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Kattikkulam
(Kartikulam) | |
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 Paddy Fields on the sides of Kattikkulam Mysore road. | |
| Coordinates: 11°50′49″N 76°03′47″E / 11.84683°N 76.06313°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| Time zone | UTC+5:25 (IST) |
| PIN | 670646 |
Kattikkulam (Kartikulam) is a small town near Mananthavady in Wayanad district, Kerala, India.The office of the Thirunelly Gramapanchayath is located at Kartikulam.
This small town serves as the connection point for most of the tourists and pilgrims from Kerala and Karnataka who come to visit places like Thirunelli Temple, Bavali Maqam, Padamala church, Kuruvadweep, Tholpetty, Panavalli, Coorg, Mysore etc.
It is very well connected by road with Mananthavady, Mysore and with the district of Coorg. Almost all the buses plying from Kozhikode (Calicut) and Kannur to Mysore and vice versa during night have to pass this town because the NH 766 connecting Kozhikode (Calicut) and Mysore through Sulthan Bathery closes at 9 pm.
It is being developed as a more or less satellite town of Mananthavady. Many new infrastructure facilities are being added to this town every year.
There are a few good restaurants and hotels available in this town. Many homestays, lodges and resorts are also available in and around this area.
Two petrol bunks are functioning inside the town.
Three ATM counters run by the Kerala State Co-operative Bank, Kerala Gramin Bank and ESAF bank also functions here.