Arakkulam is a village in
Idukki district in the
India
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n state of
Kerala
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.
Arakkulam is 16 km from
Thodupuzha
Thodupuzha (തൊടുപുഴ) is a municipal town located in Idukki district, Kerala, India, that covers an area of . It lies on the banks of Thodupuzha river, which merges with the Kaliyar and Kothamangalam rivers at Muvattupuzha to f ...
which is the gateway to
the high ranges of Kerala. Thodupuzha-Idukki road goes through this village. Arakulam is enriched with the
Moovattupuzha River, the tail end of the
Moolamattom Hydro Electric Power station, and where the
Malankara Dam
Malankara dam is a gravity dam constructed across Thodupuzha river for irrigation purposes. The dam is constructed to make use of the tail water from the Moolamattom power house. The project is run under the Muvattupuzha Valley Irrigation Pro ...
is located.
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 in ...
, Arakkulam had a population of 12633 with 6201 males and 6432 females.
References
Villages in Idukki district
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