Socio-cultural Processes and Livelihood Patterns at Tirurangadi - CDS

Karippur Airport to the east of the Block area plays an equally important role in the
development of trade and mobility of the people today.
The region is partly formed of Pleistocene laterite, and the other parties made of recently
formed alluvial soil. The coastal region is sandy and clayey, with the sand and clay lying
at a depth of more than 150cm. The elevated region consists of gravelly clay soil, which
lies at a depth that is moderate (100-150cm) to very deep (more than 150cm). Since the
region is along the coast, it consists of the flat coastal line, and moderately to steeply
sloping areas in the interior. Kadalundi River basin of which the region forms part,
receives an average rainfall of 2375mm, of which1506mm is received during the South-
West Monsoon and 544mm is received during the North-West Monsoon. The region has
a mean temperature of 27.4 degree C, with a maximum of 31.8 and minimum of 23.0.
The elevated regions in the area are well drained, but the coastal region is imperfectly
well drained to moderately well drained. The area to the south of Calicut, to which this
region belongs, has adequate water supply, with a production of about 10,000 to 20,000
liters per hour. The major source of surface water is Kadalundi River, with the numerous
streams joining it. Only about two-thirds of the ground water is utilized at present, which
means that there is further scope for developing water resources in the area. Soil erosion
in the area is from moderate to slight, but erosion of stream banks is detected along
Kadalundi River.
Discussions on the development of Tirurangadi, like any other part of Karalla, have
proceeded along predictable patterns. Attention has been focused on the lack of
industrialization of the area, inadequate development of agriculture, the problems that
appear when we compare the so-called human development indices with the indices of
economic growth, and so on. Recently, considerable stress has been given to the
geological factors in development, as indicated by the watershed development studies,