Karimannoor Explained

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.