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Thabore
Thabore is a hill top village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Some parts of Thabore comes under Udayagiri gram panchayat and the rest under Cherupuzha gram panchayat. Tourists come here to see the scenery of the hill station. A statue of Jesus Christ has been recently ? installed on the hilltop which attracts a large number of tourists. Nearby places include Udayagiri, Thirumeni, Chathamangalam (Kannur) and Kozhichal. The altitude is about 500 m above sea level. Temperature ranges from a minimum of 13 °C to a maximum of 28 °C. Warm clothes and rain gear is recommended in monsoon and winter seasons. People here are mostly Christians and Hindus. Most people are engaged in agriculture. This area exports hill products: rubber, dry copra, pepper, arecanut, etc. to industries in the northern part of India. It is a place where a huge number of people migrated during the 1940s and '50s from the Travancore area; now they play a major role in the local economy. The villagers are also politically interested. The main political parties are Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian National Congress, Kerala Congress and BJP. It is approximately 60 km from district center, Kannur town. The nearest towns are cherupuzha and alakode which is 13 km away and udayagiri about 4 km away from thabore.
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Thabore is a hill top village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Some parts of Thabore comes under Udayagiri gram panchayat and the rest under Cherupuzha gram panchayat. Tourists come here to see the scenery of the hill station. A statue of Jesus Christ has been recently ? installed on the hilltop which attracts a large number of tourists. Nearby places include Udayagiri, Thirumeni, Chathamangalam (Kannur) and Kozhichal. The altitude is about 500 m above sea level. Temperature ranges from a minimum of 13 °C to a maximum of 28 °C. Warm clothes and rain gear is recommended in monsoon and winter seasons. People here are mostly Christians and Hindus. Most people are engaged in agriculture. This area exports hill products: rubber, dry copra, pepper, arecanut, etc. to industries in the northern part of India. It is a place where a huge number of people migrated during the 1940s and '50s from the Travancore area; now they play a major role in the local economy. The villagers are also politically interested. The main political parties are Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian National Congress, Kerala Congress and BJP. It is approximately 60 km from district center, Kannur town. The nearest towns are cherupuzha and alakode which is 13 km away and udayagiri about 4 km away from thabore.
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