Chakkittapara Explained

Chakkittapara
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.57°N 75.81°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kozhikode
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:63795
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:673 526
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 496
Registration Plate:KL-77

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.

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.

Famous Personalities

Jinson Jhonson-Indian Middle Distance Runner

Educational institutions

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 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.