International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences (IJRESS) Available online at: http://euroasiapub.org Vol. 7 Issue 11, November- 2017, pp. 20~29 ISSN(o): 2249-7382 | Impact Factor: 6.939 | International Journal of Research in Economics & Social Sciences Email:- editorijrim@gmail.com, http://www.euroasiapub.org (An open access scholarly, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, monthly, and fully refereed journals.) 695 M)GRAT)ON AND LAND USE : A CASE STUDY OF ALAKODE PANC(AYAT( )N KANNUR D)STR)CT,KERALA Deepesh K.V ͳ Research Scholar Dr.P.K. Vijayan ʹ Associate Professor and (ead Department of Geography, Kannur University, Kannur, Kerala Abstract The paper is an attempt to identify the changes in the land use scenario and the trends of migration that has taken place in Alamode Panchayath in Thalipparamba Taluk in Kannur district from ͷͿͽͷ to ͸Ͷͷͷ. Alakode Grama-Panchayath occupies an area of ͷͷͿ.ͺͶsq km, with a population of ͹ͺ;ͽ; persons in ͸Ͷͷͷ census. The study area is located in the northern part of Thalipparamba Taluk and the area extends between ͷ͸ Ͷ ͷͼ’ͷͻ”N to ͷ͸ Ͷ ;’ͷͺ” North latitude and ͽͻ Ͷ ͸͸’ͷ͸”E to ͽͻ Ͷ ͹͸’ͻ͹”East longitude. The methodology of the present study include preparation of land use/land cover maps of Alakode Grama Panchaayath based on the Survey Of )ndia ȋSO)Ȍ toposheet and satellite imageries, the socio economic condition is been captured with a survey and personnel interviews conducted from the different part of the Panchayath. The result of the survey reveals that in the year ͷͿ͹Ͷ, the major part of the study area was forest and uncultivated. With the Travancore migration to Malabar, the hill areas of Alakode Panchayath, witnessed a change in the land use, the settlers got engaged in the cultivation of food crops and commercial crops like pepper, ginger, cardamom, rubber, tapioca and cashew. But after ͷͿͿͻ the scenario has totally changed, as there is a decrease in the agricultural product and fall in price of the agricultural crops, this has badly affected the life of the settlers, since the social life of settlers indented for a change especially for better education, health and other conveyances they move towards plains or to the nearest town from up hills. (ence there is nothing wrong in our farmers leaving the hills to find better opportunities. Key Words: Land Use, Migration, Alakode, Satellite )mgery and )nterview.