The village is surrounded by mountains and forest reserves and it is near the origin of the Kuttiady River.

There is Poozhithodu Weir which is part of a small Power project which is a run – off the river scheme utilizing water from Illiani puzha and Kadanthrapuzha.

National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai.

The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore.

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