Atholi, Kerala

Atholi
Atholi
	village
	Korapuzha river
	Atholi Location in Kerala, India
	Coordinates: 11.425280°N 75.773780°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Government
• Type	Local Self Government (Grama Panchayath)
• Body	Atholi Grama Panchayath
• Panchayath President	Raveendran Atholi (CPI (M))
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673315
Vehicle registration	KL-76 (SRTO Nanminda) & KL-56(SRTO Koyilandy)
Nearest City	Kozhikode and Koyilandy

Atholi is a Grama Panchayath in Kozhikode district of Kerala state, South India. It is a small town on the banks of Korapuzha river. State highway to Kuttiyadi passes through Atholi and it is connected to National Highway 17 through Kuniyil Kadavu bridge which is the longest in Kozhikode district. The famous Thorayi Pazhaya Palli where a nercha is held every year to which people from different places come is present at Atholi (Thorayi). It takes only about 5 km to Kappad where Vasco da Gama the famous voyager, Portugeese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea had landed. The nearest minor railway stations are Chemancheri Railway Station and Koyilandy Railway Station and the nearest major railway station is Kozhikode Railway Station. The nearest bus station is Kerala SRTC Kozhikode and Kerala SRTC Thottilpalam. Atholi is a famous town in Kozhikode district having almost all the facilities.

Economy

Traditionally Agriculture and Fishing were the economic activities of people. The coir making industry also played a vital role. Atholi was an ideal place for coir industry because of its coconut plantations and the boating route through the Korapuzha river to other parts of Malabar. Coir products like rope and carpets from Atholi were famous throughout Malabar region. During the late-1970s men from Atholi started moving to Middle East (especially Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, and Kuwait) in search of better job opportunities which even continues today. Now the remittance from abroad by these employees is the back bone of the economy.

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