Ayyankunnu village spreads over an area of 88.28 km2 (34.09 sq mi) with 5,387 families residing in it.

The terrain is undulating, and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state.

Thirty-five hectares of land was destroyed by landslides and downstream due to soil deposition by mudflow.

Rubber, coconut, and areca nut plantations in the midlands (82 m) and mid uplands (166 m) in the panchayat were the most affected due to landslides.

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