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State Highway 54 | ||||
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Kozhikode - Kalpetta Road | ||||
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Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department | ||||
Length | 99 km (62 mi) | |||
Component highways | SH 28 from Puthiyangadi to Kadiyangad | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | in Kozhikode | |||
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East end | NH 766 in Kalpetta | |||
Location | ||||
Districts | Kozhikode, Wayanad | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 54 (SH 54) is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Kozhikode and ends in Kalpetta. The highway is 99.0 km long. [1]
Kozhikode - Pavangad – Ulliyeri – Perambra – Kadiyagad - Peruvannamuzhi - Chempanoda - Poozhithode - Kariganny– Padinjarethara – Kalpetta
Note that the section Padinjarethara to Poozhithode is not yet laid as the environmental clearance to build the road through the forest is pending. [2]
Kalpetta is the largest town and municipality in the Wayanad district, state of Kerala, India. Kalpetta is the headquarters of Wayanad district as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. It is a bustling town surrounded by dense coffee and tea plantations and mountains. It lies on the Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway NH 766 at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. Kalpetta is 72 km from Kozhikode and 140 km from Mysore.
Oorpally is a small village near Koyileri, Mananthavady on the banks of the river Kabini in the Wayanad district of Kerala state, south India.
Tharuvana is a village in Vellamunda Panchayath of Wayanad district, Kerala, India. The place is a junction connecting the Vythiri-Tharuvana road to State Highway 54 running between Kuttiady and Mananthavady.
Kizhakkoth is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.
Koodathai is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.
Anjukunnu is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.
Chundale is a town in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India. Chundale is located near Kalpetta, the district headquarters of Wayanad.
Muttil is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.
Padinharathara is a village and important junction in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India. The biggest earth dam in Asia is situated in this Village.
Thamarassery, formerly known as Thazhmalachery, is a major town in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India, 30 km north-east of Kozhikode (Calicut) City and 29 km east of Koyilandy. It lies on the Calicut - Wayanad - Mysore route.
Aripara Falls [alternate spelling: Arippara Falls (അരിപ്പാറ)] is a tourist spot in Anakkampoyil near Thiruvambady Town in Kozhikode district, Kerala. It is located on the Thiruvambady - Anakkampoyil route, 15 km from Thiruvambadi. The waterfall is a tributary of Iruvanjippuzha. There is a proposal for implementing a hydro power project on the Arippara waterfall.
Poozhithode is a village located at the easternmost end of Calicut, Kerala, India. It is a hill country and is about 65 km from Calicut located in Chakittapara panchayath. Poozhithode has on its one side Kadunthara puzha and on the other side Wyanad forest.
State Highway 29 is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts at junction of NH 212 at Chundale near Kalpetta and ends in Kerala State Boundary with Tamil Nadu. This highway was originally Kozhikode - Vythiri - State Border and was 97 km long. After the section of the highway from Kozhikode until Chundale became part of NH 212, this highway is now 31.0 km long.
Chembukadavu is a village situated near to Thiruvambady and Kodanchery in Kozhikode district of Kerala. Thusharagiri Falls is near to here. The Chembukadavu Dam project I in Kozhikode, North Kerala, India is the first of the string of 14 small hydroelectric projects undertaken by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), in collaboration with Hang Tso International Centre in China.It is located about 50 km east of Kozhikode in the foothills of Western ghats
National Highway 766 is a National Highway in Southern India. NH 766 connects Kozhikode in Kerala with Kollegal in Karnataka via Mysore. Of the total distance of 272 km, 117 km is in Kerala and 155 is in Karnataka. At Kollegal, it joins National Highway 948, which connects Bengaluru and Coimbatore. The highway passes through dense forests of Western ghats of India. The NH-766 passes through 19.7 km Bandipur National Park and Wayanad wild life sanctuary.
Chakkalakkal is a place in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India, located about 20 km east of Kozhikode city on the Kunnamangalam-Nanminda road or Kappad-Thusharagiri-Adivaram road. Nearby places are Koduvally, Narikkuni, and Arambram. The only government-aided higher secondary school in Madavoor village is situated in Chakkalakkal. Chakalakal is a populous place with a population of over 1000. This place has come into news due to the protest against destruction of knolls for the Chakkalakkal higher secondary school.
Pavangad is a suburb included in Kozhikode corporation in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. It is located about 6.5 km north of Calicut on the Calicut-Kannur National Highway 66 (India) and is bounded by the Arabian Sea at the west, Canoli Canal at east and Korapuzha River at the north. State Highway 54 (Kerala) starts from Pavangad and ends in Kalpetta. Late Mr. K. T. Muhammed was a resident in Pavangad, popularly known as KT, was a Malayalam playwright and screenwriter. He died on 25 March 2008 at his residence. Pavangad is a fast-growing residential area towards the northern city limits of Kozhikode. Sneha Residence association is one of the major residential associations in this locality which consists of around 237 houses.
Meppadi is a town in the Indian state of Kerala. It is an extremely scenic hill station on the State Highway between Kozhikode and Ooty. The nearest city is Kalpetta which is the headquarters of the Wayanad revenue district.
Pookode is a village in Vythiri Taluk in Wayanad district of Kerala state in India. Pookode is known for Pookode Lake and as the headquarters of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.
The district capital of Wayanad is Kalpetta town. Kalpetta has very good road connectivity with the rest of Kerala and neighboring South Indian cities. National Highway 766 (India) NH766 connects Kalpetta with Kozhikode and Mysore. State Highways connect Kalpetta with Ooty in Tamil Nadu and Madikeri in Karnataka.