About Village
Atholi Village situated 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, Portuguese 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.
Demography
TOTAL POPULATION OF ATHOLI VILLAGE IS 28,213 (MALE = 13,061 AND FEMALE = 15,152) AS PER CENSUS 2011
Geography
Atholi is a Village in Balusseri Block in Kozhikode District of Kerala State, India. It belongs to North Kerala Division . It is located 15 KM towards North from District head quarters Kozhikode. 10 KM from Balusseri. 407 KM from State capital Thiruvananthapuram
Socio-Economic
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.
Tourism
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, Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea had landed.