Karimannoor | |
Settlement Type: | Panchayat |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala##Location in India |
Coordinates: | 9.9°N 76.7833°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Idukki |
Government Type: | Grama Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 60 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 685581 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04862 |
Registration Plate: | KL-38 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Thodupuzha |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Idukki |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | almost same as in all over kerala (Köppen) |
Leader Title: | Panchayat President |
Leader Name: | Devasia Devasia |
Karimannoor is a panchayat, earlier it was a Legislative Constitutancy, belonging to Thodupuzha Taluk in Idukki District, Kerala, India. The main occupation of the population is Agriculture, predominantly of natural rubber. Demographically people belonging to Christian, Hindu and Muslim religions live harmoniously in this beautiful piece of land in God's very Own Country. The predominant community here is the Syro-Malabar Catholic Christians. Karimannoor is about 10 kilometres east of Thodupuzha, the taluk capital.
It's an entrance point to Thommankuthu waterfalls and the alternate route to the high ranges of Idukki through Udumbannoor and Paramada and lies along the state highway 43 (SH-43). Thommankuthu water falls is a major tourist attraction. Thommankuthu is nearly 8 km from Karimannoor and one of the major eco-tourism centres in Kerala.
The village has a lot of educational institutions. It has one Higher Secondary School (St. Joseph's H.S.S Karimannoor), 2 High schools(St.Sebastian's H.S. & Nirmala Public School[Unaided]), 3 Upper Primary Schools (TCMMUPS Mulappuram, Govt. UPS Karimannoor & Winners Public School Karimannoor[Unaided]), 4 Lower Primary Schools (Holy Family LPS Karimannoor, Little Flower LPS Pallikkamuri, SN Neyyasseri) etc.
Karimmanoor is developing rapidly in the business field and its transport system. Once a village, now it is a town.