History of Grama Panchayat
The Panchayat was officially established in 1960. The area of the panchayat is 19.46 sq. km. Out of the population of 26720 , 13912 are women and 12808 are men. The literacy rate of the total population is 85%. Geographically, Alathur Panchayat is in the Edanad region . The northern part of the panchayat is hilly, the southern part is hilly with forest areas, and the east and west are plains. About 20% of the total area of the panchayat is sloped. The soil is a mixture of gravel and clay. Soil is mostly found here. Most of the people of the panchayat are engaged in agriculture and agriculture-related occupations. Paddy is mainly cultivated in the plain areas. Apart from paddy cultivation, rubber, banana and vegetables are also cultivated. Rubber cultivation is found in the hilly areas. The Gayatripuzha river...
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