About Village
Vayathur is a village located in Iritty Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala. Vayathur village is one of the eastern villages of Iritty taluk. The northern part borders Kodagu. It is a village consisting mainly of hilly areas. The main source of income is agriculture.Rubber is the major crop. Coconut, cashew, squash and vegetables are the other major crops. There is also paddy cultivation in low lying areas. Livestock is also another source of income. Hindus, Christians and Muslims have been living in mutual religious harmony.
Demography
As per the Census India 2011, Vayathur village has population of 33173 of which 16289 are males and 16884 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 3318 which is 10% of total population. The sex-ratio of Vayathur village is around 1037 compared to 1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Vayathur village is 85.84% out of which 87.11% males are literate and 84.62% females are literate. There are 2.21% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 8.35% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Vayathur village.
Geography
Vayathur village is one of the eastern villages of Iritty taluk. The northern part borders Kodagu. It is a village consisting mainly of hilly areas
Socio-Economic
The main source of income is agriculture.Rubber is the major crop. Coconut, cashew, squash and vegetables are the other major crops. There is also paddy cultivation in low lying areas. Livestock is also another source of income. Hindus, Christians and Muslims have been living in mutual religious harmony.
Ecology
village consisting mainly of hilly areas
Tourism
Sree Vayathur Kaliyar Shiva Temple situated at Ulikkal near Iritty on the Kerala Karnataka border is a temple famous for the symbol of the bond between two different peoples. The temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is managed by a trust comprising the Malayali and Kodava communities. The temple celebrates a 14 day Oottu festival annually in the Malayalam month of Makaram January