-Second place in area
-Known as treasure house of spices
-Forest covers 97 % of total area
-District with lowest sex ratio
-Highest peek in india anamudi is in idukki
-Ramakkalmedu is famous for power generation from wind
-There is a dipute between kerala and tamilnadu on the ownership of temple mangaladevi
-District without railway line
-The largest thaluk in kerala is peerumedu
-Second one is devikulam thaluk
-The smallest village with respect to population is mlappara
TOPOGRAPHY
Idukky has many unique topographical and geographical characteristics
about 97 % of the district is covered by rugged mountains and forest.there is only a strip of middle land (3%) in the western part of the district.low land area is totally absent in the district.there are 14 peaks in the district which exceed a height of 2000 meters above
Idduki district was formed on 26 januvary 1972
MUNICIPALITIES : thodupuzha
THALUKS
thodupuzha,devikulam,udumbanchola,peerumedu
REVENUE VILLAGES = 64
BLOCK PANCHAYATS =8
GRAMA PANCHAYATS = 52
HOW TO REACH
BY AIR: the nearest airport is at kochi,132km away
BY RAIL;the nearest railway station is at kottayam,133 km away
MAIN ROADS NH 49,MUNNAR-OOTY ROAD,MUNNAR COIMBATORE ROAD
IMPORTANT PLACES TO VISIT
MANGALA DEVI TEMPLE
(15 km from thekkady)
The ancient temple is hidden in the dense woods at the peek of 1337 above sea level.the visitors are allowed only on the chithra pournami festival day.the peek commands a paranomic view of the eastern slops of the ghats and some hill villages of tamilnadu.the permission to visit these area obtained from wild life warden ,phone:04869 222027
PULLUMEDU
(43 km from thekkady,26 km from pariyar)
The winding journey to this hill town,along the periyar river.valvet lawns,rare flora,funa can seen
IDUKKI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
It enclosed within the confines of a hill station with a pleasant climate and a treasure of wild life like wild boar,bisons tigers,jungle cats etc birds like horn bills,peafowl,woodpeckers,kingfishers etc
WATER FALLS
1.THOMANKUTTU
2.RAINBOW WATER FALLS
Both located 20 to 25 km from thodupuzha
TEMPLES
Annamalai,sri krishna swamy,karikodu bagavathy,
Nainar masjid and st thomas church also there
MUNNAR
(55 KM FROM IDUKI)
Three mountain streems present = mudrapuzha,nasllathani and kundala
natural beauty makes this place poppular(tea plantation,picture book towns,winding lanes etc)
The summer resort of the british government in south india
WAGAMON
65 km from idduky situated at an elevation of 1,100 m above sea level
PERIYAR WILD LIFE SANCTUARY
wonderful natural beauty and wildlife with boating thrown the periyar river through the forest area
good informative....
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