Question

What different activities are done by the people of Kalpattu village?

Answer 1

Kalpattu is a coastal village in Tamil Nadu. As the village is surrounded by low hills paddy is the main crop here. Most of the families earn a living through agriculture. Besides agriculture, people do many non-farm activities such as making baskets, utensils, pots, bricks, bullock carts, etc. The village has no dearth of service providers like blacksmiths, nurses, teachers, washermen, weavers, barbers, cycle repair mechanics and so on. One can find here shopkeepers and traders too. There is a bazaar where a variety of small shops such as tea shops, grocery shops, a tailor, etc. can be found. There are some coconut groves around the village. A group o people earn their living by working in mango orchards. In the village, there are small farmers as well as big farmers. There are landless laborers too who work in other's fields.