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{{Short description|Town in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalpetta
| official_name =
| native_name = കൽപ്പറ്റ
| native_name_lang = ml
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Corporations, municipalities and taluks of Kerala|City]]
| image_skyline = File:Civil Station complex at Kalpetta Dec 2013.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.622550|N|76.081252|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]]
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Kalpatta Municipality
| leader_party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]
| leader_title = Chairperson
| leader_name = P Viswanathan
| leader_title1 = Deputy Chairperson
| leader_name1 =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 50.74
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 780
| population_total = 31,580
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/kerala/|title = Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 4936
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 673121 (Kalpetta Head PO), 673122 (Kalpetta North)
| registration_plate = KL-12
| website = {{URL|https://kalpettamunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Kalpetta''' is a small city and Wayanad Grade 2 [[Corporations, Municipalities and Taluks of Kerala|municipality]] in the [[Wayanad district]] of the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Kerala]]. Kalpetta is the headquarters of the [[Wayanad district]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kalpetta-22770.htm
|title=Kalpetta
|publisher=india9
|access-date=2006-10-14
}}</ref> as well as the headquarters of [[Vythiri taluk]].<ref>[[Taluks of Kerala]]</ref> It is surrounded by dense coffee and tea plantations and mountains. It lies on the [[Kozhikode]]-[[Mysore]] [[National highways of India|National Highway]] [[NH 766]] (formerly NH 212) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. Kalpetta is {{cvt|72|km}} from [[Kozhikode]] and {{cvt|140|km}} from [[Mysore]]. Kainatty is the administrative suburb of Kalpetta.

==History==
[[File:Heart shaped pond, Wayanad.JPG|thumb|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.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.kalpettamunicipality.in/ml/history
|title=Kalpetta History
|publisher=kalpettamunicipality
|access-date=2014-01-29
|archive-date=1 February 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201215250/http://www.kalpettamunicipality.in/ml/history
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

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.

==Municipality Members==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ 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
|}

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=673065
|title=Kalpetta Census 2011 data
|publisher=censusindia
|access-date=2014-01-29
}}</ref> Kalpetta had a population of 31,580. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. In Kalpetta, 11% of the population is under the age of 6.[[File:SKMJ Higher Secondary School, Kalpatta.JPG|thumb|SKMJ School, Kalpetta]]
[[File:Jaina2.jpg|thumb|Jain Temple]]
[[File:Kalpetta Narayanan1.JPG|thumb|Writer [[:ml:കല്പറ്റ നാരായണൻ|Kalpetta Narayanan]]]]
[[File:Civil Station complex at Kalpetta Dec 2013.jpg|thumb|Civil Station]]

Kalpetta Town Has Around 45 % Hindus,41% Muslims And 14 % Christians

==Tourist sites==
{{main|Tourist attractions in Kalpetta}}
*[[Pookode Lake]]
*[[Anantnath Swami Temple]]
*[[Chembra Peak]]
*[[Soochipara Falls]]
*[[900 Kandi]]
*[[Banasura Sagar Dam]]

==Notable personalities==
* [[Kalpatta Narayanan]] - Indian Poet and Novelist
* [[Abu Salim (actor)|Abu Salim]] - Actor
* [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]] - Writer and politician
* [[Anu Sithara]] - Actress
* [[Sunny Wayne]] - Actor
* [[Midhun Manuel Thomas]] - Script writer and director

==Climate==
{{Weather box/concise_C
| location=Kalpetta, Kerala
| source=Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.org">
"CLIMATE: KALPETTA",
Climate-Data.org. Web: [http://en.climate-data.org/location/24055/].</ref>
| 27.2|28.8|30.4|30.4|29.4|25.9|24.4|25.1|26.0|26.6|26.5|26.5
| 16.7|17.9|19.5|20.8|20.8|19.7|19.3|19.4|19.2|19.4|18.6|17.0
| 4|10|19|99|210|664|1229|637|275|239|92|24
}}

==See also==
* [[Padinjarathara]]
* [[Chundale]]
* [[Meppadi]]
* [[Muttil, Kalpetta]]
* [[Vythiri]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Kalpetta}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Kalpetta}}

{{Wayanad}}
{{Kerala}}
{{Municipalities of Kerala}}
{{Malabar}}
{{Wayanad district}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Wayanad district]]
[[Category:Kalpetta area]]

Kalpetta - Revision history

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