Alathur

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Field	Value
name	Alathur
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Alathur Town1.jpg
image_caption	Alathur
pushpin_map	India Kerala#India
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Kerala, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Kerala
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Palakkad
established_title
government_type	Panchayati Raj (India)
governing_body	Alathur Panchayat
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	19.62
population_total	26,720
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	1361.88
population_footnotes
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Malayalam, English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	678541
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	04922
registration_plate	KL-49
blank1_name_sec1	Nearest city
blank1_info_sec1	Palakkad
blank2_name_sec1	Parliament constituency
blank2_info_sec1	Alathur
blank3_name_sec1	Assembly constituency
blank3_info_sec1	Alathur
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Alathur is a town, taluk and gram panchayat in Palakkad District, Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Alathur Taluk and is situated about 24 km from the district headquarters Palakkad through National Highway 544.Gayathripuzha River , one of the tributary of Bharathapuzha, flows through Alathur. Alathur is one among the 20 Parliamentary Constituencies in Kerala. A Mini Civil Station is also located here which provides government related services. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Alathur_Police_Station.jpg" caption="Alathur Police Station"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Alathur_town_court_road.jpg" caption="Alathur town court road"] ::

Economy

The main occupation in this area is agriculture. Rubber is grown on hilly land and rice paddies are located on the plains. Coconut, Ginger, banana, pumpkin, bitter gourd and eggplant are also grown.

There is very little industry in Alathur Taluk. Alathur town was once well known for its beedi cottage industry but production has declined due to anti-smoking efforts. Agarbatti is also produced by the cottage industry. Recently some industrial development such as steel smelting has arisen near Manjalur in Erimayur Panchayat. Historically there were a number of rice mills in the area but their numbers have declined.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Alathur had a population of 26,720 with 12,808 males and 13,912 females. Alathur census town has an area of 19.62 km2 with 6,096 families residing in it. 11% of the population was under 6 years of age. Alathur had an average literacy of 89.95% higher than the national average of 74.04% and lower than state average of 94.00%; male literacy was 95.14% and female literacy was 85.27%.

Educational institutions

There are a number of schools up to the higher secondary level within Alathur Taluk. There are two colleges for arts and science and one engineering college.

A S Mohammed Kutty Sahib Memorial High Secondary School (A S M M H S S) is a public institution that has been operating in the area for over a century. The school also houses a very old Gandhiji statue which has become a landmark.

The school was established by the Nellikkalidam Family (Swaroopm), and the School used to be called N.E. High School (NEHS), until being bought by Mr. Mohammad Kutty; later since the land reforms act, the swaroopam suffered financially and the school was bought by Mr. Mohammad Kutty, who has since then been running a Beedi rolling business

BSS Gurukulam Higher Secondary School, is also located here.

Located Taluk Hospital at Alathur town, Healthcare Professional Institution in Alathur is established by Crescent Medical Centre Ltd. The Crescent School of Nursing was started in 2001 and Crescent College of Nursing was started in 2005. The Crescent Nursing Institution runs General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) Diploma course and BSc. Nursing Degree Course.

Transportation

The National Highway No.544 passes through the entire length of Alathur Taluk. Because of this, the region is well connected by road to all parts of Kerala including the state capital. A number of private and government buses ply on this road between Thrissur and Palakkad. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/National_Highway_544,_Alathur.jpg" caption="National Highway 544, Alathur"] ::

Alathur does not have a railway connection due to the presence of the mountainous terrain at Kuthiran towards Trissur. A recent government decision to revive an old plan to construct the Kollengode–Trissur railway line may come as a blessing to Alathur.

Healthcare

Alathur town has a Government-run Community Health Centre. The major private healthcare facility Crescent Hospital, which was established in 1997 and is a multi-specialty hospital with all basic medical departments and trauma care. That hospital also has psychiatric and geriatric facilities. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Crescent_Hospital_Alathur.jpg" caption="Crescent Hospital Alathur"] ::

Panchayats in Alathur Taluk

Alathur is one of the six Taluks of Palakkad district.

Politics

The Alathur assembly constituency is part of the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |title=Assembly Constituencies – Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies |access-date=2008-10-19 |work=Kerala |publisher=Election Commission of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030085443/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |archive-date=30 October 2008 |url-status=dead

Alathur assembly constituency (A.C.) elects one representative to the Kerala state assembly (Vidhan Sabha). It has approximately 150,000 (1.5 lakh) registered voters. Elected members have most often been from the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

References

"Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
"Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
"Gayathripuzha River, India Tourist Information".
"Parliamentary constituencies in Kerala and Assembly segmants".
Keralam, Digital. "Mini Civil Station Alathur, Palakkad".
"District Census Handbook, Palakkad". Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala.
"Alathur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs".

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