8-678: Pookode is a village in Vythiri Taluk in Wayanad district of Kerala state in India . Pookode is known for Pookode Lake and as the headquarters of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University . Pookode is situated in the south west region of Wayanad district , about 14 km away from district headquarters Kalpetta . It lies on the Kozhikode - Mysore National Highway NH 766 (Old NH 212) between Kozhikode and Kalpetta. Pookode
16-454: Is 58 km from Kozhikode and is adjacent to the gateway of Wayanad, Lakkidi . Next to Pookode on the NH766 is Vythiri town. Pookode is well connected by road. Frequent buses are available from Kozhikode and Kalpetta. Nearest railway station is Kozhikode at a distance of 58 km. Calicut International Airport at Karipur is located 86 km away from Pookode. The main campus of
24-415: Is 66 km by road from Kozhikode railway station and this road includes nine hairpin bends. The nearest major airport is at Calicut . The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore . Night journey is not allowed on this sector as it goes through Bandipur national forest. Pookode Lake is a fresh water lake with boating facility. It is very popular with tourists coming with children. The lake
32-529: The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is located at Pookode. Apart from the administrative offices of the university, two constituent colleges of the university function inside of this campus: The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya 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
40-527: The Veterinary University campus. Vythiri Vythiri is a village 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. The Vythiri taluk consists of 18 villages, including Lakkidi , Vythiri, Chundale , Meppadi , Kalpetta , and Kaniyambetta . The village of Vythiri acts as
48-730: The administrative centre of Vythiri Taluk. St. Mary's Orthodox Church, part of the Sultan Bathery Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church is located in Vythiri. The all season attractive weather, greenery and the terrain of this place makes Vythiri a major tourist destination in Kerala. Tourists from all parts of the world visits and stays in Vythiri to enjoy the beauty of Vythiri and other tourist destinations in Wayanad . According to
56-578: The local legend, an English engineer built the Ghat road to Vythiri on the basis of the information given by a tribal youth. After getting the necessary guidance, the English people killed the tribal guide. The spirit of the tribal youth got angry and caused many accidents in the road. So a priest took the initiative to chain the spirit to a tree in Vythiri. This Chain Tree is seen even today at Lakkidi. Some of
64-543: The passing motorists even pay homage to the tree for allowing a safe passage. Vythiri is 700 meters above the sea level and the weather is remarkably cooler than other parts of Wayanad. There are many resorts in Wayanad thanks to the salubrious climate here. There is a university here specializing in Veterinary science and there is a special college for catering management. Oriental school of hotel management. Vythiri
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