Kalpetta
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Kalpetta
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| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kalpatta Municipality |
| • Chairperson | P Viswanathan (CPIM) |
| • Vice Chairperson | S. Soumya |
| • Member of Parliament | Priyanka Gandhi (Indian National Congress) |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | T.Siddique (Indian National Congress) |
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| 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 |
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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 Template:Cvt from Kozhikode and Template:Cvt from Mysore. Kainatty is the administrative suburb of Kalpetta.
History
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
| Ward No. | Ward Name | Councilor Name | Party | Alliance |
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| 001 | Maniangode | Bindu | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 002 | Puliyarmala | Ranjith R. | BJP | NDA |
| 003 | Government High School | C.K. Nisha | INC | UDF |
| 004 | Nedungode | Shabana C. | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 005 | Emily | Chithra | OTH | Others |
| 006 | Kanyagurukulam | Muhammad Rafil | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 007 | Kainatty | Jithesh V.A. | BJP | NDA |
| 008 | Civil Station | A.V. Deepa | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 009 | Goodalai | M.P. Navas | OTH | Others |
| 010 | Chathothu Vayal | Shareefa Teacher | OTH | Others |
| 011 | Municipal Office | Geetha Teacher | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 012 | Emily Thadam | Sowmya S. | CPI | LDF |
| 013 | Ambilery | K.K. Kunhammad | IUML | UDF |
| 014 | Pallithazhe | Moideen | IUML | UDF |
| 015 | Gramathu Vayal | Haritha K. | OTH | Others |
| 016 | Puthiya Bus Stand | Gireesh Kalpetta | INC | UDF |
| 017 | Pulppara | Shamir Oduvil | IUML | UDF |
| 018 | Rattakolly | Rajarani | INC | UDF |
| 019 | Puthoorvayal | Bini A.R. | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 020 | Manjalamkolly | Varghese | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 021 | Madiyoorkuni | Reena Vasudevan | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 022 | Perumthatta | Muhammad (Bava) | INC | UDF |
| 023 | Vellaramkunnu | Ravi V.C. | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 024 | Adelaide | Rajna | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 025 | Onivayal | Sashidharan Master | OTH | Others |
| 026 | Turkey | Anisha K.A. | CPI | LDF |
| 027 | Kendriya Vidyalayam | Shakira | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 028 | Edaguni | P. Vishwanathan | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 029 | Munderi | T.G. Beena | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 030 | Maravayal | Sarojini | IUML | UDF |
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[5] Kalpetta had a population of 31,580. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. In Kalpetta, 11% of the population is under the age of 6.
Kalpetta Town Has Around 45 % Hindus,41% Muslims And 14 % Christians
Tourist sites
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Notable personalities
- Kalpatta Narayanan - Indian Poet and Novelist
- Abu Salim - Actor
- M. P. Veerendra Kumar - Writer and politician
- Anu Sithara - Actress
- Sunny Wayne - Actor
- Midhun Manuel Thomas - Script writer and director
Climate
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See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kalpetta". india9. Retrieved 14 October 2006.
- ^ Taluks of Kerala
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kalpetta History". kalpettamunicipality. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kalpetta Census 2011 data". censusindia. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "CLIMATE: KALPETTA", Climate-Data.org. Web: [1].
External links
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- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". [[voy:Kalpetta#Template:Wikidata|Kalpetta]] travel guide from Wikivoyage
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