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Kuppadi

Coordinates: 11°40′45″N 76°15′45″E / 11.67917°N 76.26250°E / 11.67917; 76.26250
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Kuppadi
village
Kuppadi is located in Kerala
Kuppadi
Kuppadi
Location in Kerala, India
Kuppadi is located in India
Kuppadi
Kuppadi
Kuppadi (India)
Coordinates: 11°40′45″N 76°15′45″E / 11.67917°N 76.26250°E / 11.67917; 76.26250
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictWayanad
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,662
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673592
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-73

Kuppadi is a village near Sultan Bathery in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.The famous St Mary's College, Sulthan Bathery is situated in this village. [1]

Population

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Kuppadi Village Total population is 26662 and number of houses are 6328. Female Population is 50.6%. Village literacy rate is 80.7% and the Female Literacy rate is 39.8%.

Educational institutions

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St. Mary's College, Sulthan Bathery is a Post Graduate Aided College managed by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of the East is located in kuppadi. It was established in the year 1965. St. Mary's College is the first higher education College in Wayanad.

  • St. Marys College Higher Secondary School
  • Govt. High School Kuppadi

Established in 1934 as kidanganad LP school.

  • Nirmala Matha Public School (CBSE)

It is also managed by malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of the east. Established in 1992.

Other

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Another main attraction of the village is Town Square which is a park near St Marys college ground. The St Marys college cricket ground is one of the ground recognised by Kerala Cricket Association. The temple Durga bagavathy Kshethram is situated in the centre of the town. The Village Office which is a smart village office is located near the mini civil station Sultan Bathery.

Transportation

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Kuppady is situated 3 km (2 mi) away from Sultan Battery. There are two bus service running through named 'Govind' and 'vanampadi'. The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are Kozhikode International Airport-120 km, Bengaluru International Airport-290 km, and Kannur International Airport, 58 km.

Politics

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The Kuppadi is the 12th division under Sultan Bathery municipality. K. Rasheed of CPI(M) is the councillor


Division 12 - Councillors list (Sulthan Bathery Municipality)
No: Name Party Year Position
1 Jisha Shaji CPI(M) 18/11/2015 - 11/11/2020 Deputy Chairperson
2 K Rasheed CPI(M) 28/12/2020 - incumbent Councillor

References

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  1. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.