is also located here. Located Taluk Hospital at Alathur town, Healthcare Professional Institution in Alathur is established by Crescent Medical Centre Ltd. The Crescent School of Nursing was started in 2001 and Crescent College of Nursing was started in 2005. The Crescent Nursing Institution runs General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) Diploma course and BSc. Nursing Degree Course. Transportation The National Highway No.544 passes through the entire length of Alathur Taluk. Because of this, the region is well connected by road to all parts of Kerala including the state capital. A number of private and government buses ply on this road between Thrissur and Palakkad. Alathur does not have a railway connection due to the presence of the mountainous terrain at Kuthiran towards Trissur. A recent government decision to revive an old plan to construct the Kollengode–Trissur railway line may come as a blessing to Alathur. Healthcare Alathur town has a Government-run Community Health Centre. The major private healthcare facility Crescent Hospital, which was established in 1997 and is a multi-specialty hospital with all basic medical departments and trauma care. That hospital also has psychiatric and geriatric facilities. Panchayats in Alathur Taluk Alathur is one of the six Taluks of Palakkad district. Alathur Erimayur Kannambra Kavasseri Kizhakkancheri Kottayi Kuthanur Kuzhalmannam Mathur Melarcode Peringottukurissi Puthucode Tarur Thenkurissi Vadakkencherry Vandazhy (gram panchayat) Politics The Alathur assembly constituency is part of the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency. Alathur assembly constituency (A.C.) elects one representative to the Kerala state assembly (Vidhan Sabha). It has approximately 150,000 (1.5 lakh) registered voters. Elected members have most often been from the Communist Party of India (Marxist). References External links - Koduvayur community website. Koduvayur is 17 km west of Alathur. Gram panchayats in Palakkad district Villages in Palakkad district