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Kayakkunnu | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates:11°44′20″N76°7′15″E / 11.73889°N 76.12083°E /11.73889; 76.12083 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | S SuhasIAS |
| • DistrictPanchayatPresident | Ushakumari |
| • District M.L.A's | Sulthan Bathery : I.C Balakrishnan Kalpetta: C K Saseendran Mananthavady : O.R Kelu |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN No | 670721 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-12, KL-72, KL-73 |
Kayakkunnu is a village nearNadavayal,Mananthavady in theWayanad District ofKerala,India. The village is part of the Panamaram Panchayath, and the assembly constituency isMananthavady (North Wayanad). It is an agricultural area and its main crops include rice, coffee, pepper, ginger, cardamom, vanilla, rubber, areca nut, and coconut. The nearest towns areNadavayal andPanamaram. Kayakkunn is situated midway along the Mananthavady–Gudalur interstate road.
Kayakkunn is a village and one of the main residential areas in theWayanad district of Kerala, which reaches fromPanamaram toMananthavady along the Sultan Battery State Highway.
Agriculture is the primary source of income, and crops include rice, coconut, coffee, pepper, ginger, cardamom, vanilla, rubber,areca nut, and cocoa beans.
Oral history and ancient texts state that the area was known by the name ofMuthangadi and that it was later known asPuthangadi, a pearl trade center.[citation needed]
Most of the population are early immigrants from Mid-Travancore (മധ്യതിരുവിതാംകൂര്) especially in theKottayam district in central Wayanad. People also immigrated fromMalappuram andMysuru(ಮೈಸೂರು)Karnataka districts to live here.[citation needed]
There are some historical ruins in the area. The oldest are found in nearby Kallambalam and believed to date to Tipu's release.[citation needed]
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Kayakkunn's main transportation routes are the Sultan Battery State Highway from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road (NH-212) connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady.
The road from Bangalore, Mysore, Gudaloor-Nilgiris, Nilambur, and Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through Sultan battery, Nadavayal-Changanacherry K.S.R.T.C.
There is a daily bus which travels the Sultan Battery highway to connect with the Bangalore–Ooty interstate road. A Pala–Pathanamthitta–Pulpally bus also travels along this route.
The nearest railway stations are at Mysore, Calicut, and Cannanoor. And the nearest airports areKozhikode International Airport, 3 hours away,[1]Kannur International Airport, 2.5 hours away, andಬೆಂಗಳೂರುKarnatakaKempegowda International Airport[1] 6.5 hours away.
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