Panathady is a village in

Kasaragod district Kasaragod ( and Malayalam: , English: ''Kassergode'', Tulu: ''Kasrod'', Arabic: ''Harkwillia'') is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Its northern border Thalappady is located just 10 km south to Ullal, whi ...

in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. Panathady Panchayat is in

Vellarikundu Vellarikundu is a town and taluk headquarters in the Hill range of Kasaragod District in the state of Kerala. Vellarikundu is located between Odayanchal and Chittarikkal on Odayanchal- Cherupuzha Road. Transportation Vellarikundu is able to conn ...

taluk. It is 36 kilometers away from the nearest

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Kanhangad Kanhangad () is a town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. Location The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' of Kasar ...

, and it is 8 kilometers away from the

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

border, Panathur. Politically, Panathady is included in the Kanhangad legislative assembly and Kasaragode Loksabha assembly.

Administration

This panchayath is administered as a part of the newly formed

taluk. Panchayath is ruled by LDF local self government. Mrs. Prasanna Prasad is the current president of Panathady panchayath. The administrative office, ie: Panchayath Office is at Panathur. Village office also situated in Panathur.

Demographics

India

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, Panathady had a population of 22307 with 11200 males and 11107 females. The most widely spoken language is

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. The most common religions are

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, Islam and

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. There are four tribal communities inhabiting this area: Mavilan, Malavettuva Kudiya and Marati.An ethnic group in transition: a study on the tribal community of Kasaragod district

Economy

The economy is mostly

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based, with

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, paddy, banana, coconut and the

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being the most cultivated products.

Education

There is one higher secondary school, GHSS Balanthode. GHS Panathur and many

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s are situated in the main Panathady village. Apart from these two High Schools there are other three more government schools in panathady, They are Govt LP school Kallappalli, Govt LP school Peruthadi and Govt LP school Parakkadavu. St. Mary's English Medium School is the another main School in Panathady panchayath. Panathady have only one College, St. Marys Arts and Science college, Affiliated to Kannur University.

Geography

Geographically, it is a hilly region, and is part of the Western Ghats.

Transportation

Panathady located in kerala karanataka border. Nearest town is Sullia, Karnataka, which is 30 km from Panathadi. Kanhangad is the nearest town in kerala side and it is 36 km away from Panathady. People uses Private and KSRTC buses for transportation mainly. There is no Railway connectivity here. Proposed Kanhangad- Kanoyoor Railway line connect panathady. From Panathady Karantaka towns like sullia, Bhagamandala, Madikkeri, puttur etc. can be accessed easily. KSRTC and private buses connects these towns from Panathady. Famous tourism place Madikkeri/Coorg is 72 km away from Panathady. People who are traveling to Bangalore or Mysore pass through panathadi. For Local transportation People uses Jeep services and Auto Rikshas. Places like Ranipuram, Peruthadi, Parakkadavu, Kallappalli etc. are the places where there is no proper transportation medium is not available.

Climate

Panathady have mixed climate. Summer is Hot and During Rainy season and Winter time panathady get cooler climate.

Tourism

Ranipuram, the famous tourism place is in Panathady Panchayath/Village. It is famous for its Weather, beauty etc. In panathady you an also see stunning local waterfalls, which are not commercialized yet. Water falls like jothlag water falls, are stunning and mind blowing. Balanthode Check dam is another attraction. Branch of Chandragiri River flow through here and the check dam is the best place for swimming.(Summer is the best time).

References

Panathur area {{Kasaragod-geo-stub