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Kalpetta is
the
largest
town
and municipality in
the Wayanad
district (as
per
2011
census)
, state of Kerala,
India.
Kalpetta
is
the
headquarters
of Wayanad
district[1] as
well
as
the
headquarters
of Vythiri
taluk.[2] It
is
a
bustling
town
surrounded
by
dense
coffee
and
tea
plantations
and
mountains.
It
lies
on
the Kozhikode-Mysore National
Highway NH
766 (Formarly
NH
212)
at
an
altitude
of
about
780
m
above
sea
level.
Kalpetta
is
72 km
from Kozhikode and
140 km
from Mysore.
Apart
from
the
administrative
capital
of
the
district,
Kalpetta
is
also
the
main
hub
of
tourism
activities
in
Wayanad
due
to
its
central
location
within
the
district
and
its
proximity
to
most
visited
tourist
sites.
There
is
a
good
number
of
hotels
and
resorts
within
and
surrounding
the
city
of
Kalpetta.
Being
the
district
headquarters,
Kalpetta
is
home
to
a
large
number
of
government
offices.
Besides,
the
district
level
offices
of
Media
Houses,
Political
Parties
etc.
also
function
out
of
Kalpetta.
Hence
a
large
section
of
the
population
of
Kalpetta
are
office-goers.
Like
elsewhere
in
Kerala,
Hindus,
Muslims
and
Christians
live
in
harmony
in
Kalpetta.
There
is
a
significant
Jain
population
also
in
Kalpetta.
Kalpetta
has
very
good
road
connectivity
with
the
rest
of
Kerala
and
neighbouring
South
Indian
cities.
NH766
connects
Kalpetta
with Kozhikode and Mysore.
State
Highways
connect
Kalpetta
with Ooty in
Tamil
Nadu
and Madikeri in
Karnataka.
En
route
to
Mysore
on
NH
766,
past
Wayanad
district
boundary,
which
is
also
the
Kerala
state
boundary,
NH
766
passes
through Bandipur
National
Park.
There
is
a
night
traffic
ban
imposed
on
this
stretch
since
2009.[5] The
alternate
road
to
take
is,
leave
NH
766
at
Kalpetta
and
proceed
to
Mysore
through
Mananthavady,
Kutta,
Gonikoppal,
and Hunsur.
The
nearest
airport
is Calicut
International
Airport,
100
km
from
Kalpetta.
Kannur
international
airport
is
110 km
from
Kalpetta
Kalpetta
was
under
the
rule
of Western
Ganga
dynasty until
AD930.
Through
ages
this
region
fell
into
the
rule
of Hoysala
Empire, Vijayanagara
Empire,
and Kingdom
of
Mysore. Pazhassi
Raja was
the
next
to
rule
the
region.
Kalpetta
Nair
administered
the
place
as
the
representative
for
Pazhassi
Raja. Mysorean
invasion
of
Kerala made
Kalpetta
a
part
of Tipu
Sultan's
empire.
This
continued
until
the
demise
of
Tipu
Sultan.
Along
with
the
rest
of Malabar,
Kalpetta
also
came
under
British
rule
after
Tipu
Sultan's
demise.[citation
needed]
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.
Father
of
the
nation, Mahatma
Gandhi visited
Kalpetta
on
1934
January
14.[3]
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.
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