Idukki township

Idukki Town
Highrange
Township
Cheruthoni junction
Nickname(s): Highrange
Coordinates: 9°51′N 76°58′E / 9.85°N 76.97°E / 9.85; 76.97Coordinates: 9°51′N 76°58′E / 9.85°N 76.97°E / 9.85; 76.97
Country  India
State Kerala
District Idukki district
Government
 • Type Municipal corporation
 • Body Nagar Palika
Population (2001)
 • Total 11,347
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration KL-06

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 Cheruthony, Painavu (district capital), Thadiyampadu, Idukki proper and Vazhathope. Idukki town 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.

Nearby places

Cities
Towns
  1. Cheruthony
  2. Painavu, district capital
  3. Karimpan
  4. Thadiyampadu
  5. Vazhathope
  6. Thopramkudy
  7. Thankamany
udaiyagiri prakash

Population

  • Demographics - According to the census data of 2001, Idukki Township has a population of 11,347 in which 5925 are men and 5422 are woman.
  • The town has 98.26% literacy.
  • Religion - Its Saint George’s Cathedral is the episcopal see of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki (an Eastern Catholic diocese, Chaldean = Syro-Oriental rite).

Politics

Idukki Town is a part of Kerala's state assembly constituency and of India's federal Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
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