Kalpetta
Kalpetta
കൽപ്പറ്റ | |
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Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013 | |
Kalpetta Location in Kerala, India Kalpetta Kalpetta (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°37′21″N 76°04′53″E / 11.622550°N 76.081252°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kalpatta Municipality |
| • Chairperson | P Viswanathan (CPM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.74 km2 (19.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 31,580 |
| • Density | 622.4/km2 (1,612/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673121 (Kalpetta Head PO), 673122 (Kalpetta North) |
| Telephone code | +91 4936 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-12 |
| Website | kalpettamunicipality |
Kalpetta is a small city and Wayanad Grade 2 municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters of the Wayanad district, as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. 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.