About Village
LAND AND ONE TIME BUILDING TAX COLLECTION,LAND CONSERVATION,MAINTAINENACE OF LAND RECORDS,LAND ASSIGNMENT,DISASTER MANAGEMENT,CERTIFICATE SERVICES,CONDUCTING OF ELECTION AND GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL ARE SOME OF THE IMPORTANT WORKS DONE THROUGH THIS VILLAGE OFFICE.
Demography
ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS OF 2011 -No. OF HOUSEHOLDS -7856 , TOTAL POPULATION -33939, SEX RATIO - 1042, LITERACY RATE -83.34%
Geography
Latitude: 9.570191 Longitude: 76.320289.LATERITE SOIL AND RED SOIL ARE THE MAIN SOIL TYPES.HARD AND ALKALINE WATER,NEAR TO THE SEA,COSTAL ZONE,AVERAGE HEAVY RAINFALL.PREDOMINANT HIGH AND LOW TIDE PHENOMENON
Socio-Economic
MAIN OCCUPATION OF THE PEOPLE - FISHING ,COIR WORK,FARMING,MASONRY.MOST OF THE HOUSEHOLDS BELONG TO BELOW POVERTY LINE.AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME IS 40000/-. THE MAIN CULTIVATION IS COCONUT,BANANA,ARECANUT,CASHEWNUT, AND OTHER SEASONAL COMMON FRUITS LIKE MANGO,JACKFRUIT AND OTHER SEASONAL VEGETABLES
Ecology
FLORA IS COCONUT,BANANA TREES,ARECANUT TREES,CASHEWNUT TREES,JACKFRUIT TREES,MANGO TREES AND OTHER FURNITURE TREES LIKE ACACIA AND TEAK,OTHER COMMON HERBS AND SHRUBS.FAUNA IS COW,GOAT,HEN,DUCKS,RABBITS AND OTHER COMMON DOMESTIC ANIMALS LIKE DOG AND CAT
Tourism
THE MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTION IS THE WIDE COSTAL AREA AND WELL MAINTAINED BEACHES AND CLEAN RESORTS AND HOME STAYS. THERE ARE MANY TEMPLES AND CHURCHES WHICH PAVE THE WAY FOR SPIRITUALITY AND DIVINITY. IMPORTANT TOURIST DESTINATION- 1.Abad Turtle Beach Resorts 2.Marari Sands MAIN PLACES OF WORSHIP 1.MARANKULANGARA DEVI TEMPLE 2.VALAVANADU PUTHENKAVU DEVI TEMPLE 3.PUTHIYAVEEDU HANUMAN SWAMY TEMPLE 4.CHERIYAKLAVOOR SRI DHARMMA SASTHA TEMPLE 5.KATTOOR St.MICHAELS FORANE CHRUCH 6.POLLETHAI CHURCH 7.St.VINCENTS PALLOTIN CHURCH 8.CHERIYAPOZHI KRISTHURAJA CHURCH 9.THAYYIL SREE MAHAVISHNU TEMPLE 10.KORTHUSSERIL SRE BHAGAVATHI TEMPLE 11.KATTOOR BEACH