with rain water received during rainy season, the present mode of agriculture using ground water from deep bore wells pose an environmental problem of sea water intrusion into the ground water and the consequent salinization of soils of the entire village. In recent times, most of the garden as well as wet lands are converted into coconut farms. Unlike rice cultivation, coconut provides year-round income and requires less intensive labor work. With the day by day rise in the cost production of coconut and its volatile price in domestic and international market the sustainability of income from coconut farms is increasingly become uncertain. Industries to value add coconut produce seems to be the main and the only available optional initiative that can sustain the economy of this village. There are few grocery stores and other type of retail stores in addition to small-time restaurants and tea shops in Vattakudi- North. Education There is no official statistics available on the literacy rate of Vattakudi- North village. However, traditionally people in this village have not given primary focus to education. The situation is changing in recent years, with parents insisting that their children complete for at least college degrees. Following are the educational institutions functioning in Vattakudi- North. Government High School – Tamil Medium Panchayat Union Primary School, – Tamil Medium Landmark Sri Kalyana Supramaniyar Kovil Sri Kalyana Supramaniyar Kovil is the main temple in Vattakudi- North and the largest and oldest one. The fact is that the deity of this Murugan koil is incidentally the biggest land owner in this village, with more than of land. A fortnight long festival is celebrated in the month of Mar-Apr panguni uthiram( பங்குனி உத்திரம்). The festival coincides panguni uthiram. Sri Vinayagar Kovil A fortnight long festival is celebrated in the month of Sep vinayagar chaturthi. The festival coincides vinayagar chaturthi. The festival is celebrated in public and at home. The public celebration involves installing clay images of Ganesha in public pandals (temporary shrines) and group worship. At home, an appropriately-sized clay image is installed and worshiped with family and friends. At the end of the festival, the idols are immersed (and dissolve) in a body of water such as a lake or pond References Villages in Thanjavur district