Pozhuthana is a village 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, ...

in the state of

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, India.

Physiography, relief and drainage

The panchayat comes under the highland region of Wayanad district and consists of many undulating hills intersected by valleys. In general, the area is having hilly to undulating topography with flat-bottomed valleys. Relief of the area is subnormal to normal.

Demographics

India

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, Pozhuthana had a population of 7,643, with 3,747 males and 3,896 females.

Geographic location

Pozhuthana panchayat in Vythiri taluk of

Wayanad 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, ...

district is located about 8 km west of Kalpetta town. It is bounded on the north by Thariode panchayats, south by vythiri taluk panchayat, east by Kalpetta municipality and west by

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 ...

District. It lies between 11°31’57" and 11°37’53" north latitude and 75°56’38" and 76°03’21" east longitude. The panchayat is mostly drained by Pozhuthana river and the streamlets draining into it. The Pozhuthana River flows through the middle of the panchayat from south to north and finally drains into Kabani River. The panchayat area is moderately well drained to well drained and exhibits a dendritic drainage pattern. The depth of ground water fluctuates considerably with physiography, but generally remains between a depth of 5–20 m in the elevated areas and 1–5 m in the valleys.

Demographics

India

, Achooranam had a population of 9754 with 4755 males and 4999 females.

Transportation

Puzhuthana is 74 km by road from

railway station and this road includes nine hairpin bends. The nearest major airport is at

Calicut 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 ...

. The road to the east connects to

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 ...

and

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. Night journey is allowed on this sector as it goes through Bandipur national forest. The nearest railway station is

. There are airports at

and

. Pozhuthana is 5 kilometers from Vythiri town.

References

Villages in Wayanad district Kalpetta area {{Wayanad-geo-stub