Peerumedu taluk

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Peerumedu taluk
Peerumedu taluk (India)
Coordinates: 9°34′42″N77°00′55″E / 9.5783°N 77.0154°E / 9.5783; 77.0154
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Idukki
Area
  Total1,402.62 km2 (541.55 sq mi)
Population
  Total175,622
  Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English [1]
  Regional Malayalam , Tamil [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
685531
Telephone code04869
Vehicle registration KL 37
Lok Sabha constituency Idukki
Vidhan Sabha constituency Peerumade

Peerumedu taluk is one of the 5 taluks in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. It consists of 10 revenue villages. [3]

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Constituent Villages

Peerumedu taluk has 10 villages; Elappara, Kokkayar, Kumily, Manjumala, Mlappara, Peerumedu, Periyar, Peruvanthanam, Upputhara and Vagamon. [4]

Demographics

As per 2011 census report, Peerumedu taluk has population of 175,622 of which 87,391 are males and 88,231 are females. The sex-ratio of Peerumedu taluk is around 1010 compared to 1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Peerumade Taluk is 81.33% out of which 84.72% males are literate and 77.98% females are literate. [5]

Languages

Malayalam is the most widely spoken language in Peerumedu taluk, followed by Tamil and others.

Languages in Peerumedu taluk [6]
LanguageSpeakers
Malayalam
65.35%
Tamil
34.34%
Others
0.29%
Distribution of languages
Source: 2011 Census

Religions

The majority of people in Peerumedu taluk Hindus and Christians, followed by Muslims and other minorities.

Religions in Peerumedu subdistrict [7]

  Hinduism (51.51%)
  Christianity (41.28%)
  Islam (6.91%)
  Buddhism (0.03%)
  Not stated (0.23%)
  Sikh (0.01%)
  Jainism (0.01%)
  Other (0.04%)

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References

  1. "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
  2. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India".
  5. "Peerumade Taluk Population Idukki , Kerala, List of Villages & Towns in Peerumade Taluk". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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