Idukki is a township in Idukki district near to the district headquarter Painavu in the state of Kerala, southern India. The township consists of the towns of Cheruthoni, Painavu (district capital), Thadiyampadu, Idukki proper and Vazhathope. Idukki town is an administrative town but the district headquarters is located at Painavu.

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Idukki Town Highrange
Township
Cheruthoni junction
Nickname:  Highrange
Coordinates: 9.85°N 76.97°E / 9.85; 76.97
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki district
Government
• Type	Panchayat
Population  (2001)
• Total	11,347
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-06
Nearest city	Kattappana, Thodupuzha

The town is also a tourist spot with Idukki dam, Asia's largest Arch dam and Cheruthony dam, Kerala's biggest dam. River Periyar flows through the heart of the town.

Nearby places

Towns

• Kattappana
• Thodupuzha
• Nedumkandam
• Adimali
• Thopramkudy
• Cheruthoni
• Painavu
• Thankamani
• Moolamattom
• Rajamudy

Population

• Demographics - According to the census data of 2001, Idukki Township has a population of 11,347 in which 5925 are men and 5422 are woman.
• The town has 98.26% literacy.
• Religion - Its Saint George’s Cathedral is the episcopal see of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki (an Eastern Catholic diocese, Chaldean = Syro-Oriental rite).

Politics

Idukki Town is a part of Idukki (State Assembly constituency) and of India's federal Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

References

Sources and external links

• GCatholic - St George’s Cathedral, Syro-Malabar Diocese of Idukki

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