Kaliyar is a small village in the Idukki district of state Kerala in India . The village is beautiful with a river as a center attraction and a pineapple estate. An area of Kaliyar which is near to the thommankuthu eco park is under the forest department of kerala. The nearest major commercial center is Vannappuram and the nearest town is Thodupuzha which is located approximtely 16km away. There are one higher secondary school St.Mary's Higher secondary School, Kaliyar have classes from pre-kg to plustwo. And one cbse school Jai rani public school, Kaliyar.

As of 2001 the India census records Kaliyar had a population of 20000 with 13792 males and 13657 females.