Maloth

Maloth
village
Maloth Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 12°22′0″N 75°21′0″E / 12.36667°N 75.35000°E / 12.36667; 75.35000Coordinates: 12°22′0″N 75°21′0″E / 12.36667°N 75.35000°E / 12.36667; 75.35000
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Population (2001)
• Total	20,727
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	671533
Telephone code	0467 2247---
Vehicle registration	KL-60-
Nearest city	kanhangad,Kasaragod,Sullia(A town in Dakshina Kannada district of the state of Karnataka)
Climate	moderate (Köppen)
Website	www.malom.mobie.in

Maloth , Maloth is a village in Kasaragod district of the state of Kerala, Maloth lies between two world famous tour sports ranipuram and kottenchery, India.^[1] Maloth is a Village in Western ghats. It is situated in the Balal Panchayath of Kasaragod District of Kerala. It is a part of the Kasaragod Parliament constituency. Earlier it was in the Hosdurg assembly constituency which is renamed as Kanhangad after the delimitation of assembly constituencies in 2011. It shares borders with the Karnataka Forest. Nearest towns are Kanhangad, Cherupuzha, and Nileshwaram. One can reach Maloth through bus from Kanhangad or from Cherupuzha. Private as well as Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses playing between Kanhangad and Konnakkad passes through the village.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Maloth had a population of 14727 with 7351 males and 7376 females.^[1]

Infrastructure

Major infrastructures in the area include rural roads, Electricity, Drinking water supply facilities and telephone connection. Almost all the rural roads are paved. As a part of the EMS Housing scheme majority of people living under the Below Poverty Line are provided with new houses. Major part of the village is electrified and there are only few people who do not have telephone connection. However, the public transport facility is not covering several portions of the village now.

Malom

Malom is the biggest town in the village. The exact geographic position of the village is given as 2°22′0″N 75°21′0″E.^[2] The town is situated in the Kanhangad-Konnakkad Road. St Alphona Town Church is the major christian Church in Malom. Besides there is a Hindu Temple and a Mosque in the town. Malom Service Co-operative Bank and the Women Co-operative Bank are the main banking institutions here. The telephone Exchange is situated near to the mosque. A diary co-operative society and the public distribution shop are other major public initiative in the town. Malom post office, which was earlier situated in Darkas is now shifted to the Cultural Center building very near to the diary co-operative society. The Post office is in the Extra Departmental(ED)facility of the Postal department and is under the Parappa main Post Office. One Government Ayurveda dispensary and a private Homiopathic dispensary are operating in the town. Like any other Village town in Kerala, Malom has also got several shops for provisions, teashops computer centers, Studios, Chemists Shops, Ayurvadic Chemists Shops etc. The Malom Vrindavan Theater no longer exists. The town has got other facilities also.One can hire jeeps/Auto Rikshaws from here and also get rooms for rent. The project of Malayora Highway is passing through Malom town.There are many Tourist sports in and around the Village.Kottanchery, which is situated about 30 km north east of Kanhangad is a Beautiful place for picnic and ideal for trekking <http://xploresouth.blogspot.com/2008/07/kottanchery-reflection-of-kodaikkanal.html>. Maloth is another a Christian migrated village.Roman Catholic Christians from South Kerala especially from Pala and Kottayam migrated to Malom since the 1950s. They established several Catholic Churches in and around Malom. Majority of them are small farmers and merchants.

Rubber is the main crop. Besides Tapioca, Arecanut, Cashew Pepper, Plantain, Ginger, Turmeric etc. are also produced.Price fluctuations in the markets affects the profitability of farming and the younger generation is generally reluctant to take up farming as their profession for livelihood.

Education

The Biggest School in the village is Government Higher Secondary School Maloth Kasba.The school is situated in Vallikkadavu. It is one of the biggest schools in Kasaragod district in terms of the number of students. Besides GHSS Maloth Kasba there is the St Savio English Medium School, very near to the St George church Vallikkadavu. Jaycees School is another unaided Private school meeting the educational needs of the children in the area. Students generally prefer E K Nayanar Memmorial Government college Elerithattu, St. Pius X College, Rajapuram Nehru Arts and Science College Kanhangad and Government college Kasaragod for their higher studies. Besides, a large number of students from these areas go out to Banglore, Cochin etc. as a part of pursuing some new generation courses and Nursing course.

Adjoining areas

The Malom town is in the lap of several adjoining hilly human habitations. Majority of those who resides here are Farmers, agricultural laborers and petty traders.It is a christian majority area. Other communities include Hindus and Muslims. The ratio of Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes,to total population is also significant. Valiya Puncha, Venthamala, Konnakkad, Karuvankayam, Chully, Pullady, Padayankallu are the surrounding areas.The farmers and the merchants have to reach Malom to buy provisions and to sell their agricultural products. All these places are connected with rural roads, but in several places it is yet to be paved.Hence in Monsoons it is very difficult for the villagers to reach Malom. Valiya Puncha,pullady, Padayankallu and Venthamala are hilly areas which lies about 500 meters above the sea level. These places share their borders with the Karnataka forest. Elephants and Wild Boars straying into farming fields from the forests poses serious threat to life and property of farmers residing in these borders. Other surrounding areas are low lying valley of the peaks in Western Ghats.

Pullody

Pullody is a hilly area in Maloth village of kasaragod district in kerala with a high altitude from sealevel. The hills are covered with mist and snow, which attracts tourist to this place.This place is very near to Kerala-Karnataka border. The Palakolli waterfalls, great view point in pady and the estate are very near to this place. St. Alphonsa Catholic Church Pullody is located here.This place is 4 km away from malom town on Malom - Kolichal HillHighway. There are some bus services to Kanhangad from pullody,and some jeep trips to Kallar and Kolichal. There are occasional problems with elephants from the nearby kerala-karnataka forests, and this is a less populated area, with a population mainly of farmers. Rubber, cocunut and banana etc. are cultivated here. The majority of the people are Hindus and Christians."janakeeyam pullody is a people co-operative jeep service that runs between pullody and Malom town. This jeep service is established at 2008.

Valiya Puncha

Valiya Puncha^[3] is another hilly area which is situated about 4 km from Malom Town. One can get Jeep services from Malom to Valiya Puncha. Malom-Mandalam-Kuzhippunam-Cheriya Puncha Valiyapuncha road passes through the Kerala Forest at Anakuzhi before joining Maikkayam and Konnakkad. However the brief unpaved road stretch from Valiya Puncha to Maikayam makes the journey difficult. There is a government LP School and an Ankanvadi in Cheriya Puncha. Cheriya Puncha also accommodates the St.Thomas Church, a Saint Thomas Christian church of the village. The major cultivation include Rubber, Tapioca, Coconut, Arecanut, Cashew Pepper, banana, Ginger, Turmeric etc.

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