Kuthiathode is under the Pattanakkad development block. Kuthiathode, Vallethode, Parayakad, Nallukulanagara, Pallithode, Chapakadavu, Tirumalabhagom, Thazhuppu, Thuravoor North, and Valamangalam North are the local areas under the panchayat. The panchayat office has a library and a community hall. The excise range office is next door. As well as the Kuthiathode village office, a Krishi Bhavan office, a government veterinary clinic, and a sub-treasury are also located in Kuthiathode. The BSNL telephone exchange is near the Kuthiathode Jamat mosque. Kuthiathode is within the Aroor state assembly constituency.