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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
COLLECTORATE	04936 - 202251
DISTRICT COLLECTOR  (O)	04936 - 202230
DISTRICT COLLECTOR  (R)	04936 - 202300
DISTRICT COLLECTOR  (FAX)	04936 - 203450
ADDL.DISTRICT MAGISTRATE	04936 - 202532
SUB COLLECTOR - RDO MANANTHAVADY	04935 - 240222
SUPDT. OF POLICE	04936 - 202525
FIRE FORCE KALPETTA	04936 - 202333
ASST. EXCISE COMMISSIONER	04936 - 202228
DISTRICT HOSPITAL  MANANTHAVADY	04935 - 240340
DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (ISM)	04936 - 203906
DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER	04935 - 240390
GOVT. HOSPITAL  KALPETTA	04936 - 202037
TALUK HOSPITAL VYTHRI	04936 - 255228
TALUK HOSPITAL  SULTHAN BATHERY	04936 - 221444
DIST INFORMATION OFFICE	04936 - 202529
DIST TOURISM PROMOTION COUNCIL	04936 - 202134
DISTRICT INFORMATICS OFFICE - NIC	04936 - 202763
KSEB - DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER	04936 - 202259
REST HOUSE KALPETTA	04936 - 202241
Prefix 04936 for Kalpetta and Bathery, 04935 for Mananthavady

DISTRICT OFFICES (DEPARTMENT WISE)
AGRICULTURE			TRANSPORT
PRINCIPAL AGRI. OFFICER	202506		DTO  KSRTC  BATHERY	220217
RARS AMBALAVAYAL	260421		ATO  KSRTC  KALPETTA	202611
JOINT DIRECTOR	202506		RTO KALPETTA	202607
EDUCATION			CIVIL SUPPLIES
DEPUTY DIRECTOR EDUCATION	202593		DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER	202273
DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER	202264		TSO MANANTHAVADY	240252
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA  KALPETTA	204340		TSO  SULTHAN BATHERY	220213
GOVT. BOOK DEPOT BATHERY	220399		TSO  VYTHIRI	255222
SSA  KALPETTA	203347		DAIRY DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE			DEPUTY DIRECTOR,  KALPETTA	202093
DISTRICT HOSPITAL  MANANTHAVADY	240340		DESU SULTHAN BATHERY	222905
DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (ISM)	203906		ELECTRICITY
DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER	240390		DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER KSEB	202259
GOVT. HOSPITAL  KALPETTA	202037		KSEB KALPETTA	202398
TALUK HOSPITAL VYTHRI	255228		KSEB VYTHIRI	255261
TALUK HOSPITAL  SULTHAN BATHERY	221444		OTHERS
DIST. AYURVEDA HOSPITAL	204053		DY DIRECTOR, ANIMAL HUSB.	202292
LAW			DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PANCHAYATH	202634
MUNSIFF MAGISTRATE  MTDY	240153		DFO NORTH WAYANAD- MTDY	240233
CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE	202655		DFO SOUTH WAYANAD	203428
SUB JUDGE  SULTHAN BATHERY	220531		DIST SPORTS COUNCIL	202658
DISTRICT JUDGE	202277		DIST. INDUSTRIAL CENTRE MUTTIL	202485
PUBLIC WORKS			DIST. LOTTERY OFFICE	204686
ASST. EXE. ENGINEER  MANANTHAVADY	240230		DIST. PLANNING OFFICE	202626
ASST. ENG.  ELECTRICITY KALPETTA	202640		DIST. PSC OFFICE KALPETTA	202539
EXE ENGINEER  KARAPUZHA KALPETTA	202246		DIST. REGISTRAR	202681
ASST.EXE. ENG. ROADS  KALPETTA	202340		DIST. SOIL CONSERVATION OFFICE	203756
EXE. ENG.  PWD  ROADS  KALPETTA	202536		DIST. TREASURY	202639
REVENUE			DIST.LABOUR OFFICE	203905
THAHSILDAR  SULTHAN BATHERY	220296		DRDA ,PROJECT OFFICER	202465
THAHSILDAR  MANANTHAVADY	240231		FRIENDS JANA SEVANA KENDRAM	202580
THAHSILDAR VYTHIRI	255229		GUEST HOUSE BATHERY	220225
DY. COLLECTOR (LR)	202251		LEGAL METROLOGY	203370
DY. COLLECTOR  (ELECTION)	204220		LITERACY MISSION	202091
DY. COLLECTOR (RR)	205070		MINING AND GEOLOGY	248235
RR OFFICE  AMBALAVAYAL	260201		NABARD	203573
ST & SC DEVELOPMENT			NEHRU YUVAK KENDRA	202330
DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER  (SC)	203824		REST HOUSE MANANTHAVADI	240230
TDO  BATHERY	221074		SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE	205307
TDO MANANTHAVADY	240210		STAMP DEPOT	242440
PROJECT OFFICER  ITDP	202232		WEIGHT AND MEASURES	247320
Prefix 04936 for Kalpetta and Bathery, 04935 for Mananthavady

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Wayanad Photos

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History Of Wayanad

Comprising an area of 2,132 sq. kilometres, Wayanad has a powerful history. Historians are of the view that organised human life existed in these parts, at least ten centuries before Christ. Countless evidences about New Stone Age civilisation can be seen on the hills of Wayanad. The two caves of Ampukuthimala located between Sulthan Bathery and Ambalavayal, with pictures on their walls and pictorial writings,  speak volumes of the bygone era and civilisation. Recorded history of this district is available from the 18th century. In ancient times, this land was ruled by the Rajas of the Veda tribe. In later days, Wayanad came under the rule of the Pazhassi Rajahs of Kottayam royal dynasty. When Hyder Ali becames the ruler of Mysore, he invaded Wayanad and brought it under his sway. In the days of Tipu, Wayanad was restored to the Kottayam royal dynasty. But Tipu handed over the entire Malabar region to the British, after the Sreerangapattanam truce, he made with them. This was followed by fierce and internecine encounters between the British and Kerala Varma Pazhassi Rajah of Kottayam. When the Rajah was driven to the wilderness of Wayanad, he organised the war-like Kurichiya tribals into a sort of people's militia and engaged the British in several guerrilla type encounters. In the end, the British could get only the dead body of the Rajah, who killed himself somewhere in the interior of the forest. Thus, Wayanad fell into the hands of the British and with it came a new turn in the Home of this area. The British authorities opened up the plateau for cultivation of tea and other cash crops. Roads were laid across the dangerous slopes of Wayanad, from Kozhikode and Thalassery. These roads were extended to the cities of Mysore and Ooty through Gudalur. Through the roads poured in settlers from all parts of Kerala and the virgin forest lands proved a veritable goldmine with incredible yields of cash crops. When the State of Kerala came into being in November 1956, Wayanad was part of Kannur district. Later, south Wayanad was added to Kozhikode district. In order to fulfil the aspirations of the people of Wayanad for development, north Wayanad and South Wayanad were carved out and joined together to form the present district of Wayanad. This district came into being on November 1, 1980 as the 12 district of Kerala.

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Population

POPULATION

 

POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT: According to 2001 Census, the population of this district is 7,80619 of which male population is 3,19,273 and female is 3,89,346. The population of Scheduled Tribes is 1,36,062 and that of Scheduled caste is 33,364. Population of Literacy in this district is 5,76,735 of which 3,03,579 belong to Males and 2,73,156 belong to females.

TOTAL POPULATION
	Persons	Males	Females
Rural	751007	376424	374583
Urban	29612	14849	14763
Total	780619	391273	389346
Source: Census - 2001		Data Provided By: NIC, Wayanad

SC POPULATION
	Persons	Males	Females
Rural	31101	15595	15506
Urban	2263	1143	1120
Total	33364	16738	16626
Source: Census - 2001		Data Provided By: NIC, Wayanad

ST POPULATION
	Persons	Males	Females
Rural	132934	65916	67018
Urban	3128	1478	1650
Total	136062	67394	68668
Source: Census - 2001		Data Provided by: NIC, Wayanad

LITERACY STATUS - NUMBER OF LITERATES
	Persons	Males	Females
Rural	554223	291732	262491
Urban	22512	11847	10665
Total	576735	303579	273156
Source: Census - 2001		Data Provided by: NIC, Wayanad

Category	Status	Persons	Males	Females
Workers	Total	308613	218395	90218
	Rural	296535	209910	86625
	Urban	12078	8485	3593
Non-Workers	Total	472006	172878	299128
	Rural	454472	166514	287958
	Urban	17534	6364	11170
Cultivators	Total	51751	42497	9254
	Rural	51523	42309	9214
	Urban	228	188	40
Agricultural Labours	Total	94139	60588	33551
	Rural	93267	60036	33231
	Urban	872	552	320
Household Industry workers	Total	3600	2345	1255
	Rural	3409	2231	1178
	Urban	191	114	77
Other Workers	Total	159123	112965	46158
	Rural	148336	105334	43002
	Urban	10787	7631	3156
Population in age group 0-6 years	Total	104058	53116	50942
	Rural	100276	51198	49078
	Urban	3782	1918	1864
Source: Census - 2001		Data Provided by: NIC, Wayanad

SEX RATIO (Females per 1000 Males)
State/District	Total	Rural	Urban
Kerala	1058	1059	1058
Wayanad	995	995	994
CHILD SEX RATIO (in 0-6 age group per 1000 boys in 0-6 age group)
State/District	Total	Rural	Urban
Kerala	960	961	958
Wayanad	959	959	972
Decadel Growth Rate - 1991-2001
State/District	Total	Rural	Urban
Kerala	9.43	10.07	7.64
Wayanad	16.1	15.69	29.03
Source: Census - 2001	Data Provided by: NIC, Wayanad

SEX RATIO
Top five Villages in the District		Bottom five Villages in the District
Chundale	1058	Padichira	950
Achooranam	1051	Pulpally	958
Pozhuthana	1040	Nalloornadu	963
Thomattuchal	1033	Thondernadu	966
Vengappally	1031	Cherukattur	967
Source: Census - 2001		Data Provided by: NIC, Wayanad

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IMPORTANT TOURSIT PLACES

Chembra Peak: The hills, rocks and valleys which contribute to the very unique character of Wayanad provide a lot for adventure tourism. Trekking to the Chembra peak is a risky mountaineering endeavour. Chembra peak, the highest hill in Wayanad, is near Meppady town. Trekking to the top of this peak takes almost a day. Tourists can also stay one or two days at the top of the peak in temporary camps. District Tourism Promotion Council provides guides, sleeping bags, canvases, huts and trekking implements on hire. The scenic beauty of Wayanad, which is visible from the top of Chambra, is very exhilerating.
Edakkal Cave: This location of breathtaking beauty is three kilometres from Ambalavayal which is 25 kilometres from Kalpetta. The Edakkal cave in the Ambukuthy mountain, is not a cave in the real sense. As stated in the India Antiquary (Vol.XXX, page - 410) and quoted in the District Gazette, Kozhikode, it is only'a cleft about 96ft. long and 22ft wide in the rock'. It is a fissure made by a corner of rock splitting off from the main body due to some natural causes. The depth of both the cleft and the fissure is 30 ft. What makes it a cave to the ordinary observer is the fact that in the other portion of the large cleft, an enormous rock, weighing several tonnes, has fallen forming a roof over a large part of it. The rock wall contains some interesting carvings, which represent human and animal figures and objects of human use and symbols. These carvings speak of a highly civilized people of pre-historic age and inspires the archaeologists and historians to rewrite the history of Wayanad and Kerala as a whole.
Kuruva Island: The Kuruva island, 950 acres of ever green forest on the tributaries of east flowing river Kabani, is an ideal picnic spot, far away from the disturbances of city life. The island is uninhabited. Rare species of birds, orchids and herbs are the sovereigns of this supernal kingdom. It is 17 Kms. east of Mananthavady and 40 kms. north west of Sulthan Bathery.
Lakkidi: One of the highest locations in Wayanad, Lakkidi also commands a picturesque scenery. It is about 58 kms. north east of Kozhikode and five kms. south of Vythiri. Lakkidi, the gate way of Wayanad, lies atop Thamarassery, a ghat pass at an elevation of 700 m. above mean sea level.The lofty mountain peaks, the gurging stream, luxuriant vegetation and the bird's eye view of the deep valley on the south, with its winding roads, are breath taking. The 12 kms.long journey from Adivaram to Lakkidi through ghat road with nine hairpin bends amidst thick forests, is a fascinating experience.
Muthanga Wild Life Sanctuary: Muthanga, Which is 16 kms. east of Sulthan Bathery, is located very near to the Karnadaka border. Wild forests covering an area of 345 sq.kms form the Muthanga wild life sanctuary; the biggest abode of wild animals in Malabar. Elephant, spotted deer, bison, tiger, cheeta, wild bear, etc. are found in this sanctuary. The forest Department has facilities for providing elephant rides to tourists, here.
Pakshipathalam: Pakshipathalam in the Brahmagiri hills at Thirunelli, is a challenging tourist spot for any adventure seeking tourist. To reach Pakshipathalam seventeen kilometres have to be covered through wild forest. The deep rock caves, formed among the thick blocks of rocks at the northern top end of the Brahmagiri, are the abode of various birds and wild beasts. Special permission has to be obtained from Forest Department to go to Pakshipathalam. District Tourism Promotion Council arranges vehicle, guides, camping equipments, etc. to the tourists, on hire.
Pazhassi Raja Tomb: Pazhassi Tourist Resort at Mananthavady is a good picnic centre in north Wayanad. There is a good aquarium here. Coin-operated toys for children and boating facilities for tourists are available here. Pazhassi Raja, the Lion of Kerala, who organised guerilla type warfare against British East India Company, was cremated here in 1805.
Pookot Lake: It is a natural fresh water lake, brimmed with ever green mountains. The weather here is salacious; the scenic beauty, hypnotising and the nature, unspoiled. Pookot lake tourist resort in Vythiri is the most sought after tourist spot of Wayanad. There is an aquarium and a green house here. Boating facilities are also available. Spices and handicraft items are also arranged for sale at Pookot. The lake has an area of 8.5ha. and the maximum water depth is 6.5mtrs. This lake is three kms.south of Vythiri.
Sentinel Rock Waterfalls: This waterfall is at Vellarimala village near Chooralmala in Meppadi panchayat. It is a picnic spot as well as a trekking centre. The sentinel rock, a rock of more than 200 m.in height, is ideal for rock climbing.
Kanthanpara Waterfalls: Relatively smaller than Sentinal Rock Waterfall and rather less frequented, Kanthanpara and its surroundings are nonetheless very pleasant. An easy hike away from the main road, it is perfect for picnic
Soochippara Waterfalls: The waterfalls at Soochippara near Meppadi is really a treasure of nature, yet to be discovered. The stretches of waterfalls ranging at places from 100 to 300 feet height is a treat to the eyes. The pool below, provides for water rafting, swimming, bathing,etc. The tree top huts at Soochippara give an unique view of the valleys of the Western Ghats and the glimmering shallow waters of the surrounding springs.
Banasura sagar Dam: This is the largest earth dam in India. The topography here is such that many islands will be formed in the upstream of the dam when the dam is full. These islands with the background of the Banasura hill will provide a hypnotising sight to tourists.

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AGRICULTURE

This high altitude district is characterised by the cultivation of perennial plantation crops and spices. The major plantation crops include coffee, tea, pepper, cardamom and rubber. Coffee based farming system is a notable feature of Wayanad. Coffee is grown both as pure crop and as mixed crop along with pepper. Pepper is grown largely along with coffee in the north eastern parts of the district, especially in Pulpally and Mullankolly areas. Coffee in Wayanad (66,999 ha.) shares 33.65 per cent of the total cropped area in the district and 78 per cent of the coffee area in the state. Other major crops are rubber(63,015 ha.), coconut(59,452 ha.), cardamom (38,348 ha.), tea (31,792 ha.) cassava and ginger. A recent increase in the area under coconut cultivation is noticed in the lower elevations. Paddy is cultivated in 22,772 hectares of land. The rice fields of Wayanad are in the valleys formed by hillocks and in majority of paddy lands, only a single crop is harvested. Ginger cultivation in Wayanad has also substantially increased in recent times and the ginger produced is mainly marketed in the form of green ginger. Homestead farming assumes importance in this district. The average size of holdings are 0.68 ha. A variety of crops including annuals and perennials are grown in these small holdings. The crops include coconut, arecanut, pepper, vegetables, tuber crops, drumstick, papaya, etc. and fruit trees like mango and jack. The crop patterns/crop combinations prevelant in this district are not based on any scientific norms. Therefore scientific cropping patterns suitable for the agro-ecological situation is to be recommended.

 

Marketing of Agriculture Produce

 

The marketing of coffee was fully regulated by the Coffee Board till 1992 and the entire coffee grown in the district had to be pooled to the Board.But in the Coffee Policy of 1995 - 96 , the Government exempted small scale growers possessing land less than 10 hectares from the obligation of pooling.Those growers with more than 10 hectares of coffee plantation were obliged to provide 60 percent of their produces to the Coffee Board.But Government of India recently announced the abolition of the pooling system for coffee altogether from 14th September 1996 and coffee growers are now free to market either in the domestic market or export.

 

Pepper is marketed mainly as dried berries. The different agencies engaged in the marketing of the produce are hill produce merchants , marketing socities, commission agents and exporters.Being an export oriented commodity, pepper prices show frequent fluctuations depending on the international prices prevailing for the commodity from timt to time.Ginger is mainly marketed as green ginger.Cardamom is sold at auction centres.The traders are licensed by the Spices Board and they participate in the different marketing centers for auction.Rubber is a controled commodityand is mainly marketed in the form of smoked rubber sheets.A large number of private dealers as well as the primary rubber marketing societies under the Rubber Marketing Federation , operate at the village level for the purchase and sale of Commodity.

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District Administration of Wayanad District

 

Kalpetta is the headquarters of the Wayanad District Administration with Civil Station and other main offices. There is only one Revenue division named Mananthavady in the district. It consists of 3 Taluks viz, (1) Vythiri, (2) Manathavady , and (3) Sulthanbathery and 49 Revenue villages. Kalpetta Municipality is the only statutory town in the district. The district has 4 development blocks viz, (1) Mananthavady (2) Kalpetta (3) Sulthanbathery, and (4) Panamaram comprising of 25 panchayats.

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District Collector & District Magistrate
	Sri. KESHVENDRA KUMAR IAS
	Phone: (0)4936 202230
	Mobile: 9447204666

 

Deputy Collector General & Additional District Magistrate (A.D.M)

Sri. K. GANESAN

Phone: (0)4936 202532

Mobile: 9447 097702

District Police Chief

Sri. PUTTA VIMALADITYA , IPS

Phone: (0)4936 202525

Mobile: 9497996974

Sub Collector & Sub Divisional Magistrate

Kum. VEENA N MADHAVAN , IAS

Phone: (0)4935 240222

Mobile: 9447097703

Tahsildar, Vythiri Taluk

Smt. ROSHNI NARAYANAN

Phone: (0)4936 255229

Mobile: 9447097705

Tahsildar, Sulthan Bathery Taluk

Sri. N.M PREMRAJ

Phone: (0)4936 220296

Mobile: 9447097707

Tahsildar, Mananthavady Taluk

Sri. SAJEEV DAMODAR

Phone: (0)4935 240231

Mobile: 9447097704

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District Profile of Wayanad District

 

ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP

Sl.No	Particulars	Wayanad	State
1	No. of Revenue Divisions	1	21
2	No. of Taluks	3	63
3	No. of Revenue Villages	49	1478
4	No. of Municipalities	1	60
5	No. of Municipality Wards	28	2216
6	No. of Block Panchayat	4	152
7	No. of Block Panchayat Wards	57	2095
8	No. of Grama Panchayat	25	978
9	No. of Grama Panchayat Wards	459	16680
10	No. of Assembly Constituencies	3	140
11	No. of Parliament Constituencies	1	20
12	No. of District Panchayat Wards	16	332

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GEOGRAPHICAL PARTICULARS

Sl.No	Particulars	Wayanad	State
1	Total Area( Sq. Km)	2,131	38,863
2	Wet Area(hect)	24,731	4,62,797
3	Dry Area(hect)	1,00,869	22,73,603
4	Forest Area(hect)	78,787	10,81,509
5	Length of Coastal Line(in KMs)	Nil	590

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HISTORY

In ancient times the land was ruled by the Vedar Rajas. Later Wayanad came under the rule of Pazhassi Raja of Kottayam Royal Dynasty. The modern history of the district is associated with the events that took place during the Mysorean invasion and the long spell of the British rule stretching over a period of about two centuries. There was fierce encounter between the British and Pazhassi Rajah. When the state of Kerala came into being in 1956, Wayanad was a part of Cannannore district; later in 1957 south Wayanad was added to Kozhikode district and north Wayanad remained with Cannannore district. By amalgamating the north Wayanad and south Wayanad, the present Wayanad district came into being on the 1st November 1980 comprising of three taluks; Vythiry, Mananthavady and Sulthan Bathery.

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PEOPLE

One important characteristic feature of this district is the large adivasi population, consisting mainly of Paniyas, Kurumas, Adiyars, Kurichyas, Ooralis, Kadans,Kattunaikkans are the different aboriginal tribes of Wayanad. The Kurichyar is the most developed among them. They are small land owners, whereas the members of other tribes are mostly labourers. Wayanad district stands first in the case of adivasi population (about 36%) among other districts in the state.

Wayanad has a large settler population. There are people from almost all parts of Kerala who migrated to this fertile land for building up their lives. Wayanad has a small jain community consisting of Gowders who came from Karnataka. They have built beautiful temples all over the district. Almost all sections of Christianity are well represented. One fourth population of Wayanad is constituted by Christians. Muslims constitute another one fourth population and rest of the population belongs to Hindus. Their hard work and sacrifice helped them to prosper. On the other hand, the last few decades have seen the complete marginalisation of the indigeneous people.

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