Chakkittapara

Chakkittapara
ചക്കിട്ടപാറ
town
Chakkittapara
Chakkittapara

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 11°34′N 75°49′E / 11.57°N 75.81°E / 11.57; 75.81Coordinates: 11°34′N 75°49′E / 11.57°N 75.81°E / 11.57; 75.81
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Population (2006)
  Total 63,795
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 673 526
Telephone code +91 496
Vehicle registration KL-11, KL-56
Website www.kozhikode.nic.in

Chakkittapara is a panchayat as well as a 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.

Geography

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 . Annankuttanchal 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

University of Calicut runs a teacher training college at Chakkittappara. There is one St.George school at Kulathuvayal. Raymond School is at Chempanoda and Fathima Matha school is at Peruvannamuzhi.

Hospitals

Transportation

Chakkittappara village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara town on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

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