Why visit Kalpatta
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 26 places to eat, 24 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
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About Kalpatta
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.
From the Wikipedia article Kalpetta (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Kalpatta on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes26
ClayHut
Restaurant · Regional
ClayHut Village Restaurant to have a lunch and dinner in Wayanad Kalpetta.It provides the budget and quality food services in this area....
346 Opp New Busstand Kalpetta, Wayanad
11:00-23:00
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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.
From the History section of Kalpetta on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay24
Churches and places of worship16
Shopping12
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries54
Government Lower Primary School, Edapetty
School · 3.1 km
Kalpetta-Sulthan Bathery Road
Healthcare23
Ayush Ayurveda Hospital, Parakkal
Hospital · 3.8 km
Kalpetta-Sulthan Bathery Road
Map of Kalpatta
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Getting there and nearby towns
Calicut International Airport (CCJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 54 km away.
- Nilambūr 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
- Kunnamangalam 41 km southwest, about 41 min by car
- Mavoor 42 km southwest, about 42 min by car
- Nādāpuram 47 km west, about 47 min by car
- Kozhikode 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Kondotty 53 km south, about 53 min by car
- Manjeri 54 km south, about 54 min by car
- Panoor 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Mahē 61 km west, about 1 h by car
- Malappuram 63 km south, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Civil Station complex at Kalpetta Dec 2013, Rineeshrv, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SKMJ Higher Secondary School, Kalpatta, Original uploaded by: Hrishikesh.kb, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Jude's Church Chundale, Stalinsunnykvj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalpetta municipal bus stand, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalpetta New bus stand, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalpetta - Pulpally private bus, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower1071, സുനിൽ ദേവ്, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower1072, സുനിൽ ദേവ്, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalpetta municipal bus stand 2, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower1070, സുനിൽ ദേവ്, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower1073, സുനിൽ ദേവ്, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower1074, സുനിൽ ദേവ്, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad, NordNordWest, CC BY 3.0
- Kalpetta old bus stand 2024-12, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalpetta - Chooralmala KSRTC bus, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Water Gushing Down A Stream, Lipikahalder1, CC BY 3.0
- Chicken Mandi 003, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiki25th birtday celebration wayanad12, Prajaneeshp, CC BY 4.0
- Wiki25th birtday celebration wayanad13, Prajaneeshp, CC BY 4.0
- Monticola cinclorhyncha 278114975, Ahirbudhnyan M, CC BY 4.0
- Wayanadu 78, Vengolis, CC BY 4.0
- Kalpetta - View from Olives Resort - 2, Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalpetta - View from Olives Resort, Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monsoon in India 2010, Vinoth Chandar from Chennai, India, CC BY 2.0
- The Jain Temple, Kaleptta, Kerala, India. (4650538745), Shareef Taliparamba, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary-WUS06267-RR, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary-WUS06266-RR (cropped), Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary-WUS06271-RR, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary-WUS06266-RR, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad-WUS06261, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad-WUS06262, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad-WUS06254, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bee and Peruvian daisy, Kalpetta, Praveenp, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad-WUS06239, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad-WUS06241, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad-WUS06237, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad-WUS06235, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad-WUS06248, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad-WUS06251, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wayanad-WUS06247, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
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