and Moongamakal Thod flow through the panchayat and reach the Meenachil River.

Akalakkunnam Grama Panchayat is an area where the majority of the people are employed in agriculture and allied sectors and consider agriculture as their main source of livelihood. Although the agricultural sector has widely shifted from mixed food farming methods to cash crop rubber cultivation, Akalakkunnam Panchayat is a panchayat that has been successfully experimenting with new varieties of fruit trees in the agricultural sector in the wake of the recent rubber price hike.

The southwest monsoon provides 65% of the total rainfall during the months of June to September. The Tula rains also occur during the months of October to December. However, there are some seasonal variations in the weather. The coldest months are December and January, when the temperature is below 27 degrees Celsius. The recent period has been extremely hot.

The governing bodies have paid special attention to the preservation of the rivers by maintaining their unique nature and thereby implementing the necessary plans to maintain the drinking water projects and drinking water wells that depend on the river. Ward 15 of Akalakkunnam Grama Panchayat is full of beautiful rice fields. As part of protecting the flow of streams, work is being done to remove the earthen mounds and trees that obstruct the flow of water by planting shade trees and soil protection plants like bamboo on the river banks.