- Formed – 1 November 1980.
- Carved out from Kozhikode and Kannur districts.
- Kerala’s 12th district.
- With 3 municipal towns – Kalpetta, Mananthavady, & Sultan Bathery.
- Hill district of Kerala – on mountainous plateau in Western Ghats.
- A district with 40% forest land.
- 837 sq.km out of 2131.8 sq.km district area.
- Total Population – 8,16,588/male (4,01,314 – 49.14%)/female (4,15,244 – 50.85%)
- ST population – 1,51,443 (18.54%)/SC population – 32,578 (3.99%).
- 31% of Kerala’s ST population is in Wayanad.
- With one PC and 3 assembly constituencies.
- 3 ACs – Kalpetta, Mananthavady, and Sulthan Bathery.
