History
History of the Grama Panchayat
After the conquest of the kingdom of Pandalam by Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma, the position of the lords of Ranni was confirmed and extended to the lords of Kottayil, in which the power to capture elephants and collect taxes was emphasized. Although the lords of Kottayil ruled the country, they left without descendants. After the middle of the 17th century, the rulers of Ranni, who were the Madambi nobles, invited Christian families and settled them in the vicinity of the Kotta Mandapam. Later, many of them settled in the Pazhavangadi area on the banks of the Pamba River. Later, many families from areas such as Kuruvilangad, Chengannur, Kozhenchery, Maramon Ayiroor, Ilanthur etc. migrated to Ranni and settled there. The fertile soil and favorable natural conditions were the special features of Ranni Pazhavangadi. The main occupation of the people was farming and agriculture. Paddy, sugarcane, chama, lentil, mutira, tuvara banana, yam, sorghum, etc. were all agricultural resources here. At that time, a day's wage for a farm worker was three edangaji of paddy, and for a farmer, five edangaji. The traders tied bullocks and used them to beat the sugarcane and make jaggery using wood. Similarly, important cash crops like copra and pepper were also taken to major trading centers. Traveling in kettuvallas and carrying aykals over the mountains was common in those days. When the boat left Ranni, you could hear the sound of the flute. The company boats leaving for Puthenkavu at 9 pm had stops at places like Edappavur, Cherukolpuzha, Kozhenchery, Arattupuzha, etc. Agricultural products were sold in the old market (the old market). Angadi is later known as Pazhavangadi (Moozhi, a place on the banks of the Pazhavangadi Attin, was a prominent trading center at that time. Some of the previous generations who were interested in agriculture and trade worked as freedom fighters in the socio-political and cultural fields.
Before the Panchayat administration came into being in 1953, the administrative committee was known as the Village Union. The nomination system was in force at that time. Pazhavangadi Village Union came into being in 1948 (1124 Meenam 23). The term of the Village Union Committee ended on the 5th of July in 1953, and the first committee of Pazhavangadi Panchayat was formed on the 15th of August 1953, with M.C. George Mavelil as the first president. The bull race held at Changamkulam (the place between Madathumpadi and Chellakkad) in this panchayat was a fascinating pastime for the public. In ancient times, people lived at Nilakkal, and at the same time, people also lived at Karikulam in this panchayat. Surrounded by Atthimahakalan Rock, Thenpara, Thalamalapara, and Kothakuthi Rock, this place also provided facilities for people to escape from cruel animals. There is a temple here, a pond right in front of it, wells, and a pond. Just as the old market is called Pazhavangadi, many place names in this panchayat indicate its ancient status. The elephant enclosure, which was once a haven for wild elephants and wild animals, the tiger's abode, the three pits dug for elephant capture (present-day Mukkuzhi), the place where the elephants were raised (present-day Madatharruvi), and Chekuthankara (Chethonkara) all indicate that this was a forest area full of wild animals. But today, Pazhavangadi Panchayat and Ittiyappara are the heart of Ranni, which is moving in the bell tower of reform. Educational institutions, libraries, churches, hospitals, post offices, markets, roads, government offices. Pazhavangadi Panchayat has everything that a modern society needs, such as banks and cooperative institutions.