Kalpetta

It lies on the Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway NH 766 (formerly NH 212) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. Located northeast of Kozhikode and southeast of Mysore.

• Name — Kalpetta • Native Name — കൽപ്പറ്റ • Settlement Type — Municipality • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Kerala • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Wayanad • Government Type — Grade II Municipality • Governing Body — Kalpetta Municipality • Leader Title2 — Member of Parliament • Leader Name2 — Priyanka Gandhi (Indian National Congress) • Leader Title3 — Member of Legislative Assembly • Leader Name3 — T.Siddique (Indian National Congress) • Leader Party — CPIM • Leader Title — Chairperson • Leader Name — P Viswanathan • Leader Title1 — Vice Chairperson • Leader Name1 — S. Soumya • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 50.74 • Elevation M — 780 • Population Total — 31,580 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Demographics1 Info1 — Malayalam, English • Timezone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Area Code Type — Telephone code • Area Code — +91 4936 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 673121 (Kalpetta Head PO), 673122 (Kalpetta North) • Registration Plate — KL-12 • Website — https: kalpettamunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en

• Illustration — 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. 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.

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

Kalpetta municipality has a mixed population of all religions. Hindu community Is predominantly Nair, Muslims are Mapillas and Christians are Syro Malabar Catholics.

• Pookode Lake • Anantnath Swami Temple • Chembra Peak • Soochipara Falls • 900 Kandi • Banasura Sagar Dam

• 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