Overview

Atholihttp://www.atholi.tk is a Grama Panchayath in Kozhikode district

Kozhikode district

Kozhikode District , formerly Calicut, is a district of Kerala state, situated on the southwest coast of India. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 38.25% urbanised...

 of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 state, South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. It is a small town on the banks of Korapuzha

Korapuzha

Korapuzha also known as Elathur River is a short river of , with a drainage area of , flowing through the Kozhikode district of Kerala state in India. It is formed by the confluence of two streams, Agalapuzha and Punnoorpuzha which originate in the mountains of Wayanad district. The Korapuzha...

 river. State highway to Kuttiyadi passes through Atholi and it is connected to National Highway 17

National Highway 17 (India)

National Highway 17, commonly referred to as NH 17, now renamed as NH 66, is a busy National Highway in India that runs roughly north-south along the western coast of India, parallel to western ghats. It connects Panvel, near Mumbai to Kochi, passing through the states of Maharashtra, Goa,...

 through Kuniyil Kadavu bridge which is the longest in Kozhikode district.

Economy

Traditionally Agriculture and Fishing were the economic activities of people. The coir

Coir

Coir is a natural fibre extracted from the husk of coconut and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes, mattresses etc. Technically coir is the fibrous material found between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a coconut. Other uses of brown coir are in upholstery...

 industry also played a vital role. Atholy was an ideal place for coir industry because of its coconut plantations and the boating route through the Korapuzha

Korapuzha

Korapuzha also known as Elathur River is a short river of , with a drainage area of , flowing through the Kozhikode district of Kerala state in India. It is formed by the confluence of two streams, Agalapuzha and Punnoorpuzha which originate in the mountains of Wayanad district. The Korapuzha...

 river to other parts of Malabar. Coir products like rope and carpets from Atholi were famous throughout Malabar region. During the late 70’s men from Atholi started moving to Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

 (especially Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

, UAE

United Arab Emirates

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, and Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

) 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.

Schools

There are a number of Public and Private schools in Atholi.
The major schools are *A.L.P SCHOOL veloor *GVHSS ATHOLI *Brilience English medium school, veloor *Vidyanikethan Public School, Atholi

• G.V.H.S.S Atholi
• G.M.U.P.S. Atholi
• Vidyanikethan Public School, Atholi
• M.E.S RAJA SCHOOL, ATHOLI
• ILAHIYA ENGLISH SCHOOL
• CALICUT INT:NATIONAL SCHOOL
• EDAKKARA KOLAKKAD AUP SCHOOL
• VEDAVYASA SCHOOL
• A.U.P.S Modakkallur
• G.L.P.S Atholi
• G.W.L.P.S Kolakkad
• A.L.P.S Kongannur
• K.V.L.P.S Kolathoor
• ALPS Thorai
• AMLPS Thorai
• AMLPS Kunnathara

Hospitals

• Malabar Medical College Hospital-MMC- Modakkallur, koomulli, Atholi
• Atholi Co-operative Hospital, Atholi
• Primary Health Centre, Atholi
• Govt:Homeo Dispensary,Kolakkad
• Govt:Ayurveda Dispensery,Kodassery
• M-DIT Engineering College.

Banks

• State Bank of India, Athani, Atholi
• Kozhikode District Co-operative Bank
• South Malabar Gramin Bank
• Koyilandy Service Co-operative Bank
• Atholi Service Co-operative Bank
• Federal Bank, Athani, Atholy

Political Leaders

• Jaffer Atholi
• M.Mehaboob -Cpi M
• T.K.Gireesh -UDf
• Perachan-Con I
• Sreedharan master (BJP)
• Kanhirolli muhammed koya - IUML(VICE PRESIDENT-GRAMA PANCHAYATH)

Organizations

• Al-Huda Educational & Charitable Trust
• jananayana
• Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)
• Ithihadu Shubbanul Mujahideen (ISM)
• CITU
• Students Federation of India (SFI)
• Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• Akam Kala Samskarika Vedi (Akam Atholy)
• Atholi NRI Forum UAE
• NASEEMUL ISLAM SANGAM(NIS) ATHOLI
• Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)
• Kerala Nadvathul mujahideen (KNM)
• Vanitha league
• Muslim youth league(MYL)
• Swathanthra thozhilalli Union (STU)
• Muslim Student's Federation (MSF)
• kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen(KNM)
• Social Democratic Party of India(SDPI)
• CPI(M)
• RSS
• Bharatheeya Janatha Yuva Morcha
• Mujahid Students Movement (MSM)
• Atholy Muslim Welfare Association
• Congress(i)
• Grama Deepam Kalakayika Vikasana Samithi - Kongannure
• BJP