Meppadi

11°33′28″N 76°07′55″E / 11.55786°N 76.13199°E / 11.55786; 76.13199CountryIndiaStateKeralaGovernment • TypePanchayat Raj • BodyMeppadi Grama PanchayatTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Meppadi is a village 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
• 900 Kandi
• Soochipara Falls
• Meenmutty Falls, Wayanad
• Edakkal Caves
• Pookot Lake
• Chembra Peak
• Karapuzha Dam
• Vellarimala
• Sunrise valley
• Karapuzha Dam
• Thanhilode^[3]

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

Cities and townsSub-districts,
panchayats
and
villages

Kalpetta/Vythiri	Achooranam Chundale Kalpetta Kaniyambetta Kavumannam Kottappadi Kottathara Kunnathidavaka Kuppadithara Muppanad Muttil North Muttil South Padijarethara Pozhuthana Thariode Thrikkaipetta Vellarimala Vengapally
Mananthavady	Anjukunnu Edavaka Kanjirangadu Koolivayal Mananthavady Nalloornadu Panamaram Payyampally Periya Porunnannur Thavinjal Thirunelly Thrissilery Valad Vellamunda Cherukattoor Thondernadu
Sulthan Bathery	Ambalavayal Cheeral Irulam Krishnagiri Kuppadi Nadavayal Nenmeni Noolpuzha Padichira Poothadi Pulpally Purakkadi Sulthan Bathery Kidanganad Thomattuchal