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Kalpetta

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Kalpetta
കൽപ്പറ്റ
City
Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013
Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013
Kalpetta is located in Kerala
Kalpetta
Kalpetta
Location in Kerala, India
Kalpetta is located in India
Kalpetta
Kalpetta
Kalpetta (India)
Coordinates: 11°37′21″N 76°04′53″E / 11.622550°N 76.081252°E / 11.622550; 76.081252
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictWayanad
Government
 • BodyKalpatta Municipality
 • ChairpersonP Viswanathan (CPIM)
 • Vice ChairpersonS. Soumya
 • Member of ParliamentPriyanka Gandhi (Indian National Congress)
 • Member of Legislative AssemblyT.Siddique (Indian National Congress)
Area
 • Total
50.74 km2 (19.59 sq mi)
Elevation
780 m (2,560 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
31,580
 • Density622.4/km2 (1,612/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673121 (Kalpetta Head PO), 673122 (Kalpetta North)
Telephone code+91 4936
Vehicle registrationKL-12
Websitekalpettamunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en

Kalpetta is the Grade 2 municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters of the Wayanad district,[2] as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk.[3] It is surrounded by dense coffee and tea plantations and mountains. It lies on the Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway NH 766 (formerly NH 212) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. Kalpetta is 72 km (45 mi) from Kozhikode and 140 km (87 mi) from Mysore. Kainatty is the administrative suburb of Kalpetta.

History

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Chambra peak

In Wayanad, the Indian independence movement started first at Kalpetta. The first political conference was held in 1921 under the leadership of Dharmaraja Iyer. K. P. Kesava Menon and A. K. Gopalan participated in this meeting. Formation of the committee of Indian National Congress also occurred around the same time. Mahatma Gandhi visited Kalpetta on 1934 January 14.[4]

Kalpetta became the headquarters when Wayanad district was formed on 1 November 1980. Kalpetta was still a Village Panchayath when it became district headquarters and it attained Municipality status on 1 April 1990.

Municipality Members

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Kalpetta Municipality Election Results 2025 (Ward-wise)
Ward No.Ward NameCouncilor NamePartyAlliance
001ManiangodeBinduCPI(M)LDF
002PuliyarmalaRanjith R.BJPNDA
003Government High SchoolC.K. NishaINCUDF
004NedungodeShabana C.CPI(M)LDF
005EmilyChithraOTHOthers
006KanyagurukulamMuhammad RafilCPI(M)LDF
007KainattyJithesh V.A.BJPNDA
008Civil StationA.V. DeepaCPI(M)LDF
009GoodalaiM.P. NavasOTHOthers
010Chathothu VayalShareefa TeacherOTHOthers
011Municipal OfficeGeetha TeacherCPI(M)LDF
012Emily ThadamSowmya S.CPILDF
013AmbileryK.K. KunhammadIUMLUDF
014PallithazheMoideenIUMLUDF
015Gramathu VayalHaritha K.OTHOthers
016Puthiya Bus StandGireesh KalpettaINCUDF
017PulpparaShamir OduvilIUMLUDF
018RattakollyRajaraniINCUDF
019PuthoorvayalBini A.R.CPI(M)LDF
020ManjalamkollyVargheseCPI(M)LDF
021MadiyoorkuniReena VasudevanCPI(M)LDF
022PerumthattaMuhammad (Bava)INCUDF
023VellaramkunnuRavi V.C.CPI(M)LDF
024AdelaideRajnaCPI(M)LDF
025OnivayalSashidharan MasterOTHOthers
026TurkeyAnisha K.A.CPILDF
027Kendriya VidyalayamShakiraCPI(M)LDF
028EdaguniP. VishwanathanCPI(M)LDF
029MunderiT.G. BeenaCPI(M)LDF
030MaravayalSarojiniIUMLUDF

Demographics

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Religions in Kalpetta Muncipality
Hindu
 
 47.73%
Muslims
 
 38.95%
Christians
 
 12.14%

Kalpetta municipality has a mixed population of all religions. Hindu community Is predominantly Nair, Muslims are Mapillas and Christians are Catholics [Both Latin And Syro Malabar].Kalpetta has the highest Latin Catholic Population in Wayanad and is home to Our Lady of Lourde's Church (Pallikkunnu Church).

Tourist sites

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Notable personalities

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Climate

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Climate data for Kalpetta, Kerala
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)		 28.8
(83.8)		 30.4
(86.7)		 30.4
(86.7)		 29.4
(84.9)		 25.9
(78.6)		 24.4
(75.9)		 25.1
(77.2)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.5
(79.7)		 27.3
(81.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)		 17.9
(64.2)		 19.5
(67.1)		 20.8
(69.4)		 20.8
(69.4)		 19.7
(67.5)		 19.3
(66.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19.2
(66.6)		 19.4
(66.9)		 18.6
(65.5)		 17.0
(62.6)		 19.0
(66.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2)		 10
(0.4)		 19
(0.7)		 99
(3.9)		 210
(8.3)		 664
(26.1)		 1,229
(48.4)		 637
(25.1)		 275
(10.8)		 239
(9.4)		 92
(3.6)		 24
(0.9)		 3,502
(137.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ↑ "Kalpetta". india9. Retrieved 14 October 2006.
  3. ↑ Taluks of Kerala
  4. ↑ "Kalpetta History". kalpettamunicipality. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "CLIMATE: KALPETTA", Climate-Data.org. Web: .
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  • Wikivoyage logo Kalpetta travel guide from Wikivoyage
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