Poothadi is a village near

Kenichira Poothadi is a village near Kenichira, Panamaram area in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Poothadi had a population of 14849 with 7445 males and 7404 females. History According to local legend, Bhim ...

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 River ...

area 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 ...

, India.

Demographics

India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Poothadi had a population of 14849 with 7445 males and 7404 females.

History

According to local legend, Bhima of Mahabharata, when he was travelling with his brothers, went in search of the flower 'kalyanasaugandhika'. He asked about the flower to a 'raakshasi' in the Malayalam language 'Poovu Tharumo' which eventually became 'Poothadi'

Notorious Abduction

Poothadi village filled the national headlines when the communist activists abducted Mr. V.N.Sasi of the Congress party to retain their rule in the village administration. The abduction came a few days before the communists were facing a no-confidence motion against their elected president. Mr.Sasi originally won the election on a communist ticket but unscrupulously shifted to the congress party after winning the election. The abduction became very sensation in the backward district of Wayanad and people even blocked the road at

. The division bench of the Kerala highcourt directly intervened in the issue. According to the police, a vehicle was hired in

Meenangadi Meenangadi is an old town situated on the highway NH 766 between Kalpetta and Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad District, in Kerala, India. This place is one among the Provinces where the existence of Dolmens provide an historical evidence of earlier ci ...

town and used for the abduction.

Important Landmarks

* Paradevatha Temple, Poothadi * Mahavishnu Temple, Poothadi * Bhagavathi Temple, Poothadi * Saraswathy Temple, Poothadi * St Thomas Evangelical Church of India, Mankodu - Poothaadi * Poothadi Higher Secondary School, Poothadi * 94 year old Panchayath U.P.School, Poothadi

Transportation

Poothadi village can be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road 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 Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi. The nearest railway station is at Mysore 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 Palak ...

-120 km,

Bengaluru International Airport Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, India. Spread over , it is located about north of the city near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by Bengaluru Inter ...

-290 km, and

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 municip ...

, 58 km.

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Valavayal ''Valavayal'' is a small town in Wayanad district of Kerala, the people primarily depend on agriculture for a living. The town has the Meenangadi-Pulpally road passing through it. The town is near to the Narasipuzha which will later join in ...

village File:Valavayal-school.jpg, Valavayal Highschool File:Kenichira Hospital.jpg, Kenichira Clinic File:Valvayal.jpg, Valavayal Post Office File:Poothadi Highschool.jpg, Poothadi Highschool

References

Sultan Bathery area Villages in Wayanad district {{Wayanad-geo-stub