Vechoochira Grama Panchayat
Documented local history
Pathanamthitta district · Ranni taluk
Historical overview
Early in the 20th century English missionaries established a farm area near Vechoochira, known as Mission Kunnu; when they departed, the land was given to local people; many families from the Tiruvalla-Vennikulam area migrated to Vechoochira and bought land, and around 1900 the Travancore rulers granted about 100 acres of farmland to a court advocate (believed to be from Chengannur) for lease, later acquired by NSS cooperative society and known as Noorokkad estate. [1]
In the 1920–1940 period, a severe form of smallpox (Vasoori) caused many deaths in Vechoochira. [1]
Timeline
- 1900-1920
English missionaries established a farm area near Vechoochira named Mission Kunnu; after departure, the land was given to local people; Tiruvalla–Vennikulam families migrated to Vechoochira and bought land; around 1900 Travancore rulers granted about 100 acres of farmland to a court advocate (believed from Chengannur) for lease, later acquired by NSS cooperative and known as Noorokkad estate. [1]
- 1920-40s
A severe form of smallpox (Vasoori) caused many deaths in Vechoochira. [1]
Sources
- [1] Vechoochira — English Wikipedia contributors
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