Kottathara or Venniyode is a gram panchayat in

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

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, India.

Location

Kottathara is located near

Padinjarathara Padinjarathara is a major town in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India. The largest earth dam in India, Banasura Sagar and other main tourist attractions like Meenmutti Waterfalls, Bappanam Mala, Banasura Hill and Kurumbalakotta ar ...

. Venniyode is a small township which is located on the link road between Kamblakkad and

. Valal is the nearest village from Venniode Junction.

Administration

Even though Kottathara is a small town, it has its own administrative structure called a panchayath. It is under LSGD Government of Kerala. The headquarters of the Panchayath is located at Venniyod town.

Venniyode Junction

Venniyode Junction is the headquarters of Kottathara village. There are a few village teashops, schools and temples in this village center. The sacred grove called Paradhevatha Kavu is well maintained and attracts many visitors. This is a sacred grove with many holy stones painted white and a little vishnu temple attached to it. There is also one Jain temple here.

Transportation

Kottathara can be accessed from Padinjarathara, Mananthavady, Kalpetta and via Pinangode town. 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. There is KSRTC services and private bus for Transportation. The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are

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-120 km,

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-290 km, and

Kannur International Airport Kannur International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Kannur, the Mahé district, Mahé district of Puducherry and the rest of northern Kerala in India. It is located in Mattanur, east of Kannur and east of Thalassery. ...

, 58 km.

Location

Gallery

File:Kottathara.Venniyode.673122.2.jpg, Venniyode Junction File:Kottathara.Venniyode.673122.jpg, The old school at Venniyode

References

Villages in Wayanad district Mananthavady Area {{Wayanad-geo-stub