| Kalpathy | |
| Other Name: | Kalpathi |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.8167°N 115°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palakkad |
| Governing Body: | Palakkad Municipality |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam,English |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Malayalam,Tamil[1] |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 678 003 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0491 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-09 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Parliament constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Palakkad |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Assembly constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Palakkad |
| Official Name: | Kalpathy |
Kalpathy or Kalpathi is a residential area in Palakkad city, Kerala, India.[2] It is famous for the Viswanatha Swamy Temple, which is located along the banks of the Kalpathy river, one of the tributaries of the Bharathapuzha. Kalpathy is also famous for its agraharam, or traditional village. It is the first heritage village in Kerala.[3] There are around 4 agraharams of Brahmins who migrated from Tamil Nadu so many years ago to Kalpathy.[4] Many temples, other than the Viswanatha Swamy Temple, are also present here. The annual festival Kalpathy Ratholsavam is held here, with chariots as the main attraction.[5] [6] Kalpathy and it's neighbourhoods have witnessed large settlements of people in colonies and apartments, making it one of the major residential areas of the city.[7]
Kalpathy is located about 3 km from the center of the city. City service buses are there to connect Kalpathy with other parts. The nearest major railway station is Palakkad Junction railway station and the nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport.