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Kalpetta കൽപ്പറ്റ | |
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 Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013 | |
  Kalpetta Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kalpetta Kalpetta (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:11°37′21″N76°04′53″E / 11.622550°N 76.081252°E /11.622550; 76.081252 | |
| 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)[1] | |
• 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 city and town and Wayanad Grade 2municipality in theWayanad district of the Indianstate ofKerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters of theWayanad district,[2] as well as the headquarters ofVythiri taluk.[3] It is surrounded by dense coffee and tea plantations and mountains. It lies on theKozhikode-MysoreNational HighwayNH 766 (formerly NH 212) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. Kalpetta is 72 km (45 mi) fromKozhikode and 140 km (87 mi) fromMysore. Kainatty is the administrative suburb of Kalpetta.
In Wayanad, theIndian independence movement started first at Kalpetta. The first political conference was held in 1921 under the leadership of Dharmaraja Iyer.K. P. Kesava Menon andA. K. Gopalan participated in this meeting. Formation of the committee ofIndian National Congress also occurred around the same time.Mahatma Gandhi visited Kalpetta on 1934 January 14.[4]
Kalpetta became the headquarters whenWayanad district was formed on 1 November 1980. Kalpetta was still a Village Panchayath when it became district headquarters and it attainedMunicipality status on 1 April 1990.
| Ward No. | Ward Name | Councilor Name | Party | Alliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus,[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
| Climate data for Kalpetta, Kerala | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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[6] | |||||||||||||
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