About Sulthan Bathery in Sulthan Bathery, Sultans Battery

Sulthan Bathery, previously known as Sultan's Battery, is a town and municipality in Wayanad district of Kerala, India. It is the Taluk headquarters of Sultan Bathery.LocationSultan Bathery lies on the Kozhikode–Kollegal National Highway (NH 766) 98 km from Kozhikode. 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 Bathery 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 766 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.EtymologyThis 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. The name Sultans Battery has derived from the incident that Tipu Sultan of Mysore used the Jain Temple as the store room for his ammunition during the military assault and the place is worth the visit for the famous Jain temple. The place was previously known by the name of Sulthan's Battery.