Kalpetta

Kalpetta
കൽപ്പറ്റ
Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013
Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013
Kalpetta is located in Kerala
Kalpetta
Kalpetta
Location in Kerala, India
Kalpetta is located in India
Kalpetta
Kalpetta
Kalpetta (India)
Coordinates: 11°37′21″N 76°04′53″E / 11.622550°N 76.081252°E / 11.622550; 76.081252
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictWayanad
Government
 • TypeGrade II Municipality
 • BodyKalpetta Municipality
 • ChairpersonP Viswanathan (CPIM)
 • Vice ChairpersonS. Soumya
 • Member of ParliamentPriyanka Gandhi (Indian National Congress)
 • Member of Legislative AssemblyT.Siddique (Indian National Congress)
Area
 • Total
50.74 km2 (19.59 sq mi)
Elevation
780 m (2,560 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
31,580
 • Density622.4/km2 (1,612/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673121 (Kalpetta Head PO), 673122 (Kalpetta North)
Telephone code+91 4936
Vehicle registrationKL-12
Websitekalpettamunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en
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Kalpetta is a municipality, taluk and headquarters of the Wayanad district in the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta serves 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 located 72 km (45 mi) northeast of Kozhikode and 140 km (87 mi) southeast of Mysore.