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Town in Kerala, India This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Kalpetta" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) City in Kerala, IndiaKalpetta കൽപ്പറ്റCityKalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013KalpettaLocation in Kerala, IndiaShow map of KeralaKalpettaKalpetta (India)Show map of IndiaCoordinates: 11°37′21″N 76°04′53″E / 11.622550°N 76.081252°E / 11.622550; 76.081252CountryIndiaStateKeralaDistrictWayanadGovernment • BodyKalpatta Municipality • ChairpersonP Viswanathan (CPIM) • Vice ChairpersonS. Soumya • Member of ParliamentPriyanka Gandhi (Indian National Congress) • Member of Legislative AssemblyT.Siddique (Indian National Congress)Area • Total50.74 km2 (19.59 sq mi)Elevation780 m (2,560 ft)Population (2011) • Total31,580 • Density622.4/km2 (1,612/sq mi)Languages • OfficialMalayalam, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN673121 (Kalpetta Head PO), 673122 (Kalpetta North)Telephone code+91 4936Vehicle registrationKL-12Websitekalpettamunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en Kalpetta is the Grade 2 municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters of the Wayanad district, as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. It is surrounded by dense coffee and tea plantations and mountains. It lies on the Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway NH 766 (formerly NH 212) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. Kalpetta is 72 km (45 mi) from Kozhikode and 140 km (87 mi) from Mysore. Kainatty is the administrative suburb of Kalpetta.