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Valat
Valad
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Valat
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Valat
Valat (India)
Coordinates: 11°47′0″N75°54′0″E / 11.78333°N 75.90000°E / 11.78333; 75.90000
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Wayanad
Founded byTipu sulthan
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  Body Gram panchayat
Population
 (2001)
  Total10,419
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670644
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-72

Valat is a village in the Wayanad district of the state of Kerala, India. The village is situated near to Kannur district. There are two Higher Secondary schools in the village and three GV.LP Schools. The majority of its residents work in the agriculture and business industries. Kabini River (one of the rivers in Kerala going towards the East) is a main attraction of this village bringing tourists and visitors from surrounding areas. Valet additionally has a number of resorts and one park known as E3 Theme park. [1]

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Demographics

As of the 2011 India census, Valat had a population of 10419 with 5277 males and 5142 females. [1]

Health and medicine

The state government of Kerala has started a center for tribal medicine in this village. There is one public health center inside the town as well as one more private hospital available (24 hours) there. This village is famous for its traditional treatments run by tribal community.

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