EDUCATION, ECONOMY, TRANSPORT & TOURISM
Education There are around fifteen higher auxiliary schools and three universities to be specific Vidyasagar school of Arts and Science , Government Arts and Science school and GVG College for women. Economy The town, in the 1990s, had a created turning industry however it has since declined because of work deficiencies and other work related issues. There are paper producing plants situated close by the Amaravathi River. The encompassing regions has seen a surge in windmill establishments in light of the area of the town over the Palghat Gap. Just 1.25% of land to the aggregate zone of the town is secured under horticultural use. Primarily coconut trees and vegetables are developed here., where as, horticultural exercises are created basically in the hinterlands of the town, wherever water office is accessible, wet harvests like paddy, sugarcane, and so forth., are developed in those zones. As per 1991 evaluation, 33.82% of the aggregate populace of the town constitutes th