Chakkittapara

Chakkittapara
ചക്കിട്ടപാറ
town
Chakkittapara

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 11°34′N 75°49′E / 11.57°N 75.81°E / 11.57; 75.81Coordinates: 11°34′N 75°49′E / 11.57°N 75.81°E / 11.57; 75.81
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Population (2006)
  Total 63,795
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 673 526
Telephone code +91 496
Vehicle registration KL-11, KL-56
Website www.kozhikode.nic.in

Chakkittapara is a panchayat as well as a town 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.

Educational institutions

Places of worship

Catholic churches

Christian churches

Hindu temples

Mosques

Chakkittapara Masjid Chembra Juma Masjid

Government offices

Other government projects

Hospitals

Commercial places

There are many grocery stores and convinent stores in Chakkittapara angadi(small town)also few fish and meat stores in and around angadi.

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