Devikulam

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Devikulam
Village
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Tea plantations of Devikulam. Taken from National Highway 85
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateKerala
DistrictIdukki
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyDevikulam Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total
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Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English[1]
 • RegionalMalayalam, Tamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
685613
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Vehicle registrationKL-68

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Devikulam is a Grama Panchayat and small hill station about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away from Munnar in the Idukki District of Kerala, India. It lies about 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above sea level.[2]

Etymology

The name Devikulam is a conjunction of the words Devi, from the goddess Devi and kulam, meaning pond.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Devikulam Grama Panchayat had a population of 23,709 among which 11,912 are males and 11,797 are females. The total number of families in the Panchayat limits were 6,166. The average sex ratio was 990, lower than the state average of 1084. In Devikulam, 8% of the population was under 6 years of age. Devikulam had an average literacy of 86.3%, lower than the state average of 94%.[3]

History

According to legend, the goddess Sita Devi of the Ramayana epic bathed in the Devikulam lake which is now called Sita Devi Lake.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Devikulam". Hill Stations in India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2006.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 92,93. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Devikulam Munnar (Timings, History, Entry Fee, Images & Information) - Munnar Tourism 2023". munnartourism.co.in. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

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