Vettuva Gounders are primarily from an agricultural family background like other Gounders. They are the lineage of the devotional legend and Siva Bhakta Kannapa Nayanaar. Historic evidence confirms that they lived in Khalahasthi and places around during Kannapa Nayanaar's days. Nowadays, most pockets of Vettuva Gounders live in Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Madurai, Karur, Trichy, Coimbatore and Thirunelveli districts. Vettuva Gounders has represented the Bhavanishakar constituency in Erode district for the past twenty-five years before it was made for special constutency.

Vettuva gounder Matrimony is a free service to our community to transform the community with longlasting Married life for the community people.

• Tamilnadu Vettuva Gounder Sangam.
• Kongunadu Vettuva Gounder Youth Federation.
• Kannapar Kalai Mandram.
• Kannapar kalvi Arakkattalai.
• Valvilori kalvi Arakkattalai.
• Kongu VettuvaGounder Arakkattalai.