Atholi

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.M.U.P.S. Atholi
*M.E.S RAJA SCHOOL, ATHOLI
*Vivekanandha Vidhyalayam, 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

Political Leaders

*Jaffer Atholi - IUML*
*M.Mehaboob - C.P.I(M)**K.K.Bharathan - B.J.P*