Wayanad

Thamarassery Churam is the gateway to fascinating Wayanad district. This pass connects Wayanad to Kozhickode district (NH 212). There are nine hairpin bends in this 14 km long pass. This great pass is known for it's beauty and danger. This is the main pass to Wayanad & Mysore. Crowded with the traffic, it starts from Adivarum,a small town in Kozhikode district. The nine hairpin bends are very thrilling. The view from the top to the bottom is an amazing one. 

The View point is another attraction on this pass. This is situated above the ninth hairpin bend, at a height of 2000 feet above sea level.. This place provides an excellent view of the green forest beneath.
This is an excellent location to test your driving skills
From Calicut to base location,Adivaram,is 44 km

Wayanad is the most favored holiday destination of tourist visiting Kerala. The Green Paradise offers a wide variety of tourist spot to suit every taste. The beautiful Land Scape and pleasant atmosphere of Wayanad, make different from other tourist places. There are various places of touristic,ecological,religious and historic importance in the District. The name Wayanad has been derived from the expression of vayal nadu vayal (paddy) nadu (land) means “The land of Paddy Field”. Wayanad one of the loveliest hill stations of Kerala. It is set high on the majestic western ghats lies at hight of 700 – 2100mts above sea level,comprising an area of 2132 sq km. The District come in to being on 1st November 1980 as 12th District by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur Districts.

Wayanad is blessed with unique geographical position. Comprising an area of 2132sq km, placed on the southern tips of the Deccan plateau. Its the prime glory is the majestic Western Ghats with lots ridges irrespective with dense forest, tangled jungle and deep valleys. The attitude of Wayanad varies from 700 to 2100 mts from sea level, it lies between north attitude 11 degree 26'28”and 11 degree 48'38” and 76 degree 26'11”. Temperature range from 12 to 25 degree centigrade

Genaraly the year is divided in to four season, Cold weather (December to Februvary) Hot weather (March to May) South west monsoon (June to September) and north east monsoon (October to November) During the hot whether temperature goes up to a maximum of 35°C (95° F) and during the cold whether temperature goes down to 10° (51°F).The average rainfall in the Wayanad is 300mm per year. 

It is the home to many species of animal and plant life. This station is full of plantation, forest and wild life 20864 hectors of reserve forest the major portion is Teak plantation,

One of the important characteristic feature of Wayanad district is the large adivasi population. Wayanad is considered as the tribal area around 36% of population sharing Adivasis.Some of them are live on the dense forests of Waynad & few live in the nearby places of these forests. Their language is a mixture of all Dravidian languages Many of them are not educated.

• Adiyas,
• Kattunayakans,
• Kurichiyans,
• Mudugan,
• Paniyas,
• Paliyan,
• Uraali Kurumas