Kokkayar

Kokkayar
village
Kokkayar Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kokkayar Kokkayar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°34′0″N76°53′0″E / 9.56667°N 76.88333°E / 9.56667; 76.88333
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Government
• Type	Panchayath
• Body	Kokkayar grama panchayath
Area
• Total	55.91 km2 (21.59 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,876
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686514
Area code	04869
Vehicle registration	KL-37, KL-34
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	Mundakayam
Website

Kokkayar is a village in Azhutha block of Peerumedu taluk in Idukki district, in the India n state of Kerala. ^[1] It is surrounded by Koottikkal, Elappara panchayaths in north, Peerumedu and Elappara panchayaths in east, Peruvanthanam in south and Koottikkal, Mundakkayam panchayaths in west.

Administration

The panchayath of Kokkayar is divided into 13 wards for administrative convenience.

Wards

• Mukkulam
• Vadakke mala
• Meloram
• Mulamkunnu
• Kodikuthy
• Boyce
• Kokkayar
• Poovanchi
• Narakampuzha
• Kutti plangadu
• Vembly
• Kanaka puram
• Yendayar east ^[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, Kokkayar had a population of 3057 households. ^[1]

References

1. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=717344.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "LSGI election 2010 - Kokkayar panchayath". www.lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 23 November 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ]}