Kalpetta
Kalpetta | |
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Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013 | |
| Coordinates: 11°37′21″N 76°04′53″E / 11.622550°N 76.081252°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.74 km2 (15.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 31,580 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/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 | www |
Kalpetta is a city and town and Grade 2 municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters of the Wayanad district, as well 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 72 km (45 mi) from Kozhikode and 140 km (87 mi) from Mysore. Kainatty is the administrative suburb of Kalpetta.