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Valat

Coordinates: 11°47′0″N 75°54′0″E / 11.78333°N 75.90000°E / 11.78333; 75.90000
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Valat
Valad
village
Valat is located in Kerala
Valat
Valat
Location in Kerala, India
Valat is located in India
Valat
Valat
Valat (India)
Coordinates: 11°47′0″N 75°54′0″E / 11.78333°N 75.90000°E / 11.78333; 75.90000
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictWayanad
Founded byTipu sulthan
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total10,419
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670644
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-72

Valat is a village in the Wayanad district of the state of Kerala, India. The village is situated near to Kannur district. There are two Higher Secondary schools in the village and three GV.LP Schools. The majority of its residents work in the agriculture and business industries. Kabini River (one of the rivers in Kerala going towards the East) is a main attraction of this village bringing tourists and visitors from surrounding areas. Valet additionally has a number of resorts and one park known as E3 Theme park.[1]

Demographics

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As of the 2011 India census, Valat had a population of 10419 with 5277 males and 5142 females.[1]

Health and medicine

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The state government of Kerala has started a center for tribal medicine in this village. There is one public health center inside the town as well as one more private hospital available (24 hours) there. This village is famous for its traditional treatments run by tribal community.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.