Kalpetta

Kalpetta
Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013
Kalpetta
Location in Kerala, India
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
Area
  Total
40.74 km2 (15.73 sq mi)
Elevation
780 m (2,560 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
31,580
  Density780/km2 (2,000/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
Websitewww.kalpettamunicipality.in

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.