Kalpetta is a City, town and a Grade 2 municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala.

It is believed that the early Jain residents who migrated from Karnataka had named the place "Kalpetta".

Samoothiri's tasted defeat for the first time in 400 centuries when tipu sultan attacked with rockets.

After that only British gained control[citation needed] In Wayanad, the Indian independence movement started first at Kalpetta.

Kalpetta was still a Village Panchayath when it became district headquarters and it attained Municipality status on 1 April 1990.

Kalpetta has very good road connectivity with the rest of Kerala and neighbouring South Indian cities.

State Highways connect Kalpetta with Ooty in Tamil Nadu and Madikeri in Karnataka.

[6] The alternate road to take is, leave NH 766 at Kalpetta and proceed to Mysore through Mananthavady, Kutta, Gonikoppal, and Hunsur.