Sultan Bathery

Sulthan Bathery
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Sulthan Bathery Location of Sulthan Bathery in Kerala and India
Coordinates	11°40′N 76°17′E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Wayanad
President	P P Ayyoob
Population • Density	27,473 (2001) • 476 /km2 (1,233 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 907 metres (2,976 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 673592 • Telephone • +91 4936 • Vehicle • KL 12,KLW old

Jain temple at Sultan Bathery

Sultan Bathery - is a mid-sized town in Wayanad district of Kerala, India. It derives its present name from Tipu Sultan of Mysore who used the abandoned Jain temple here and used it as his battery here in the 18th century, hence the name Sultan's Battery. This town was part of Kidanganadu Village, which got its name because the presence of the Kidangans the tribes. Later, it came to be known as Sultan Bathery, the Malayalam version of its name. It is also known as Sultan's Battery of Wayanad district. Though the fort does not remain any more, the place is worth the visit for the famous Jain Temple. The place was previously known by the name of Sulthan's Battery. The town is the largest town in Wayanad District. The largest being the Taluk headquarters of Sultan Bathery .It lies on the Kozhikode - Kollegal National Highway (NH 212) 98 km from Kozhikode town. It is 115 kilometers from Mysore and about 100 kilometers from Ooty (Udagamandalam). It is also connected with Nilambur. The people primarily depend on agriculture for a living.

Sulthan Battery is situated at about 930 metres above mean sea level. One can find beautiful folded hills across the horizon. The climate is pleasant throughout the year. The town has the National Highway 212 passing through it. The town is the centre of tourism in Wayanad District. It has become a very popular destination among tourists from India's software valley of Bangalore.

People

One important characteristic feature of the Sulthan Bathery is the large adivasi population, consisting mainly of Paniyas, Kurumas, Ooralis, Kadans,Kattunaikkans are the different aboriginal tribes . The Kurmas is the most developed among them. They are small land owners, whereas the members of other tribes are mostly labourers. Wayanad district stands first in the case of adivasi population (about 36%) among other districts in the state. Sulthan Bathery has a large settler population. There are people from almost all parts of Kerala who migrated to this fertile land for building up their lives.One Third population of Sulthan bathery is constituted by Muslims. Christians constitute One fifth population. and rest of the population belongs to Hindus. Their hard work and sacrifice helped them to prosper. On the other hand, the last few decades have seen the complete marginalization of the indigenous people.

Climate

Sulthan bathery has a salubrious climate. The mean average rainfall in this area is 2322. mm Lakkidi, Vythiri and Meppadi are the high rainfall areas in Wayanad. Annual rain falls in these high rainfall areas ranges from 3000 to 4000 m.m. High velocity winds are common during the southwest monsoon and dry winds blow in March–April. High altitude regions experience severe cold. In Wayanad (Ambalavayal) the mean maximum and minimum temperature for the last five years were 29°C and 18°C respectively. This place experiences a high relative humidity, which goes even up to 95 per cent during the Southwest monsoon period. Generally the year is classified in four seasons, namely, cold weather (December–February), hot weather (March–May), Southwest monsoon (June–September)and Northeast monsoon (October–November).

Monthly rainfall

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rainfall in mm	13.6	13.6	13.3	118.1	58.4	607.9	378.1	626	249.9	122.4	43.3	1

How To reach

Sultan Battery has a very good road connectivity with south Indian states. The major Road is NH 212 connected to Mysore, Bangalore and Calicut, two State highways connected to Ooty and Coimbatore and a state highway connected to Mangalore, Kannur, Thalassery and Kasaragod.

Rail way

There are no railway line through the Sultan Bathery. Nearest Railway stations are : 1.Kozhikkode: 99 km away and Mysore: 116 km away. (see also Golden I.T. Corridor).

Air Ways

Nearest airports 1.Calicut International Airport: 120 km away, 2.Mysore Airport: 106 km away. 3.Kannur International Airport(under construction at Mattannur):105 km away.

Geography

Sulthan Bathery is located at 11.67°N 76.28°E / 11.67; 76.28. It has an average elevation of 907 m (2,976 ft). more

Politics

Sultan's Battery assembly constituency is part of Wayanad (Lok Sabha constituency). MLA I C BALAKRISHNAN . MP.M I Shanavas

Local administration

Sulthan Bathery is a part of wayanad District panchayath and the head quarters of Sultan Bathery Block panchayath. Even a big town Sultan Bathery is now a Graama panchayth because some political reasons. The total number of wards 23. Sulthan Bathery is the biggest town in Wayanad District, also serving as the major business centre of the district.

Panchayath election

The ongoing local body election will conduct November 23-2010.

Places of worship

• Bathery Jumaa masjid: This is the biggest jumaa masjid in the town and it can hold more than 1000 worshippers. The masjid is situated near the Sulthan Bathery town bus stand.

• Ganapati Temple: A Hindu temple in the town.

• Jain Temple: This Temple, believed to have been built in the 13th century. This served as a Jain shrine, an important centre for commercial activity and eventually as a battery (ammunition store) for Tipu Sulthan's marching armies and hence the town got its name "Sulthan's Battery".

• Soonoro Church: St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, Sulthan's Bathery is a famous pilgrim centre in Wayanad. The Soonoro (Zunoro, a piece of cloth of St. Mary) was installed at this church years ago. This church comes under Malabar Diocese of Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church.

• St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Sulthan Bathery: This is one of the main churches for people who follow the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

• Assumption Church: Is one of the major Christian churches located in the heart of the city.

• Mariyamman Temple: This is the most important temple for the local tribes.Yearly festival in Feb-March which gathers a lot of crowd.

• Masjid Madeena :A juma masjid in town

Healthcare

Sultan Bathery has a number of health centers and hospitals both private and government sector.

• Taluk Hospital :General Medicine,ENT,Gynecology,Pediatrics Departments are working now.X Ray, Lab and very good operation theater. 40 bed IP .
• Taluk Ayurveda Hospital :
• Government Homeopathic Hospital :
• Blood Bank :
• Solidarity Center

Shopping

Sultan Bathery is the biggesst shopping paradise in Wayanad .It includes Textiles,Home Appliances,Electronics,Computers, Electricals,Building Materials, Stationary,Agriculture products,forest products like Honey,Heavy metals,Automobiles.

Tourism

• RARS:The Regional AgriculturalResearch Station located in Ambalavayal town is part of the Kerala Agricultural University. This station conducts research on Spices, tropical and sub tropical fruits, vegetables and hill paddy. RARS also have a nursery with a large collection of rare Roses and ornamental plants. Visitors can purchase seeds and saplings at the sales counter.

• Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary at Muthanga is contiguous to the protected area network of Nagarhole and Bandipur of Karnataka on the north-east and Muthumalai of TamilNadu on south-east. Rich in bio-diversity, the sanctuary is an integral part of the NilgiriBiosphere Reserve, which has been established with the specific objective of conserving the biological heritage of the region.

The sanctuary is rich in flora and fauna. The management lays emphasis on scientific conservation with due consideration for the general life styles of tribals and others who live in and around the forest.
The vegetation is predominantly moist deciduous forest with small stretches of swamps, teak forests, bamboo and tall grass. Amidst such fertile and varied flora, this region hosts several rare herbs and medicinal plants. With numerous watering holes Muthanga has a large population of pachyderms, and has been declared a Project Elephant site. Also Jungle Cats, Panthers, Civet Cat, Monkeys, Wild dogs, Deers, Spotted Bears, Bisons, Gaurs, Cheetah, Wild Bears, Peacock, Owls, Jungle fowls, Woodpeckers, Babblers, Cukoos etc.. can be seen here. The reserve is also home to a small population of Tigers. |Edakkal Caves

• Edakkal Caves Three caves are located at a height of 1000 mts on Ambukuthi mala near Sulthan Baterhy . The new stone agepictorial writings on the walls of these natural caves at Edakkal are the evidence of the civilizations that existed in the regions in the pre-historic times

. The caves can be accessed only by a 1 km trekking trail from Edakkal.

• Thovarimala. 5 km from Sulthan Bathery; one can go trekking 400 m (1,312 ft) to reach Thovarimala Ezhuthupara where one can see stone age pictorial writings on a rock.

See also

• Jainism in Kerala
• Mysore invasion of Kerala
• Wayanad District
• Kalpetta
• Mananthavady
• Malabar
• Mysore
• NH 212
• Wynad Wildlife Sanctuary

External links

• http://www.wayanad4u.in/
• http://sulthanbathery.co.cc/
• http://malabarphoto.com/
• http://kkd.kerala.gov.in/
• http://www.vatakara.com/
• http://www.realbathery.com/