Meenadom

IT IS A SMALL VILLAGE AND PANCHAYAT EXTENDING FROM NJANDUKULAM PALAM TILL ELAKODINJI KAVALA, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 7KM.IT HAS BORDER WITH PAMPADY PANCHAYAT AND PUTHUPPALLY PANCHAYAT.VILLAGERS ARE MOSTLY FARMERS. MAIN CULTIVATION IS RUBBER AND COCONUT .ALMOST ALL VEGETABLES ARE CULTIVATED HERE.
MEENADOM HAS A GREAT PAST.IT WAS A FAMOUS BUSINESS CENTRE. THEY USED TO TAKE IRON ORE FROM ARANIL KUNNU AND EVEN NOW THOSE PITS FROM WHERE THEY TOOK IRON CAN BE SEEN .THESE PITS ARE WELLS, TOO DEEP FOR THE HUMANS TO DIG AND THEY ARE NOT WIDE.THEY MIGHT HAVE DUG OUT THESE WELLS WITH SOME MACHINERY FOR MINING IRON OR MAY BE THAT SOME METEORITE MIGHT HAVE FALLEN HERE AND THE PITS GOT FORMED IN ARANIL KUNNU AS THE STONES IN THIS AREA HAS TOO MUCH CONCENTRATION OF IRON.
IT IS SAID THAT THE NAME MEENADOM HAS ITS ORIGIN FROM VEENEDAM AS THE METEORITE FELL DOWN HERE.
WE CAN SEE MANY TEMPLES AND CHRISTIAN CHURCHES HERE.THE MOST IMPORTANT AMONG THE CHURCHES IS "THE PAMPADY DAYARA" ,THE TOMB OF SAINT KURIAKOSE GRIGORIOUSOF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH, ST. JOHNS JACOBITE SYRIAN CHURCH,ST MARYS CHURCH NEAR MANJADI, KURIKKUKUNNEL PALLI ,MEENADOM DEVI KSHETRAM ARE VERY FAMOUS AND VERY OLD.MANY SMALL CONGREGATION OF THE PENTECOSTAL BELIEVERS CAN ALSO BE SEEN HERE.PEOPLE HERE ARE PEACE LOVING,GOD FEARING AND VERY FRIENDLY.
THERE ARE ABOUT 7 SCHOOLS ,1 SPINNING MILL,1 PUBLIC LIBRARY ,1 AYURVEDIC HOSPITAL , 1 VETENARY CLINIC ,STATE BANK OF TRAVANCRE(A NATIONALISED BANK) ETC ARE IN THIS VILLAGE.
IT IS A VERY NICE PLACE TO LIVE.