Meppadi
Meppadi | |
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Town/Village | |
Meppadi | |
Meppadi | |
Coordinates: 11°33′28″N 76°07′55″E / 11.55786°N 76.13199°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayat Raj |
• Body | Meppadi Grama Panchayat |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Meppadi is a town in the Indian state of Kerala. It is an extremely scenic hill station on the State Highway between Kozhikode and Ooty. The nearest city is Kalpetta which is the headquarters of the Wayanad revenue district.
Economy[]
Tea cultivation is the main economic activity of Meppadi village. There are also some vegetable cultivation on small scale. Most of the people living in Meppadi are workers in various tea estates where they cultivate cardamom too. There is a small town catering to locals and the tourists. The tourists come to enjoy the salubrious climate of the place.[1]
Distance[]
Meppadi is 12 km from Kalpetta town in the Wayanad District. It is 78 km from Kozhikode (Calicut), 106 km from Ooty, and 281 km from Bangalore.[2]
Tourist attractions[]
- Kanthanpara Water falls
- Soochipara Falls
- Meenmutty Falls, Wayanad
- Edakkal Caves
- Pookot Lake
- Chembra Peak
- Karapuzha Dam
- Vellarimala
- Karapuzha Dam
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Image gallery[]
Chembra
Entering Soochippara
Muster Office
St.Josephs School
Inside the St.Joseph Church
See also[]
- Chundale town
- Kalpetta town
- Mango Orange village
- Vaduvanchal town
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meppadi. |
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Meppadi. |
- Villages in Wayanad district
- Hill stations in Kerala
- Populated places in the Western Ghats
- Geography of Wayanad district
- Wayanad district geography stubs