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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 Cheruthoni, Painavu (district capital), Thadiyampadu, Idukki proper and Vazhathope. Idukki is an administrative town, but the district headquarters is located at Painavu.
Idukki Town
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 Kolumban statue, guide to Idukki project | |
| Nickname: Highrange | |
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| Coordinates: 9°51′N 76°58′E / 9.85°N 76.97°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 21,724 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-06 |
| Nearest city | Kattappana, Thodupuzha |
| Website | https://idukki.nic.in/en/ |
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.
Etymology
editThe name Idukki was derived from the Malayalam word ‘Idukk’, which means gorge.[1]
Demographics
editAccording to the census data, in 2011 Idukki Township had a population of 21,724 of which 10,779 were men and 10,945 were women. SC comprised 9.0% and ST were 7.8% of the population. The village had 84.3% literacy rate.[2]
The Saint George’s Cathedral in Idukki Township is the episcopal see of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki (an Eastern Catholic diocese, Chaldean = Syro-Oriental rite).
Governance
editIdukki Town is a part of Idukki (State Assembly constituency) and of India's federal Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
Places of interest
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Nearby places
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References
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- ^ "HISTORY | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India". Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "PCA(Town Village): Primary census abstract at town, village and ward level: Census Tables: Kerala state, Idukki district". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
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