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Devikulam taluk
Devikulam taluk (India)
Coordinates: 10°04′00″N77°06′26″E / 10.0667°N 77.1073°E / 10.0667; 77.1073
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Idukki
Area
 • Total
1,306.09 km2 (504.28 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
177,621
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English [1]
 • Regional Malayalam, Tamil [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
685613
Telephone code04865
Vehicle registration KL 68
Lok Sabha constituency Idukki
Vidhan Sabha constituency Devikulam

Devikulam taluk is one of the 5 taluks in Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. Devikulam taluk comprises 13 villages. [3]

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Constituent Villages

Devikulam taluk has 13 villages: Anaviratty, Kannan Devan Hills, Kanthalloor, Keezhanthoor, Kottakamboor, Kunchithanny, Mankulam, Mannamkandam, Marayoor, Munnar, Pallivasal, Vattavada and Vellathuval. [4]

Demographics

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

Malayalam and Tamil are the most widely spoken languages in Devikulam taluk.

Languages in Devikulam taluk [6]
LanguageSpeakers
Malayalam
 
55.1%
Tamil
 
 44.1%
Others
 
0.78%
Distribution of languages
Source: 2011 Census

Religions

Devikulam taluk constitutes major chunk of Hindus and Christians followed by Muslims and other minorities.

Religions in Devikulam subdistrict [7]

  Hinduism (63.21%)
  Christianity (30.5%)
  Islam (6.08%)
  Sikh (0.01%)
  Not stated (0.17%)
  Buddhism (0.01%)
  Jainism (0.01%)
  Other (0.02%)

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References

  1. ↑ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ↑ "Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India".
  4. ↑ "Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India".
  5. ↑ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 52,53. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
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