Agriculture:

Village people's revenue is dependent on the Agriculture.The River "Manniyaru" provide the water for the agricuture and motor (pump set) is also available.The major crops cultivated in Athiyur are Paddy, Pulses, Gingelly, Groundnut and Sugarcane. The minor crops like Maize, Soyabeans, Redgram are also grown. Paddy is the principal crop grown in three seasons viz. Kuruvai, Samba and Thaladi. Pulses like Blackgram, Greengram and cash crops like Cotton and Gingelly are grown in rice fallows.

The People Harvesting Lot of,that are:

• Paddy(Rice)
• Gram
• Grain
• Sugar Cane
• Wheat
• Sesame
• Vegetables
• Cotton
• Casuarina Tree (savukku)
• Fruits
• Chilly
• Banana Tree
• Gingelly
• Groundnut
• Pulses

Climate:

The period from November to February in Athiyur is pleasant, with a climate full of warm days and cool nights. The onset of summer is from March, with the mercury reaching its peak by the end of May and June. The average temperatures range from 81 °F (27 °C) in January to 97 °F (36 °C) in May and June. Summer rains are sparse and the first monsoon, the South-West monsoon, sets in June and continues till September. North-East monsoon sets in October and continues till January. The rainfall during South-West monsoon period is much lower than that of North-East monsoon. North-East monsoon is beneficial to the village at large because of the heavy rainfall. The average rainfall is 37 inches (940 mm), most of which is contributed by the North-East moon.