Sultan Bathery
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Sultan Bathery is a town and municipality in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India, near its borders with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Once known as a strategic location in the Malabar region, Sultan Bathery is the headquarters of the Sultan Bathery taluk.[1]
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Sultan Bathery | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 11.67°N 76.28°E / 11.67; 76.28 | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Wayanad |
Named for | artillery battery of Tipu Sultan |
Government | |
• Municipal Chairperson | T K Ramesh |
Area | |
• Total | 102.24 km2 (39.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 901 m (2,956 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 45,417 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 673592 |
Area code | 91 4936 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Vehicle registration | KL-73 |
Sex ratio | 1,029 male/female |
Literacy | 89.36% |
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It is credited with being Kerala's cleanest town and is known for its tourism and commercial activities. The prehistoric caves, jungle trails, streams and rivers and lush greenery of the undulating hills draw a lot of tourists to the region every year.