Thodupuzha is a municipality in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located 26 km (16.2 mi) west of the district headquarters in Painavu and about 157 km (97.6 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Thodupuzha has a population of 52,045 people, and a population density of 1,468/km2 (3,800/sq mi).
Idukki is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala in the southwest of the country. It is the largest district in Kerala and lies amid the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Kerala. Idukki district contains two municipal towns – Kattappana and Thodupuzha, and five taluks.
Muvattupuzha is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located 26 km (16.2 mi) east of the district headquarters in Thrikkakara and about 170 km (105.6 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Perumbavoor has a population of 30,397 people, and a population density of 2,306/km2 (5,970/sq mi).
Murickassery is a major market and educational centre in the Idukki district of Kerala state, South India. This is a village of migrant farmers and migrants has been developing as an important centre of Idukki. Various spice products provide the life blood for this village and market. Murickassery is situated in Vathikkudy Grama Panchayath.
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, Thadiyampadu, Idukki proper and Vazhathope. Idukki is an administrative town, but the district headquarters is located at Painavu.
Melechinnar is a small village in Idukki district of Kerala, India and is situated on the banks of a small river named Chinnar. Most of the inhabitants make their living from agriculture.
Kattappana is a municipality in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located 21 km (13.0 mi) southeast of the district headquarters in Painavu and about 140 km (87.0 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kattapana has a population of 42,646 people, and a population density of 695/km2 (1,800/sq mi). Kattapana is the second-largest municipality in the district by population, and serves as a major hub for commercial and economic activity for the surrounding region.
Udumbanchola is a taluk in Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. This is in the high ranges. Nedumkandam is the major town and capital of Udumbanchola taluk. Mathikettan Shola National Park is located in Udumbanchola.
The Main Eastern Highway is the lifeline of the high range townships of the Travancore region of Kerala state, India. It is also known as Punalur-Muvattupuzha Highway. Main Eastern Highway is categorized as State Highway - 08 of Kerala. It is the second longest State Highway of Kerala covering a distance of 153.6 km. The districts it passes through are Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam.
Rajakkad is a town in the Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala situated in the Western Ghats.
Muttom is a rural area in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. This place is 66 km away from Cochin. Geographically this place is part of Midland or Idanad region of Kerala.
Thopramkudy is a village in Vathikudy Gram panchayat, in Idukki Taluk located in Idukki district in the State of Kerala in South India. Spread over an area of 27.94 km2 (10.79 sq mi), it is one of the spices market in the state of Kerala. The town has a tropical climate with temperatures ranging from highs of 34.4 °C (93.9 °F) in the summer to a low of 18.5 °C (65.3 °F) in the winter, with a healthy rainfall of 3,040 mm (120 in). State Highway 40 (Kerala) and State Highway 42 (Kerala) and a new highway Kalvary Mount-Munnar is passing through Thopramkudy. The hamlet is mentioned in the 2009 Malayalam movie Loudspeaker
Kambilikandam is a village in Idukki district, Kerala state, India. Located 16 km from Adimaly, 30 km from Kattappana, 32 km from Munnar, 14 km from Thopramkudy and 27 km from Nedumkandam.
Puliyanmala is a village in Idukki district of Kerala state, India. The places intersects SH-19 (Munnar-Kumily) and SH-33 (Thodupuzha-Puliyanmala), which are the two important state highways in the district. It comes under the premises of Kattappana municipality and belongs to the newly formed Idukki constituency.
Kovilmala, locally known as Kozhimala, is a tribal settlement and a small village near Kattappana in the district of Idukki in Kerala state, India. It is the only existing tribal kingdom in South India which falls under the Kanchiyar grama panchayath of Idukki tehsil. The Kingdom consists of namely four divisions such as 'Thekkottu Kattu Rajyam', 'Nadukkuda Kattu Rajyam', 'Athal Orupuram' and 'Chenkanattu Mala'. Goddess Madhura Minakshi of famed Madura Temple in Tamil Nadu is their Kuladevatha.
The District Panchayaths are the territory level of local government under Panchayathi Raj act in India. Idukki District Panchayath is in Kerala state in India. It was established in 1995 in accordance with Kerala Panchayath Raj Act 1994. The District Panchayat Samithi is functioning as a local governing body at district level. Its members are elected by people from each electoral division. The Electoral college is based on the universal suffrage. The Idukki District Panchayath has jurisdiction over Idukki District, except for the municipal towns of Kalpatta and Thodupuzha. The State Election Commission is responsible for conducting these elections.
Erattayar Dam is a small, diversion dam built on the Erattayar river in Erattayar grama panchayat near Kattappana town in Idukki district of Kerala, India. It acts mainly as a diversion dam to supply water to the Idukki dam. Diversion of water from Erattayar forebay to Idukki reservoir is through a tunnel called Anchuruli tunnel which is 3.77 km (2.34 mi) long. Construction of the dam was completed in the year 1989.
Kallar Dam is a small, diversion dam constructed at Perinjamkutty river in Nedumkandam grama panchayat of Idukki district, Kerala, India. It acts mainly as a diversion dam to supply water to the Idukki dam.
Erattayar is a village in Udumbanchola taluk of Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative centre of Erattayar panchayat which belongs to Kattappana block panchayat.
