Chakkittapara
Chakkittapara (in Malayalam : ചക്കിട്ടപാറ) is a panchayat as well as a big panchayath town in the Kozhikode district of Kerala state, India. Chakkittapara borders Wayanad district to the east. Administratively, Chakkittapara comes under the Perambra block panchayat and Koyilandy Taluk, containing 15 wards and destinations like Kulathuvayal, Peruvannamuzhi, Chempanoda, Poozhithode, Muthukadu, Koovapoyil, Narinada, Chempra, and Pannikkottoor.
History
Geography
Chakkittapara is a beautiful hillside village.
Kuttiady Dam, part of Kuttiady Irrigation Project, is located at Peruvannamuzhi which is near to Chakkittapara town. Its vast reservoir gives a panoramic view of lakes around both Chakkitapara Panchayath and the nearby Koorachund Panchayath. Peruvannamuzhi is a growing tourist destination, which is included in the tourist map of the Malabar region. Major attractions include the dam site, garden, water reservoir, crocodile farm, snake farm, spice gardens, and wildlife sanctuary. Boats may be rented for water safaris on the kilometers-long reservoir.
Educational institutions
- Calicut University B.Ed. College, Chakkittapara
- St. Antony's UP School, Chakkittapara
- St. Antony,s English Medium Nursery School, Chakkittapara.
- St. Anns Public School, Chakkittapara.
- St. George's Higher Secondary School (HSS), Kulathuvayal
- St. Joseph's High School (HS), Chempanoda
- Fathima Matha Upper Primary (UP) School, Peruvannamuzhi
- St. Mary's Lower Primary (LP) School, Narinada.
- St. George,s LP school, Kulathuvayal.
Places of worship
Catholic churches
- St. Antony's Church, Chakkittapara
- St. George's Forane Church Kulathuvayal
- St. Fathima matha Church, Peruvannamuzhi
- St. Joseph Church, Chempanoda.
- St. Mary's Church, Poozhithode
- Kristu Raja Church, Muthukade
Non-Catholic churches
- IPC Hebron Pentecostal Church, Chempanoda
- CSI Church, Ponnmalapara, Chakkittapara.
- Seventhday (Sabath) Church, Ponnmalapara, Chakkittapara.
Hindu temples
- Peruveel Sree Krishna Kshethram, Chakkittapara
- Subrahmanya Kshethram, Thanniyode.
- Omcareswaram Kshethram, Pillaperuvanna.
Mosques
Chakkittapara Masjid
Government offices
- Grama Panchayathu Office
- KSEB Assistant Engineer's(A.E.) Office
- Krishi Bhavan
- Krishi Vigyan Bhavan, Peruvannamuzhi
- Milk Society
- BSNL Telephone Exchange
- KSEB 30 Mega Watt Sub-station
- village offices (Thanniode(Perambra), Peruvannamuzhi(Chakkittapara), Chempanoda)
- District Krishi Farm, Koovapoyil
- Indian Institute of Spices Research (Experimental Farm), Peruvannamuzhi
- post offices (Kayanna, Chakkittapara, Peruvannamuzhi, Chempanoda)
- Santhosh Library, Chakkittapara.
- South Malabar Gramin Bank, Chakkittapara.
- Service Co-op Bank, Chakkittapara.
- Police Station Peruvannamuzhi.
Other government projects
- JBIC drinking water project (Koovakkunnu)
- 110 kV Electricity substation (Parathara mukku Road)
Hospitals
- Public Health Center, Peruvannamuzhi
- Ayurvedic Asupathri, Chempanoda
- Homeopathic Hospital, Muthukadu
Commercial places
There are many grocery stores and convinent stores in Chakkittapara angadi(small town)also few fish and meat stores in and around angadi.