Devikulam taluk

This article is about the Taluk Devikulam. For the Village, see Devikulam.

Devikulam taluk
Taluk
Echo point, Munnar
Devikulam taluk Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Devikulam taluk Devikulam taluk (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 10°04′00″N77°06′26″E / 10.0667°N 77.1073°E / 10.0667; 77.1073
Country	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

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

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

Distribution of Language by Division of Travancore (1881) ^[6]

Name of Division	Malayalam (%)	Tamil (%)
Padmanabhapuram Division	11.24	88.03
Thiruvananthapuram Division	87.05	12.09
Quilon Division	92.42	6.55
Cottayam Division	95.19	3.65
Devicolam Division	36.18	59.14

Until the late 1940s, Devikulam and Peermade had a slight Tamil majority. Following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, a colonization project initiated by Pattom Thanu Pillai was implemented to change the demographics by relocating Malayalam-speaking families, ensuring the region remained with the new state of Kerala.

As per 2011 census Malayalam and Tamil are the most widely spoken languages in Devikulam taluk.And most of the Malayalis and Tamils are proficient in both languages.

Languages in Devikulam taluk ^[7]

Language			Speakers
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 ^[8]

1. Hinduism (63.2%)
2. Christianity (30.5%)
3. Islam (6.08%)
4. Sikh (0.01%)
5. Not stated (0.17%)
6. Buddhism (0.01%)
7. Jainism (0.01%)
8. Other (0.02%)

References

1. "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
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.
7. "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
8. "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.