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 northeast of Kozhikode and southeast of Mysore.
History
In Wayanad, the Indian independence movement started first at Kalpetta. The first political conference was held in 1921 under the leadership of Dharmaraja Iyer. K. P. Kesava Menon and A. K. Gopalan participated in this meeting. Formation of the committee of Indian National Congress also occurred around the same time. Mahatma Gandhi visited Kalpetta on 1934 January 14.
Kalpetta became the headquarters when Wayanad district was formed on 1 November 1980. Kalpetta was still a Village Panchayath when it became district headquarters and it attained Municipality status on 1 April 1990.
Municipality Members
+ Kalpetta Municipality Election Results 2025 (Ward-wise) 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
Demographics
Kalpetta municipality has a mixed population of all religions. Hindu community Is predominantly Nair and Thiyyas, Muslims are Mapillas and Christians are Syro Malabar Catholics.
Tourist sites
Pookode Lake Anantnath Swami Temple Chembra Peak Soochipara Falls 900 Kandi Banasura Sagar Dam
Notable personalities Kalpatta Narayanan – Indian poet and novelist Abu Salim – Actor M. P. Veerendra Kumar – Writer and politician Anu Sithara – Actress Sunny Wayne – Actor Midhun Manuel Thomas – Script writer and director Esther Anil - Actress
Climate
See also Padinjarathara Chundale Meppadi Muttil, Kalpetta Vythiri
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