Pozhuthana | |
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| Country |  India |
| District | Wayanad |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 7,643 |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673575 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-12 |
| Literacy | 100% |
| Website | lsgkerala |
Pozhuthana is a village inWayanad district in the state ofKerala, India.[1]
The panchayat comes under the highland region of Wayanad district and consists of many undulating hills intersected by valleys. In general, the area is having hilly to undulating topography with flat-bottomed valleys. Relief of the area is subnormal to normal.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, Pozhuthana had a population of 7,643, with 3,747 males and 3,896 females.[1]
Pozhuthana panchayat inVythiri taluk ofWayanad district is located about 8 km west ofKalpetta town. It is bounded on the north by Thariode panchayats, south byvythiri taluk panchayat, east byKalpetta municipality and west byKozhikode District. It lies between 11°31’57" and 11°37’53" north latitude and 75°56’38" and 76°03’21" east longitude.
The panchayat is mostly drained by Pozhuthana river and the streamlets draining into it. The Pozhuthana River flows through the middle of the panchayat from south to north and finally drains into Kabani River. The panchayat area is moderately well drained to well drained and exhibits a dendritic drainage pattern. The depth of ground water fluctuates considerably with physiography, but generally remains between a depth of 5–20 m in the elevated areas and 1–5 m in the valleys.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, Achooranam had a population of 9754 with 4755 males and 4999 females.[1]
Puzhuthana is 74 km by road fromKozhikode railway station and this road includes nine hairpin bends. The nearest major airport is atCalicut. The road to the east connects toMysore andBangalore. Night journey is allowed on this sector as it goes through Bandipur national forest. The nearest railway station isMysore. There are airports atBangalore andCalicut. Pozhuthana is 5 kilometers from Vythiri town.
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