Vallavilai
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Vallavilai is located north-west to Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) and south-east to Trivandrum (capital of Kerala
). This place has historical importance since the Portuguese invasion in India. St. Francis Xavier was visiting the coast from Punnalkayal to Kanyakumari in November – December 1544. After had a rich mission experience at the Fishery Coast, St. Francis Xavier entered into the Travancore Kingdom. When St. Xavier planned for a general conversion, he might have come to the Travancore Coast that extended from Kanyakumari to Quilon. Though there was a large population of infidels living outside the coast Francis Xavier tried first to convert the people of the coast. On December 1544, 10000 Mukkuva fishermen living in thirteen villages along the coast and Vallavilai is one among them. Vallavilai plays a vital role in Kollemcode
panchayat's development.
The population mainly is made up of Christians, Hindus and Muslims. But most of the villagers belong to Mukkuvar community, and are Roman Catholics, and involved in fishing. They are specialized in shark catching using traditional methods. They use mechanized boats and long lining for shark hunting and stay at sea up to 30 consecutive days. However, majority of the people use traditional methods and appliances for fishing like Kattumaram, thattumadi (boat seine, is of Spanish origin) and karamadi (seashore seine, is of Portuguese origin).
Kochi is the main hub for the people those who are in the Fishing field. Other places where people go for fishing are Kollam
, Neendakara
, Munambam
, Goa
, Malwan, Ratnagiri
, Gujarat, Mumbai
, Pondicherry and Rameswaram.
St. Antony's Gramodharan Sangam which was established in the next year of India's Independence - 1948. That has been serving the people as a place where all people from the neighbouring villages have access to the information.
Action Council for Bridge Reconstruction is another body which was formed by the people in Vallavilai. This enabled them to make the dream of reconstructing a Bridge that is build across Anantha Victoria Marthandavarma Canal.
People of Vallavilai are spread across all continents of the world. They always stand unique in unity and integrity. The development in IT and ITES sector all over the world has made an impact on lives of people of Vallavilai as well. It was felt to have a network to connect all people those who are spread globally so that everyone will stay connected. Students and jobseekers will have access to the employed section. Thus, in 2005, people in Vallavilai has formed a nicely conceptualized website Vallavilai.com to keep the people connected and to increase number of employees in Vallavilai and around.
With a similar intention of providing support to the Student community to complete their studies meritoriously, people of Vallavilai living and working in different countries joined together to form an association named Vallavilai Welfare Association (VWA) in the year 2010. This association primarily provides moral and financial support to the needy poor students to complete their studies and excel in education.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
). This place has historical importance since the Portuguese invasion in India. St. Francis Xavier was visiting the coast from Punnalkayal to Kanyakumari in November – December 1544. After had a rich mission experience at the Fishery Coast, St. Francis Xavier entered into the Travancore Kingdom. When St. Xavier planned for a general conversion, he might have come to the Travancore Coast that extended from Kanyakumari to Quilon. Though there was a large population of infidels living outside the coast Francis Xavier tried first to convert the people of the coast. On December 1544, 10000 Mukkuva fishermen living in thirteen villages along the coast and Vallavilai is one among them. Vallavilai plays a vital role in Kollemcode
Kollemcode
[8°17'17"N/77°6'39"E] is located north-west to Cape Comorin and south-east to Trivandrum . This place has historical importance since the Portuguese invasion in India.Kollemcode was a part of the Travancore state ,later came under Tamil Nadu state.According to Census of India Website, Kollemcode...
panchayat's development.
The population mainly is made up of Christians, Hindus and Muslims. But most of the villagers belong to Mukkuvar community, and are Roman Catholics, and involved in fishing. They are specialized in shark catching using traditional methods. They use mechanized boats and long lining for shark hunting and stay at sea up to 30 consecutive days. However, majority of the people use traditional methods and appliances for fishing like Kattumaram, thattumadi (boat seine, is of Spanish origin) and karamadi (seashore seine, is of Portuguese origin).
Kochi is the main hub for the people those who are in the Fishing field. Other places where people go for fishing are Kollam
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
, Neendakara
Neendakara
Neendakara is a village in Kollam district 9 km north of Kollam city in Kerala, India. It is Kollam district's intermediate fishing port....
, Munambam
Munambam
Munambam is a place near Kochi, India at the north end of Vypeen Island, surrounded by the Arabian Sea on the west, Periyar river on the east, and a mouth of the sea on the north . The main occupation of its inhabitants is fishing....
, Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
, Malwan, Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri
Ratnāgiri is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri district in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan.The Sahyadri mountains border Ratnagiri to the east...
, Gujarat, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Pondicherry and Rameswaram.
St. Antony's Gramodharan Sangam which was established in the next year of India's Independence - 1948. That has been serving the people as a place where all people from the neighbouring villages have access to the information.
Action Council for Bridge Reconstruction is another body which was formed by the people in Vallavilai. This enabled them to make the dream of reconstructing a Bridge that is build across Anantha Victoria Marthandavarma Canal.
People of Vallavilai are spread across all continents of the world. They always stand unique in unity and integrity. The development in IT and ITES sector all over the world has made an impact on lives of people of Vallavilai as well. It was felt to have a network to connect all people those who are spread globally so that everyone will stay connected. Students and jobseekers will have access to the employed section. Thus, in 2005, people in Vallavilai has formed a nicely conceptualized website Vallavilai.com to keep the people connected and to increase number of employees in Vallavilai and around.
With a similar intention of providing support to the Student community to complete their studies meritoriously, people of Vallavilai living and working in different countries joined together to form an association named Vallavilai Welfare Association (VWA) in the year 2010. This association primarily provides moral and financial support to the needy poor students to complete their studies and excel in education.
Sources of Income
- Fishing
- Farming
- Retail
- Government Sector
- Private Sector
- Coir Making
- Overseas remittance
Fish Processing and other Units
- Miranda Fish Processing and Exports
- St. Mary's Fish Processing and Exports
- Miranda Ice Plant
Places of Worship
- St. Mary's Church
- St. Antony's Crusade
- St. Jude's Crusade
- Mosque
- Rajeshwari Temple
Service Organizations
- DSSS Convent & Dispensary
- Employees Association
- Fishermen Co-operative Society
- Jesus YouthJesus YouthJesus Youth is an International Youth Movement in the Catholic Church. The Movement evolved as an outcome of the Charismatic revival that spread across India in the mid-seventies...
- KCYM - Catholic Youth Movement
- St. Antony's Gramodharana Sangam, Est: 1948
- St. Vincent De Paul Society
- Vallavilai.com
- Vallavilai Welfare Association (VWA)