Chakkittapara
Chakkittapara | |
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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 |
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, Muthukad, 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.
Notable people
- Jinson Johnson-Indian Middle Distance Runner, Olympian
Educational institutions
- St. George's higher secondary school, Kulathuvayal.
- Govt ITI, Muthukad.
- Govt.High School Perambra Plantation, Muthukad.
- Collective Farm Government LP School, Muthukad.
- Govt LP School, Pillaperuvanna.
- St Antony's LP School, Chakkittapara
- ST. Anns public school Chakkittapara
- Pushpa LP School, Narinada.
- Fathima Matha school, Peruvannamuzhi.
- St.joseph high school, Chembanoda.
- Raymond CBSE public school, Chempanoda.
Hospitals
- Public Health Center, Peruvannamuzhi
- Ayurvedic Hospital, Chempanoda
- Homeopathic Hospital, Muthukadu
- Little Flower Hospital, Chakkittapara
- Maria Medical Centre, Chakkittapara
Transportation
Nearby Town with all basic amenities is Perambra(8.5 km) Chakkittappara village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara town on the west and Kuttiady town on the east borders with wayanad district.National highway No.66 passes through Koyilandi and Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. Another Ghat Highway which is the main night travel routes going through Kozhikode -Pavangad-Atholi-Ulliyeri-perambra-Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady-Gonikopa-Hunsur-Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Calicut,(70km) and kannur (70km). The nearest railway station is at Koyilandi (29km) Vatakara(33km) and Major station is Kozhikode (48km).