Atholi, Kerala
Overview
Atholi is a Grama Panchayath 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.
Economy
Traditionally Agriculture and Fishing were the economic activities of people. The coir 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 70’s men from Atholi started moving to Middle East (especially Saudi Arabia, 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.
Schools
There are a number of Public and Private schools in Atholi. The major schools are
- G.V.H.S.S Atholi
- G.L.P.Atholi
- G.M.U.P.S. Atholi
- A.U.P.S. MODAKALLUR
- G.L.P.S VELUR
- M.L.P.S KOLAKKAD
- M.E.S RAJA SCHOOL, ATHOLI
- ILAHIYA SCHOOL, ATHOLI
Famous personalities
- C. H. Mohammed Koya - Former Chief Minister of Kerala
- Jaffer Atholi - Orator, writer & Editor of Chandrika daily
- Abdul Hameed IRS - First civil service officer from atholi
- Raghavan Atholi - Famous poet
- Gireesh puthancheri - cini music writer
- Captain Suneer Hamza - chairman of Indish Airways
- Muhammedh Parammel(Atholi master)- winner of President's award for courage for saving four lives
POLITICAL LEADERS
- Moideen koya Koduvakkandy - IUML
- Jaffer Atholi - IUML
- Hussain karimbath -IUML
- Abdul Azeez Karimbayil - IUML
- Muhammed Koya Kanhiroli - IUML
- M.Mehaboob - C.P.I(M)
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