What is "thabore"

Thabore is a hill top village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Some parts of Thabore comes under Udayagiri, Kerala gram panchayat and the rest under Cherupuzha (Kannur) gram panchayat. Tourists come here to see scenic beauty of the hill station. It is also a popular place for hill drivers. The altitude is about 2,000 m above sea level. Temperature ranges from a minimum of 10⁰C to a maximum of 28⁰C. Warm clothes and rain gear is recommended in monsoon and winter seasons. People here are mostly Christians and Hindus. Most people are engaged in agriculture. This area exports hill products: rubber, dry copra, pepper, arecanut, etc. to industries in the northern part of India. It is a place where a huge number of people migrated during the 1940s and '50s from the Travancore area; now they play a major role in the local economy. The villagers are also politically interested. The main political parties are Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian National Congress, Kerala Congress and BJP.

It is approximately 50 km from district center, Kannur town.