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.
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]