Chundale is a village in

Wayanad district Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...

in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

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. Chundale is located near

Kalpetta Kalpetta is a major town and municipality in the Wayanad district, state of Kerala, India. Kalpetta is the headquarters of Wayanad district, as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. It is a bustling town surrounded by dense coffee and te ...

, the district headquarters of Wayanad.

Tourist attractions

# Vaduvanchal, kalpetta. # Puliyarmala Jain Temple, Kalpetta. # Wayanad Heritage Museum, Kalpetta. # Glass Temple, Kalpetta.

Demographics

India

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, Achooranam had a population of 9754 with 4755 males and 4999 females.

Transportation

Chundale is 69 km by road from

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

railway station and this road includes nine hairpin bends. The nearest major airport is at

Calicut Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

. The road to the east connects to

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

and

Bangalore Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...

. Night journey is allowed on this sector as it goes through Bandipur national forest. The nearest railway station is

. There are airports at

and

Renowned personalities

Image gallery

File:Chundale Village Office.jpg, Village Office File:Devi Temple, Lower Chundale.jpg, Devi Temple File:St. Jude's Church Chundale.jpg, St. Jude's Church Chundale,Wayanad File:School in Kottanad, Vythiri, India.jpg, School at Kottanad, Chundale

References

External links

Maple Oak Holiday Home- Private Homestay in Chundale, Wayanad.
Villages in Wayanad district Kalpetta area {{Wayanad-geo-stub