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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 627327
- Pincode
- 673122
- Post office
- Kalpetta North
- Population
- 29,363
- Households
- 6,647
- Literacy rate
- 78.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1022 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 11,617
- Distance to district centre
- 4 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 361 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 218 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nilambur Road · 46 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Homeo Dispensary, Madakkimala · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kaniambetta compares
By population, Kaniambetta ranks #1 of 17 villages in Vythiri mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
78.7%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Kaniambetta
- 78.7%
- Vythiri mandal
- 78.3%
- Wayanad district
- 79.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,022
−31 vs mandal average
- Kaniambetta
- 1,022
- Vythiri mandal
- 1,053
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Kaniambetta
- 4.4
- Vythiri mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kaniambetta at a glance
Kaniambetta is a village of 29,363 people in 6,647 households (Census 2011) in Vythiri taluk, Wayanad district, Kerala, the largest of 17 villages in Vythiri taluk. Literacy is 79%, about the same as the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. It lies 4 km from the Wayanad district centre, 3 km from Muttil North, the nearest town, 46 km from Nilambur Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673122, served by Kalpetta North post office; the LGD village code is 627327. The nearest hospital or health centre is Homeo Dispensary, Madakkimala, 2 km away. The village votes in Kalpetta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv.T Siddiqu. The population is estimated at 34,619 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kaniambetta →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaniambetta · this village | 29,363 | 79% | — |
| Muttil North · Vythiri | 12,382 | 76% | 2.9 km SE |
| Valayanad · Kozhikode | — | — | 4.8 km N |
| Poothadi · Sulthanbathery | 14,578 | 84% | 5.5 km NE |
| Kottathara · Vythiri | 17,295 | 79% | 6.4 km W |
| Kalpetta · Vythiri | — | — | 6.5 km S |
| Nadavayal · Sulthanbathery | 15,795 | 78% | 8.5 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kaniambetta
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 2
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 2
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kalpetta
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kaniambetta, Muttil
- Total area (ha)
- 3,318
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 141.71
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kaniambetta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kaniambetta
- LGD code
- 627327
- Pincode
- 673122
- Post office
- Kalpetta North
- Population (Census 2011)
- 29,363
- Population (projected 2026)
- 34,619
- Households
- 6,647
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1022
- Literacy rate
- 78.7%
- Coordinates
- 11.66667°N, 76.10000°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wayanad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalpetta
- Member of Parliament
- Rahul Gandhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv.T Siddiqu
- Block / Mandal
- Vythiri
Getting there
How to reach Kaniambetta
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram361 kmcapital
- Bengaluru218 km
- Chennai480 km
- Hyderabad686 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNilambur Road46 km
- Bus stopPariyaram2 km
- Hospital / PHCHomeo Dispensary, Madakkimala2 km
- ATM / bankMadakkimala Service Co Operative Bank Muttil Branch3 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum6 km
- CollegeWMO College Ground3 km
- Police stationDistrict Police Office Wayand4 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Madikkimala Palli1.8 km
- Health centre
- Homeo Dispensary, Madakkimala1.7 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kaniambetta
6 Temples, 1 Mosque, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sree Ayyappa Temple MuttilTemple2.9 km ↗
- 🛕Anantnath Swami TempleTemple3.2 km ↗
- 🛕Aaneri Mahavishnu TempleTemple3.2 km ↗
- 🛕Kaniyambetta TempleTemple3.5 km ↗
- 🕌Nasuruthul Islam Sangam MasjidMosque3.6 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Mariyamman TempleTemple3.7 km ↗
- 🛕Muttil Santhanagopala Mahavishnu TempleTemple3.8 km ↗
- ⛪St.George Orthodox ChurchChurch4.0 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kaniambetta
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Safdhar Hashmi Cultural Centre And Library, PariyaramLibrary1.7 km ↗
- 📚Vaikari Library, MadakkimalaLibrary1.9 km ↗
- 🎓WMO College GroundCollege3.0 km ↗
- 🎓WMO Arts & Science College, MuttilCollege3.1 km ↗
- 🏫Shri Shankara Vidhya MandhiramSchool3.3 km ↗
- 📚PathmaprabhaLibrary3.6 km ↗
- 📚Navajeevan varadhoorLibrary3.8 km ↗
- 🎓WMO English Acadamy Senior Secondary School, MandadHigh school4.0 km ↗
- 📚Highness Arts And Sports Club, KariyambadiLibrary4.1 km ↗
- 🏫W.M.O Speech And Hearing School, MuttilSchool4.3 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 673122
Villages near Kaniambetta
Other villages in Vythiri mandal
View all 17 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)