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Devikulam Taluk
Devikulam taluk is one of the 5 taluks in Idukki district of Indian state of Kerala. Devikulam taluk comprises 13 villages. Constituent Villages Devikulam taluk has 13 villages: Anaviratty, Kannan Devan Hills, Kanthalloor, Keezhanthoor, Kottakamboor, Kunchithanny, Mankulam, Mannamkandam, Marayoor, Munnar, Pallivasal, Vattavada and Vellathuval. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Devikulam taluk had a population of 177,621 which constitutes 89,040 males and 88,581 females. Devikulam taluk spreads over an area of with 45,480 families residing in it. Population in the age group 0-6 was 17,091 (9.6%). Devikulam taluk had overall literacy of 86.29%. The male literacy rate stands at 90.85% and the female literacy rate was 81.72%. Languages Malayalam and Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannan Devan Hills
Kannan Devan Hills is a large village located in Devikulam taluk of Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. The village of Kannan Devan Hills in Devikulam Taluk, was given on lease on 11 July 1877 by the Poonjar Thampuran to John Daniel Munroe, of London and Peermedu, for tea plantation. The lands and plantations were later resumed by the Government of Kerala by the Kannan Devan Hills (Resumption Of Lands) Act, 1971. History The tradition that Col Arthur Wellesley, later to be the Duke of Wellington, leading a British detachment from Vandiperiyar to Bodinayakanur, then over the High Range and into the Coimbatore plains to cut off Tipu Sultan's retreat from Travancore, was the first English man in the High Range appears to be belied by the dates involved. If the story is a dozen years too early for Wellesley, it is quite possible that some other officer in General Meadow's Army may have had that distinction. Unfortunately, no record of that pioneering mountain cros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellathuval
Vellathuval is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics India census, Vellathuval had a population of 14845 with 7425 males and 7420 females. Schools * Vellathooval Highschool Places of Worship * Vellathooval Sree Annapurna Devi Temple * vellathooval town juma masjid * St George Forane Church * St Jude Chappel * St Alphonsa church * Sharon Fellowship Church(Pentecostal Church) * India Pentecostal Church of God * Bethel Marthoma Church * Noorul Hudha Juma Masjid Selliampara * Sreekrishna Swami Temple * Ayyappan Temple Vellathooval Offices * Sengulam Hydro Electric Project * Panniar Hydro Electric Project * Vellathooval post office * Co-operative bank * SBI Vellathooval * Vellathooval police Station * Vellathooval Panchyath office * Krishi Bhavan Vellathooval * G.H Vellathooval * Vellathooval Small Hydro Electric Project Notable people * Aswathy Sasikumar, short story writer, who is the recipient of 2017 Yuva Puraskar The Yuva Purask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vattavada
Vattavada is a village in Idukki district in the state of Kerala, bordering Tamil Nadu, India. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Vattavada had a population of 3,292 with 1,690 males and 1,602 females. Vattavada village has an area of with 901 families residing in it. In Vattavada, 12% of the population was under 6 years of age. Vattavada had an average literacy of 75.7% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%. Geography and climate Vattavada is a virtually rain shadow village, lying in the eastern side of the Western Ghats near to Marayur and north side of Munnar. The region in and around Vattavada varies in height from to above mean sea level. Vattavada enjoys a salubrious climate. The temperature ranges between and in winter and and in summer. Temperatures as low as have been recorded in the border region of Vattavada. The mean maximum daily temperature is at its lowest during the monsoon months with the highest temperature being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallivasal
Pallivasal is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. The first hydro-electric project in Kerala was established at Pallivasal during the reign of Maharajah Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma. Pallivasal project The Pallivasal electric project was commissioned in 1940. The Kerala electricity transmission system also emerged in 1940 with a 66 kV line from Pallivasal to Thiruvananthapuram. Eight substations were commissioned in 1940. Demographics As of 2011 Census of India, 2011 Census, Pallivasal had population of 10,875 which constitutes 5,417 males and 5,458 females. Pallivasal village has an area of with 2,726 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1007 lower than state average of 1084. In Pallivasal, 9.4% of the population was under 6 years of age. Pallivasal had an average literacy of 90.6% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94% ; male literacy was 94.5% and female literacy was 86.8%. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munnar
Munnar () is a town and hill station in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. Munnar is also called the "Kashmir of South India" and is a popular honeymoon destination. Etymology The name Munnar is believed to mean "three rivers", referring to its location at the confluence of the Mudhirapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundali rivers. History The region has been inhabited by hunter-gatherer tribals like the Malayarayan and Muthuvan for thousands of years. Tradition states that Colonel Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, was the first British person to pass through Munnar during Tippu Sultan's campaign in Travancore, but this is unsubstantiated. The first survey of the terrain was undertaken by Benjamin Swayne Ward in 1816–1817, who followed the Periyar into the Western Ghats and established a camp at the confluence of three rivers, from which the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marayoor
Marayur or Marayoor is a town in Devikulam taluk of Idukki district in Kerala, India. It is located 42 kilometers north of Munnar on SH 17 connecting Munnar with Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu. Marayur is situated at around 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) above mean sea level and is the only place in Kerala that has natural sandalwood forests. Ancient dolmens and rock paintings in Marayur date back to the Stone Age. In 1991 Marayur had a population of 9,590. Demographics As per 2011 census report, Marayoor grama panchayat had population of 12,399 of which 6,192 are males and 6,207 are females. Total number of households in panchayat is 3,307. Marayoor is the only village in Marayoor panchayat. History Marayur claims to be a part of a Stone Age civilization that is as old as 10,000 B.C. It is also home to a later period of large-scale dolmen-building. People migrated from Tamil Nadu to this area when the Madurai king Bangaru Thirumala Nayak was defeated by Chanda Saheb, in the eighteenth centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannamkandam
Mannamkandam is a village near Adimali in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics India census, Mannamkandam had a population of 36314 with 18335 males and 17979 females. References Villages in Idukki district {{Idukki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mankulam (Kerala)
Mankulam is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. This is the first Grama Panchayat in Kerala which produces electricity on its own. It sells it to the Electricity board of Kerala. Demographics India census, Mankulam had a population of 9607, with 4920 males and 4687 females. See also *Aanakkulam Aanakkulam is a tourist place in Idukki district of Kerala state, India. Aanakkulam is in Mankulam Village, about 40 km away from Adimali. ''Aanakkulam'' means ''Pond of Elephants'' in local malayalam language. Elephants comes to this par ... References Villages in Idukki district {{Idukki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunchithanny
Kunchithanny is a village situated in the Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South .... Located on the banks of the river Muthirappuzha, this village is home to people from different parts of the state of Kerala. History The village of Kunchithanny was founded as a settlement by farmers who moved here in the early 1950s from the neighboring districts of Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Ernakulam. These settlers came here to make a livelihood from cutting lumber and farming (plantation and food crops), by encroaching upon the forest area which was then part of the princely state of Travancore. Over the years people who came to the region for the construction of different hydroelectric projects also settled here post the completion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottakamboor
Kottakamboor is a village in Devikulam taluk of Idukki district in the state of Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... Demographics As of 2011 Census, Kottakamboor had a population of 2,405 people where 1,249 are males and 1,156 are females. Kottakamboor village has an area of with 660 families residing in it. In Kottakamboor, 11.68% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kottakamboor had an average literacy of 61.6% lower than the national average of 74% and state average of 94%. References Villages in Idukki district {{Idukki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keezhanthoor
Keezhanthoor is a village in Idukki district in the state of Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... The village is in the western ghats and is known for growing apples. A Mariyamman Temple and a Vinayagar Temple are the places of devotion Demographics As of 2011 Census, Keezhanthoor village had population of 4,205 of which 2,082 are males and 2,123 are females. Keezhanthoor village spreads over an area of with 1,145 families residing in it. In Keezhanthoor, 9.6% of the population was under 6 years of age. Keezhanthoor had an average literacy of 73.7% lower than the national average of 74% and state average of 94%. References Villages in Idukki district {{Idukki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
