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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Devikulam Taluk

Devikulam taluk is one of the 5 taluks in Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. Devikulam taluk comprises 13 villages.

Constituent Villages

Devikulam taluk has 13 villages: Anaviratty, Kannan Devan Hills, Kanthalloor, Keezhanthoor, Kottakamboor, Kunchithanny, Mankulam, Mannamkandam, Marayoor, Munnar, Pallivasal, Vattavada and Vellathuval.

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 km (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%.

Languages

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

Languages in Devikulam taluk
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

  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%)