Economy is agrarian in context but many people are working in overseas. Also the place have three or four rehabilitation settlements popularly known as colonies. Also plantation given by the govt of kerala during post independent era to the educated youth to promote agriculture is in this area. Also the small plantation called "Chakkithottam" owned by a lady called Chakki was in this area. Chakkithottam was sold off later and now it is owned by different families as agriculture land, mainly holding Kumbalamthanam, Varickani, Chenappady (Manokumpuzha), Karatillam, Kaniyaraseril families, etc.