Vynthala

Vynthala is a very old village by the banks of Chalakudy River and 10 km from Chalakudy town in Thrissur district, state of Kerala, India. It is an old farming community and the main crop was rice. Other crops cultivated include: coconut trees and nutmeg. The main industry was the manufacture of roofing clay tiles by several companies engaged in that business. There is one high school (St. Mary's) and a Christian church (St. Joseph). At present both cultivation of rice and clay tile works are declining.

Vynthala
village
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Government
• Body	Kadukutty Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	680 741
Telephone code	0480
Vehicle registration	KL-64
Nearest city	Thrissur, Cochin
Literacy	100%
Lok Sabha constituency	Chalakudy
Civic agency	Kadukutty Grama panchayat
Climate	Warm and humid (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	25 °C (77 °F)

Vynthala is mother to one of the unique Oxbow lakes in the world, and one and only in southern India. It is called "Kanicham Thura". Centuries before Kanicham Thura was the part of Chalakudy river.^[1]