Kuttampuzha is a village and

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in the

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.2001 Village code=00087900 Situated 71km east of Kochi, Kuttampuzha panchayat is home to the 17.7% of total area of the Ernakulam District. The village has a large area under thick forest. There is a significant tribal population in the village (17.2% of total population). This village was part of Idukki district till 1998. Then the district borders were reorganised and the village was shifted to

. Following this

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became the largest district in

followed by Idukki. This change also helped

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to share boundary with neighbouring state of

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, and to be a part of the

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s. Kuttampuzha panchayat was split with the formation of Edamalakkudy panchayat in 201

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, 2011 Census, Kuttampuzha village had a population of 24,799 with 12,554 males and 12,245 females. Kuttampuzha village spreads over an area of with 6,487 families residing in it. 10.3% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kuttampuzha had an average literacy of 89.4% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%: male literacy was 92% and female literacy was 86.7%.

References

Villages in Ernakulam district {{Ernakulam-geo-stub