Geographical indication
In 1972, Kuthampully Handloom Industrial Cooperative Society was registered with 102 members. Kannada people is almost living in kuthampully . Their caste were Devanga Chettiar origin at Bangalore and Mysore. Now it has 814 members with own building in Kuthampully. In September 2011, the Kuthampully Saree got exclusive Intellectual Property rights through Geographical indication Act (GI).