Chakkittapara
Chakkittapara is a panchayat 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.
Chakkittapara | |
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town | |
Chakkittapara Location in Kerala, India Chakkittapara Chakkittapara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°34′N 75°49′E / 11.57°N 75.81°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 63,795 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673 526 |
| Telephone code | +91 496 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-77 |
| Website | www |
Geography edit
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.
Famous Personalities edit
Jinson Jhonson-Indian Middle Distance Runner
Educational institutions edit
- Govt ITI, Muthukad.
- Govt.High School Perambra Plantation Muthukad.
- Collective Farm Government LP School Muthukad.
- Govt LP School Pillaperuvanna
- St. George school high school Kulathuvayal.
- St Antony's LP School Chakkittapara
- ST. Anns public school Chakkittapara
- Pushpa LP School Narinada.
- Fathima Matha school is at Peruvannamuzhi.
- St.joseph high school chembanoda
- Raymond public school at Chempanoda.
- St George LPS Kulathuvayal
Hospitals edit
- Public Health Center, Peruvannamuzhi
- Ayurvedic Hospital, Chempanoda
- Homeopathic Hospital, Muthukadu
- Little Flower Hospital, Koodakkolli
Transportation edit
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 Mangalore, 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.