Pookode is a village in

Vythiri Vythiri is a town located in Wayanad district in the Indian state of Kerala. Along with Mananthavady and Sulthan Bathery, it is one of the three taluks in the district. 2.084 sq. km is the total area of vythiri. Etymology Administration Th ...

Taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

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, ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...

state in

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. Pookode is known for

Pookode Lake Pookode Lake is a scenic freshwater lake in the Wayanad district in Kerala, South India. A major tourist destination in the district, Pookode is a natural freshwater lake nestling amid evergreen forests and mountain slopes at an elevation of 77 ...

and as the headquarters of

Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) is a university established by the Government of Kerala in December 2010 to further education, research and extension services in the field of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Animal ...

Geography

Pookode is situated in the south west region of

, about 14 km away from district headquarters

Kalpetta Kalpetta is a city and town and Grade 2 municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters of the Wayanad district, as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. It is surrounded by dense coffee ...

. It lies on the

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

Mysore Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...

National Highway

NH 766 National Highway 766 (NH 766) (previously NH-212) is a National highways of India, National Highway in Southern India. NH 766 connects Kozhikode in Kerala with Kollegal in Karnataka via Mysore. Of the total distance of 272 km, 117 km ...

(Old NH 212) between Kozhikode and Kalpetta. Pookode is 58 km from Kozhikode and is adjacent to the gateway of Wayanad, Lakkidi. Next to Pookode on the NH766 is

town.

Transport

Pookode is well connected by road. Frequent buses are available from Kozhikode and Kalpetta. Nearest railway station is

at a distance of 58 km.

Calicut International Airport Kozhikode International Airport , also known as Calicut International Airport (locally referred to as Karipur Airport), is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. It also serves ot ...

at Karipur is located 86 km away from Pookode.

Education

The main campus of the

is located at Pookode. Apart from the administrative offices of the university, two constituent colleges of the university function inside of this campus: # College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode # College of Dairy Science and Technology, Pookode
KVASU. Retrieved on 2015-06-07. The

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) is a system of central schools for students predominantly from rural areas in India, targeting socially and economically backward students who lack access to accelerated learning due to financial, social and rura ...

of Wayanad is situated next to the campus of Veterinary University campus in Pookode. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Model Residential School is also situated near the Veterinary University campus.

Gallery

Pookode Lake Boating.jpg, Pookode Lake Boating Childrens Park near Pookode Lake.jpg, Children's Park near Pookode Lake Pookode lake aquarium fishes.jpg, A view from Lake Aquarium Flower in Pookode lake.jpg,

Water lilies ''Water Lilies'' ( ) is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840–1926). The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in Giverny, and were the main focus of his artistic production during ...

at Pookode Lake Riverkingfisher by irvin DSCN0146.JPG,

Kingfisher Kingfishers are a family, the Alcedinidae, of small to medium-sized, brightly coloured birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species living in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Oceania, ...

Attraction Pookode Lake - Entry area snap 0098.JPG, Ticket Counter

References

External links

{{Wayanad Villages in Wayanad district