Kayakkunnu is a village near

Nadavayal Nadavayal is a small village town near Panamaram in Wayanad district, Kerala, India. This small town hosted early migrants from Travancore (Thiruvithaamkoor). Migration from Kottayam Nadavayal is one of the main residential areas in the Wayanad ...

Mananthavady Mananthavady is a municipality and ''taluk'' in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. Etymology The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). T ...

in the

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 ...

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. The village is part of the Panamaram Panchayath, and the assembly constituency is

(North Wayanad). It is an agricultural area and its main crops include rice, coffee, pepper, ginger, cardamom, vanilla, rubber, areca nut, and coconut. The nearest towns are

and

Panamaram Panamaram is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Panamaram had a population of 11651 with 5891 males and 5760 females. Panamaram River Panamaram River is a tributary of the Kabani Rive ...

. Kayakkunn is situated midway along the Mananthavady– Gudalur interstate road. Kayakkunn Junction

Geography

Kayakkunn is a village and one of the main residential areas in the

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 ...

of Kerala, which reaches from

along the Sultan Battery State Highway. Agriculture is the primary source of income, and crops include rice, coconut, coffee, pepper, ginger, cardamom, vanilla, rubber,

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, and cocoa beans.

Etymology

Oral history and ancient texts state that the area was known by the name of ''Muthangadi'' and that it was later known as ''Puthangadi'', a pearl trade center.

History

Most of the population are early immigrants from Mid-Travancore (മധ്യതിരുവിതാംകൂര്‍) especially in the

Kottayam district Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the A ...

in central Wayanad. People also immigrated from

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

and Mysuru (ಮೈಸೂರು)

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districts to live here. There are some historical ruins in the area. The oldest are found in nearby Kallambalam and believed to date to Tipu's release.

Transportation

Kayakkunn's main transportation routes are the Sultan Battery State Highway from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road (NH-212) connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Bangalore, Mysore, Gudaloor-Nilgiris, Nilambur, and Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through Sultan battery, Nadavayal-Changanacherry K.S.R.T.C. There is a daily bus which travels the Sultan Battery highway to connect with the Bangalore–Ooty interstate road. A Pala–Pathanamthitta–Pulpally bus also travels along this route. The nearest railway stations are at Mysore, Calicut, and Cannanoor. And the nearest airports are

Kozhikode International Airport Calicut International Airport , also known as Kozhikode Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport located in Karipur, Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It serves the Malabar region of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and P ...

, 3 hours away,

Kannur International Airport Kannur International Airport is an airport serving the North Malabar region of Kerala, Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka and Mahé district of Puducherry in India. It is located east of Kannur, and east of Thalassery, near the muni ...

, 2.5 hours away, and ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು

Kempegowda International Airport 6.5 hours away.

Landmarks

* Cross church Kayakkunn *

Kayakkunn Ancient Stone Temple Kayakkunnu is a village near Nadavayal, Mananthavady in the Wayanad District of Kerala, India. The village is part of the Panamaram Panchayath, and the assembly constituency is Mananthavady (North Wayanad). It is an agricultural area and its ma ...

Kayakkunn Vishnugudi temple * La-salatte Monastery ( New Shrine in Kerala, India – lasalette) * Kayakkunn Post Office *

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, Payyappilly Palakkappilly ...

convent * Wynad Club * Vayojana Vedi (old age society) * Vanitha Fruits and Vegetables co-operative society * "Flora"

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Cultivation Industry * Blind society * Milma, Milk marketing Co-operative society * Agricultural Nursery * Aumgunvady

Gallery

File:Kayakkunn Cross Church.jpg, Kayakkunn Chapel (shrine) File:Puthangadi.jpg, Kayakkunn stone temple File:Wayanad Club.jpg, Wayanad Club File:Panamaram - Bull at Punchavayal Temple.jpg, Bull Statue, Punchavayal File:Panamaram Punchavayal Temple.jpg, Punchavayal temple File:Kayakkunn Cross.jpg, side view of (shrine) Kayakkunn Chapel

References

{{Wayanad Cities and towns in Wayanad district