History of Grama Panchayat
Udayagiri Panchayat was a hilly region reliant on agriculture. Once under the control of landlords and large landowners, this area remained a dense forest until the 1950s. Indigenous communities such as the Karimpalar, Mavilar, and Vettuvar earned their living through forest resource collection and punam (shifting) cultivation. Later, farmers from the Thimiri and Chapparapadavu areas cleared the forest and began farming. After 1952, migration from Travancore created major transformations in the socio-economic landscape of the region. Pattappara later came to be known as 'Udayagiri', and Kakkatholi became 'Karthikapuram'. With the implementation of the Land Reforms Act, land sales and migration increased. Initially, due to a lack of transportation facilities, people relied on bamboo rafts (mulampandi) and...
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