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Erattayar
Erattayar is a village in Udumbanchola taluk of Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative centre of Erattayar panchayat which belongs to Kattappana block panchayat. Location Erattayar town is located south to Erattayar dam, a diversion dam built to supply water to Idukki reservoir. Kattappana (), Kumily (), Nedumkandam (), Thakamani (), and Valiyathovala () are some of the nearby towns. Demographics As of 2011 India census, Erattayar had a population of 19,097 with 9,607 males and 9,490 females. Erattayar village has an area of with 4,539 families residing in it. Erattayar panchayat Erattayar grama panchayat was formed in . The panchayat consists of 14 electoral wards. It is bounded by Pampadumpara panchayat in the east, Kamakshi panchayat in the west, Kattappana municipality in the south and Nedumkandam panchayat in the north. Ward details of Erattayar panchayat Educational institutions * St. Thomas Higher Secondary School * St. Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erattayar Dam
Erattayar Dam (Malayalam: ഇരട്ടയാർ അണക്കെട്ട്) is a small diversion dam built on the Erattayar river in Erattayar Grama Panchayat near Kattappana town in Idukki district of Kerala, India. It acts mainly as a diversion dam to supply water to the Idukki Dam. Diversion of water from Erattayar forebay to Idukki reservoir is through a tunnel called Anchuruli tunnel which is 3771.9m long. Construction of the dam was completed in the year 1989. It is a small dam measuring only 46.3 m in length and 19.81 m in height. Idukki HE Project- Stage III- Kallar-Erattayar diversion scheme envisages creation of two forebays by means of diversion dams, one in river Kallar of storage capacity 28 Mcft.( 0.793 MCM) and another in river Erattayar of storage capacity 189 Mcft (5.352 MCM) in the upper reaches of river Perinjamkutty a tributary of Periyar. Water from Kallar is diverted to Erattayar through a tunnel 2735.58 m long. Taluk through which release flows a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idinjamala
Idinjamala or Edinjamala is a village situated in Udumbanchola taluk of Idukki district in Kerala state, India. It is an electoral ward of Erattayar Erattayar is a village in Udumbanchola taluk of Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative centre of Erattayar panchayat which belongs to Kattappana block panchayat. Location Erattayar town is located south t ... panchayat in Kattappana block. Idinjamala is home to the International Sustainable Academy (ISA), a sustainability initiative run by the MASS Fairtrade farmer's co-operative. Landscape Idinjamala is situated above sea level and rich with natural vegetation. Farming is the main occupation here. The soil is alluvial soil, suitable for plantation crops like tea, coffee, cardamom, pepper and other spices which are cultivated in plenty. Educational institutions * Government lower primary school, Idinjamala Places of worship * Adayalakkallu Devi Temple * St. Thomas Malankara C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udumbanchola
Udumbanchola is a taluk in Idukki district of Kerala state in India. This is in the high ranges. Nedumkandam is the major town and capital of Udumbanchola taluk. Mathikettan Shola National Park is located in Udumbanchola. In July 2019, a team of historians found new menhir, perhaps the largest-ever recorded in Kerala, on the Pothamala hills in Udumbanchola taluk on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. According to them, Pothamala hills housed hundreds of cobbled stone structures, pointing to the existence of a structured graveyard of a prehistoric civilization. Politics Udumbanchola (State Assembly constituency) is part of Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency). Nedumkandam, Thookkupalam, K.Chappathu, Upputhara, Anakkara are the townships in Udumbumchola Taluk. Demographics As of 2011 census, Udumbanchola village had a population of 10,064 with 5,100 males and 4,964 females. Udumbanchola village spreads over an area of with 2,796 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idukki Dam
The Idukki Dam is a double curvature arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in a narrow gorge between two granite hills locally known as '' Kuravan'' and ''Kurathi'' in Idukki, Kerala, India. At , it is one of the highest arch dams in Asia. It is constructed and owned by the Kerala State Electricity Board. It supports a 780 MW hydroelectric power station in Moolamattom, which started generating power on 4 October 1975. The dam type is a concrete, double curvature parabolic, thin arc dam. The Indo-Canadian project was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on February 17, 1976. This dam was constructed along with two other dams at Cheruthoni and Kulamavu. Together, the three dams and Two saddle dams, Kulamavu Saddle Dam (Near Junction) and Kulamavu Saddle Dam (Right Bank) have created an artificial lake that is in area. The stored water is used to produce electricity at the Moolamattom Power house, which is located inside nearby rocky caves. Narakakkanam, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udumbanchola (State Assembly Constituency)
Udumbanchola State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is M. M. Mani of CPI(M). Local self governed segments Udumbanchola Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: Members of Legislative Assembly The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency: Key Election results Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election. Niyamasabha Election 2021 There were 1,67,459 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election. Niyamasabha Election 2016 There were 1,66,770 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nedumkandam
Nedumkandam is the headquarters of Udumbanchola taluk which is situated in Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. Nedumkandam is among the fastest growing towns in the Idukki district. Nedumkandam is well known for its spices production and is a major contributor to the production of spices like cardamom and pepper. This town situated an average elevation (considering only town region) of 900 meter above sea level and maximum elevation respectively 1190 meter (kailasappara mountain) 1100 meter (Ummakkkada mountain, Kurishupara) and 975 meter (Nedumkandam St. Sebastian's Church Kurishumala ) and is a destination for economical stay and shopping for tourists in the popular Kumily-Munnar tourist route. Geography Geographically, Nedumkandam lies in between the Periyar Tiger reserve/Thekkady and the hill station of Munnar. It is known as the land of migratory farmers, most of whom have migrated from Central Travancore areas like Kottayam, Palai, Kothamangalam and Muvattupuz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheruthoni
Cheruthoni () is a town on the banks of Cheruthoni River, a major tributary of the Periyar River, the second longest river in Kerala state, India. The area is known by Cheruthoni Dam, which is a part of Idukki reservoir, which provide hydroelectric power to the region. Location The town is adjacent to the famous Idukki Arch Dam and the Cheruthoni dam. These dams, along with the Kulamavu Dam, form the Idukki Reservoir. Cheruthoni is part of Vazhathope Panchayat, in the Idukki District. Other villages adjacent to Cheruthoni are Vazhathope, Thadiyampadu, Karimban, Manjappara, Maniyarankudi, Bhoomiyamkulam, Peppara, Manjikkavala and Painavu. Origin The origins of this place can be traced back to 1940s, following a famine the government allowed farmers to migrate to unoccupied arable lands in the mountains, where they cleared the land for agriculture. Later, this region was identified as an ideal spot for a hydroelectric project. The Hindustan Construction Company was contracted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pampadumpara
Pampadumpara is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. Cardamom Research Institute is located in Pampadumpara. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ..., Pampadumpara had a population of 16600 with 8295 males and 8305 females. The population includes people from Kerala as well as the neighboring state Tamil Nadu. Etymology The origin of the city's name is steeped in natural specialties of this area. The name Pampadumpara is composed of three local language words. That are Pamp means Snake, Aadum means Dance and Para means Rock. As a whole the meaning of the name Pampadumpara is snakes dancing rock. Legend says in this area there were many snakes who danced atop the rocks and thus the name becomes Pampadumpara. It is bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Census Of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information for National Population Register (NPR) was also collected in the first phase, which will be used to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indian residents by Unique Identification Authority of India. The second population enumeration phase was conducted between 9 and 28 February 2011. Census has been conducted in India since 1872 and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected. According to the provisional reports released on 31 March 2011, the Indian population increased to 1.21 billion with a decadal growth of 17.70%. Adult literacy rate increased to 74.04% with a decadal growth of 9.21%. The motto of the census was 'Our Census, Our future'. Spread across 28 states and 8 union territories, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as '' pargana'' (''pergunnah'') and ''thana''. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the system of tehsils. It is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayat system. In West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. As an entity of local government, the tehsil office (panchayat samiti) exercises certain fiscal and administrative power over the villages and municipalities within its jurisdiction. It is the ultimate execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala and is referred to as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The present Kerala Legislative Assembly consists of 140 elected members. History In 1956, the State of Kerala was formed on linguistic basis, merging Cochin, Malabar, and Travancore regions, and the Kasaragod region of South Canara. The first assembly election in Kerala state was held in February–March 1957. The first ''Kerala Legislative Assembly'' was formed on 5 April 1957. The Assembly had 127 members including a nominated member. The current delimitation committee of 2010 reaffirmed the total number of seats at 140. Niyamasabha Complex The State Assembly is known as Niyamasabha and is housed in New Legislature Complex. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
