Devikulam taluk is one of the 5 taluks in
Idukki district of Indian state of
Kerala
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. Devikulam taluk comprises 13
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
.
Constituent Villages
Devikulam taluk has 13 villages:
Anaviratty,
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 Dani ...
,
Kanthalloor,
Keezhanthoor,
Kottakamboor
Kottakamboor is a village in Devikulam taluk of Idukki district in the state of Kerala, India
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,
Kunchithanny
Kunchithanny is a village situated in the Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. 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 Kunch ...
,
Mankulam,
Mannamkandam,
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 ...
,
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 Indi ...
,
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
Th ...
,
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
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and
Tamil
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* 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 Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
are the most widely spoken languages in Devikulam taluk.
Religions
Devikulam taluk constitutes major chunk of Hindus and Christians followed by Muslims and other minorities.
References
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Taluks of Kerala