Kalpetta

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Kalpetta
City
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Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013
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Kalpetta
Location in Kerala, India
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Kalpetta
Kalpetta (India)
Coordinates: 11°37′21″N76°04′53″E / 11.622550°N 76.081252°E / 11.622550; 76.081252
Country India
State Kerala
District Wayanad
Area
 • Total
40.74 km2 (15.73 sq mi)
Elevation
780 m (2,560 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total
31,580
 • Density780/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.kalpettamunicipality.in

Kalpetta is a city and town and Wayanad Grade 2 municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters of the Wayanad district, [2] as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. [3] 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.

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History

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Chambra peak

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. [4]

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.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [5] Kalpetta had a population of 31,580. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. In Kalpetta, 11% of the population is under the age of 6.

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SKMJ School, Kalpetta
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Jain Temple
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Writer Kalpetta Narayanan
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Civil Station

Tourist sites

Notable personalities

Climate

Climate data for Kalpetta, Kerala
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)27.2
(81.0)		28.8
(83.8)		30.4
(86.7)		30.4
(86.7)		29.4
(84.9)		25.9
(78.6)		24.4
(75.9)		25.1
(77.2)		26.0
(78.8)		26.6
(79.9)		26.5
(79.7)		26.5
(79.7)		27.3
(81.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)16.7
(62.1)		17.9
(64.2)		19.5
(67.1)		20.8
(69.4)		20.8
(69.4)		19.7
(67.5)		19.3
(66.7)		19.4
(66.9)		19.2
(66.6)		19.4
(66.9)		18.6
(65.5)		17.0
(62.6)		19.0
(66.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)4
(0.2)		10
(0.4)		19
(0.7)		99
(3.9)		210
(8.3)		664
(26.1)		1,229
(48.4)		637
(25.1)		275
(10.8)		239
(9.4)		92
(3.6)		24
(0.9)		3,502
(137.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ↑ "Kalpetta". india9. Retrieved 14 October 2006.
  3. ↑ Taluks of Kerala
  4. ↑ "Kalpetta History". kalpettamunicipality. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kalpetta Census 2011 data". censusindia. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "CLIMATE: KALPETTA", Climate-Data.org. Web: .
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