Idukki district
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Idukki District ഇടുക്കി ജില്ല |
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| Nickname(s): സുഗന്ധവ്യഞ്ജനങ്ങളുടെ നാട് | |
 Idukki District
 Idukki District
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| Coordinates: 9°51′N 76°56′E / 9.85°N 76.94°ECoordinates: 9°51′N 76°56′E / 9.85°N 76.94°E | |
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 India
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| State | Kerala |
| Headquarters | Painavu |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Sri G.R.Gokul IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,358 km2 (1,683 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,107,453 |
| • Density | 254/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
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| Website | www |
Idukki is one of the 14 districts of Kerala state, India, created on 26 January 1972. At that time, the district headquarters was at Kottayam. In June 1976 it was moved to Painavu. Idukki which lies in the Western Ghats of Kerala. Idukki is the second largest district in area but has the lowest population density. Idukki has a vast forest reserve area; more than a half of the district is covered by forests. The urban areas are densely populated whereas villages are sparsely populated.
The name of the district is derived from the Malayalam word Idukku (ഇടുക്ക്), meaning narrow gorge.
Idukki has an area of 4,358 km2 (1,683 sq mi) and is the second largest District of Kerala (the largest being Palakkad). Rugged mountains and forests cover about 97 percent of the total area of the District. The district borders the Kerala districts of Pathanamthitta to the south, Kottayam to the southwest, Ernakulam to the northwest and Thrissur to the north and Coimbatore, Dindigul and Theni Districts in Tamil Nadu to the east. The district is accessible only by road. Rail and airlink is not available. National Highway NH 49 and State highways 13 and 33 passes through the district.
Anamudi, the highest peak in India south of the Himalayas, is in the Kuttampuzha Panchayat of Adimali Block, in the Kannan Devan Hills Village of Devikulam taluk. Thirteen other peaks in the district exceed a height of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). The Periyar, Thodupuzhayar and Thalayar are the important rivers of the district. Idukki Dam, Asia's largest Arch Dam is located at Idukki Township of Idukki Taluk. The point where the Periyar flows through the gorge formed between two high massive rocks known as "Kuravan" and "Kurathi" is the site of the Idukki arch dam. The Idukki Hydroelectic project caters for more than 60% of the power requirements of the state of Kerala.
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