It is connected to the major cities Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram by this line.

The goddess Bhagavathi at the temple is the family god (kuladaivam) of the Valluvokonathiris.

The holy shrine in Puthanangadi is another place of solace to the masses which is 2 kilometers away from the town in Valanchery road.

Valluvanad was ruled by a Samanthan Nair clan known as Vellodis, similar to the Eradis of neighbouring Eranad and Nedungadis of Nedunganad.

On the west, it was bounded by the Arabian Sea at Ponnani and on the east by the Attapadi Hills.