Devikulam taluk

Devikulam taluk
Devikulam taluk
Taluk
	Echo point, Munnar
	Devikulam taluk Location in Kerala, India Devikulam taluk Devikulam taluk (India)
	Coordinates: 10°04′00″N 77°06′26″E / 10.0667°N 77.1073°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Area
• Total	1,306.09 km2 (504.28 sq mi)
Population
• Total	177,621
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
• Regional	Malayalam, Tamil
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

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

Languages in Devikulam taluk^[6]
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^[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%)

References

^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ "Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India".
^ "Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India".
^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 52,53. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.

[1] "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.

[languages-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.

[Language-6] "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[census2011-7] "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.

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