Idukki township explained

Idukki Town
Other Name:Highrange
Nickname:Highrange
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.85°N 76.97°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Idukki district
Government Type:Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:21,724
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kattappana, Thodupuzha
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:685602,685603
Registration Plate:KL-06
Website:https://idukki.nic.in/en/

Idukki is a township in Idukki district near to the district headquarter Painavu in the state of Kerala, southern India. The township consists of the towns of Cheruthoni, Painavu (district capital), Thadiyampadu, Idukki proper and Vazhathope. Idukki is an administrative town, but the district headquarters is located at Painavu.

The town is also a tourist spot with Idukki dam, Asia's largest Arch dam and Cheruthony dam, Kerala's biggest dam. River Periyar flows through the heart of the town.

Etymology

The name Idukki was derived from the Malayalam word ‘Idukk’, which means gorge.[1]

Demographics

According to the census data, in 2011 Idukki Township had a population of 21,724 of which 10,779 were men and 10,945 were women. SC comprised 9.0% and ST were 7.8% of the population. The village had 84.3% literacy rate.[2]

The Saint George’s Cathedral in Idukki Township is the episcopal see of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki (an Eastern Catholic diocese, Chaldean = Syro-Oriental rite).

Governance

Idukki Town is a part of Idukki (State Assembly constituency) and of India's federal Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

Places of interest

Nearby places

Towns

Sources and external links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HISTORY District Idukki, Government of Kerala India . 2024-05-01 . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2011 . PCA(Town Village): Primary census abstract at town, village and ward level: Census Tables: Kerala state, Idukki district . 23 November 2023 . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  3. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies . 2008-10-20 . Kerala . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf . 2009-03-04 .