Panathur

Geography

Panathur is located at , in the eastern hill-range zone of Kasaragod district, at an elevation of approximately 15 metres above sea level. The terrain slopes generally westward from the Western Ghats toward the coastal lowlands. According to the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Government of Kerala, the hill ranges of the Western Ghats to the east of Panathur attain altitudes of over 1,000 metres, and the peak situated to the south of Panathur rises to 1,046 metres above mean sea level. The town is enclosed on three sides by reserved forest and cashew plantations, producing rubber, arecanut, coconut, and pepper, among other agricultural commodities. The Kudumbur River, the largest tributary of the Chandragiri River (also known as the Payaswini River in Karnataka), flows adjacent to Panathur. The Kudumbur originates in the Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Ghats of Karnataka and crosses into Kerala in the vicinity of Panathur in Vellarikundu taluk, defining part of the Kerala - Karnataka state border in this locality before flowing westward. The Chandragiri is the longest river in Kasaragod district, stretching approximately 105 kilometres and ultimately draining into the Arabian Sea.