Vellamunda

Vellamunda is a gram panchayat situated near Mananthavady,. Vellamunda Panchayath Office is situated in Vellamunda. This place was known as " city". And now it's called Vellamunda 8/4. The name came from "Vellamunda idam" which was the "tharavad" of Vattathoda Nambiar and it was near Vellamunda 7/4. The Padari vettakkoru makan temple in Vellamunda was under this tharavad. These places are associated with pazhassi raja. Vellamunda 10th mile is also known as Veliyarenna. Historians say that this name came from "valiya ranam" or Great battle fought between pazhassi raja and tippu sultan. Pulinhal is another place associated with pazhassi. Puliyanchal was the capital of pulian dynasty.