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.

Pakshi Pathalam is a trekking site some seven kilometers from Thirunelli temple.

Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary is a very famous trekking spot which is located at a distance of 16 km from Kartikulam.