Idukki township
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.
Idukki Town Highrange | |
|---|---|
 Cheruthoni junction | |
| Nickname(s): Highrange | |
| Coordinates: 9.85°N 76.97°E | |
| Country |  |
| 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 |
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
- Cheruthony
- Painavu, district capital
- Karimpan
- Thadiyampadu
- Vazhathope
- Thopramkudy
- Thankamany
- Vimalagiri
- Adimali
- Moolamattam
- Venmani
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]
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References
- "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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