 The village's economy depends mainly on crop plantations like rubber, cocoa, pepper and ginger.Points of interest include St. Joseph Church Udayagiri , Ilamthuruthy Rock, Little Flower School, Little Flower Convent, Holy Family Convent, Madhur Cable Vision, Jojohns Mini Mart.To reach Achickal from Ernakulam, one must catch a bus to Palai and get off at Monippally.