In the bank of Valapattanam river you see Western India Plywoods Ltd., the largest wood-based industry in the country and which was the biggest plywood factory in Asia till few years back.
Theyyam rituals in northern Kerala usually begin in the month Thulam of the Malayalam calendar and end by Edavapathy month, after the Theyyam performance of Kalarivatukkal Bhagavathi at Valapattanam Kalarivathukkal temple.