Devikulam taluk
Devikulam taluk | |
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Taluk | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,306.09 km2 (504.28 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 177,621 |
| • Density | 135.994/km2 (352.224/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English[1] |
| • Regional | Malayalam, Tamil[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 685613 |
| Telephone code | 04865 |
| Vehicle registration | KL 68 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Idukki |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Devikulam |
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Devikulam taluk is one of the 5 taluks in Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. Devikulam taluk comprises 13 villages.[3]
Constituent Villages
[edit | edit source]Devikulam taluk has 13 villages: Anaviratty, Kannan Devan Hills, Kanthalloor, Keezhanthoor, Kottakamboor, Kunchithanny, Mankulam, Mannamkandam, Marayoor, Munnar, Pallivasal, Vattavada and Vellathuval.[4]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of 2011 Census, Devikulam taluk had a population of 177,621 which constitutes 89,040 males and 88,581 females. Devikulam taluk spreads over an area of 1,052.09 km2 (406.21 sq mi) with 45,480 families residing in it. Population in the age group 0-6 was 17,091 (9.6%). Devikulam taluk had overall literacy of 86.29%. The male literacy rate stands at 90.85% and the female literacy rate was 81.72%.[5]
Languages
[edit | edit source]Malayalam and Tamil are the most widely spoken languages in Devikulam taluk.
Religions
[edit | edit source]Devikulam taluk constitutes major chunk of Hindus and Christians followed by Muslims and other minorities.
- Hinduism (63.2%)
- Christianity (30.5%)
- Islam (6.08%)
- Sikh (0.01%)
- Not stated (0.17%)
- Buddhism (0.01%)
- Jainism (0.01%)
- Other (0.02%)
References
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