It was a sleepy farming village until the 1970s, but during the Gulf Fever in Kerala it sent most of its able bodied men to the Gulf countries, and now almost every family has one or more men earning in the Gulf.
Places of interest
Some interesting places in Vattamkulam panchayath are,
Punch Nagar, Chekanoor and Edappal junction
Neeliyad, Pottur, Sukapuram and Naduvattam.
Kuttippala, Vellaranbu and thaikkad Venginikara
vattakkulam is also an important place which means 'round pond'.
Sukapuram, a native village near vattamkulam has a great importance.
The DHAKSHINA MOORTHI TEMPLE,KULANKARA DEVI TEMPLE are situated in sukapuram. sukapuram also well known for vedhagramam and yagas.
Festivals and religion
Kulamkara pooram is a famous festival here which attracts people from all over the world. In 2009 December there were people from as far away as Germany. Aircraft ride was started in the festival since 2012. Traders from remote areas of the country will be present for small-scale trading. Very near to Potturkavu makaram 10 pooram, which famous for vanibham and kaazhcha varavukal by various villages, Eringikkal pattu mahotsavam celebrates during Malayalam month Meenam. Bhagawati Pattu. Kundurummal Masjid is a few centuries old and has tombstones dating back to the British Raj. It has a Madrasa with dozens of students from all over Kerala. neeliyad juma masjid is an attractive one
Landscape and Agriculture
The main agriculture area of the people is with rice production and the commercial crops like arecanut, pepper, banana etc. There are so many agricultural communities also in this 'Vattamkulam' panchayath and majority of them are initiated by local governing bodies itself. In the previous years this panchayath witnessed a tremendous growth in the agricultural production. Vattamkulam Panchayath is blessed with a number of hills and mountains.A large number of local visitors are coming to the various hill tops for sightseeing and all. By that way Vattamkulam has a great scope awaiting in future in the form of tourism.
Vattamkulam is a village where both Muslims and Hindus co-exist harmoniously. Hence the local cultural milieu is rich with diverse celebrations of both Hindu and Mulsim communities. Duff Muttu, Kolkali, Aravanamuttu, Thiruvathira Chozhi, Pooram, Poothan and Thira, etc. are some of the common folk arts of this locality. The Public library named Grameena vayanashala is a centre of intellectual gatherings and dialogues. There are also libraries attached to the mosques giving a rich source of Islamic studies. Most of the books are written in Arabi-Malayalam which is a version of the Malayalam language written in Arabic script. People gather in mosques for the evening prayer and continue to sit there after the prayers discussing social and cultural issues. Business and family issues are also sorted out during these evening meetings.
Transportation
Vattamkulam village connects to other parts of India through Kuttippuram town. National highway No.66 passes through Edappal and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. National Highway No.966 connects to Palakkad and Coimbatore. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Kuttippuram.
