Kokkayar is a village in Azhutha block of
Peerumedu taluk
Peerumedu taluk is one of the 5 taluks in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. It consists of 10 revenue villages.
Constituent Villages
Peerumedu taluk has 10 villages;
Elappara, Kokkayar, Kumily, Manjumala, Mlappara, Peerumedu, ...
in
Idukki district,
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 ...
,
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 ...
.
It is surrounded by
Koottikkal
Koottickal is a town at the base of Western Ghats mountain ranges in the Kottayam district, Kerala. It is above sea level and is situated on the eastern border of Kottayam District, 55 km from Kottayam, and around 5 km away from Mund ...
,
Elappara
Elappara is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the panchayaths in Peerumedu taluk. The area is marked by a cool climate as the region is situated at an elevation of more than above the sea level. Elappara ...
panchayaths in north, Peerumedu and Elappara panchayaths in east,
Peruvanthanam
Peruvanthanam is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. ...
in south and Koottikkal, Mundakkayam panchayaths in west.
Administration
The panchayath of Kokkayar is divided into 13 wards for administrative convenience.
Wards
* Mukkulam
* Vadakke mala
* Meloram
* Mulamkunnu
* Kodikuthy
* Boyce
* Kokkayar
* Poovanchi
* Narakampuzha
* Kutti plangadu
* Vembly
* Kanaka puram
*
Yendayar
Yendayar is a village in Kottayam district, Kerala, India that is totally surrounded by hills. According to local tradition, Mr. J.J. Murphy (known as JJ to his friends and Murphy Sayippu to the people) named the place, which was to be his home u ...
east
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 ...
, Kokkayar had a population of 3057 households.
References
Villages in Idukki district
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