Documented local history

The panchayat area includes several educational institutions such as Government L.P. School, Vilakkudy; Devaswam Board U.P. School in Vilakkudy Sri Shasta Temple complex; Manam Memorial High School; and S.N.B.E.D. Training College, Vilakkudy. [1]

Religious sites in Vilakkudy include the Sri Shasta Temple and the Naga Raja Temple. The Sneha Theeram (Snehathiram) trust was established to rehabilitate abandoned people, mainly women, and is directed by Sister Roseline Cherayil. [1]