Poopara Explained

Poopara
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.9803°N 77.2031°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Idukki district
Subdivision Type3:Taluk
Subdivision Name3:Udumbanchola
Governing Body:Santhanpara Grama Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:41.05
Population Total:8,231
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Demographics1 Title2:Regional
Demographics1 Info2:Malayalam, Tamil[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:685613,685619
Registration Plate:KL-69

Poopara is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala.[2] It is located in the cardamom-growing region of Kerala, and also houses a number of tea and coffee plantations. The place also intersects the Munnar - Kumily state highway (SH-19) and Kochi - Dhanushkodi national highway (NH-49). The Anayirankal reservoir is 4 km up the road from Poopara.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Poopara had a population of 8,231 with 4,137 males and 4,094 females. Poopara village has an area of with 2,267 families residing in it. In Poopara, 8.8% of the total population was under 6 years of age. Poopara had an average literacy of 77.9% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala . www.censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 2008-12-08 . dead .
  3. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Idukki . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 58,59 . 14 July 2020.