Rajakkad

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rajakkad
| settlement_type = Town
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9|57|50|N|77|6|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Idukki district|Idukki]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 32.66
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 16,486
| population_as_of = 2011
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 685566
| area_code = 04868
| area_code_type = Telephone Code
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-69, [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-06,[[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-37
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Idukki
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
English
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Udumbanchola
| subdivision_type1 = State
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'''Rajakkad''' is a town in the [[Idukki district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]] situated in the [[Western Ghats]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/P|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=2008-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|archive-date=8 December 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Rajakkad is famous for its cardamom plantations and tourist attractions. It is situated at the heart of Idukki district.

== Economy ==
Most of Rajakkad's inhabitants depend on farming. The main crops are elaichi, [[black pepper]], [[cardamom]] and [[ginger]]. Rajakkad is a tourist destination, offering Kallimali View Point, Ponmudi Dam, Kanakakunnu View Point and Kuthumkal Waterfalls.

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Rajakkad had a population of 16,486 with 8,229 males and 8,257 females. Rajakkad village has an area of {{cvt|32.66|km2}} with 4,094 families residing in it. In Rajakkad, 9.2% of the population was under 6 years of age. Rajakkad had an average literacy of 96.7% higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 97.9% and female literacy was 95.5%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Idukki |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=58,59 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3209_PART_B_IDUKKI.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==Transport==
Private and [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] buses reach major cities such as [[Ernakulam]], [[Kottayam]], [[Muvattupuzha]], [[Kattappana]], [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]], [[Adimali]], [[Thopramkudy ]] and [[Kothamangalam]]. The nearest airport is [[Cochin International Airport]] 109.5 km away while the nearest railway station is [[Theni railway station|Tamil Nadu]] 69 km away.

* Rajakkad - [[Adimaly]] - [[Kambilikandam]] - [[ Thopramkudy ]] - [[Kattappana ]]
* Rajakkad - [[Adimaly ]] - [[ Kothamangalam]]

==Education==
===Colleges===
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* N.S.S College Rajakumari
* Sanjo College (SCMAS),Mullakkanam Rajakkad
* SSM College, Rajakkad
* Nirmala College,Rajakkad
* G-Tech Rajakkad
* Govt.ITI Rajakkad
* IHRD College Rajakkad
}}
===Schools===
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* G.H.S.S Rajakkad
* S.N.V.H.S.S NR City, Rajakkad
* Christhujyothi Senior Secondary School Rajakkad
* Govt.UPS Pazhayaviduthi,Rajakkad
* Sharon Public School
}}
==Places of worship==
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* Sree Mahadeva Temple, Rajakkad
* Sree Bhadrakali Temple Kallimali, Rajakkad
* Sree Bhadrakali Temple Mullakkanam, Rajakkad
* Sree Narayana Temple NR City
* Christuraj Forane Church Rajakkad
* St.Marys Church N.R City, Rajakkad
* St. Marys Jacobite Church Pazhayaviduthi, Rajakkad
* Malankara Christian Church Rajakkad
* Muhiyudheen juma masjid Mammattikkanam, Rajakkad
*Town Masjid Rajakkad
* CSI christ Church Pazhayaviduthi, Rajakkad
* St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India Pazhayaviduthi
* St. Andrews CMS Anglican Church Pazhayaviduthi
* The Pentecost Mission (TPM) Church Rajakad

}}

==References==
{{reflist}}2. https://idukki.nic.in/directory/grama-panchayat-rajakkad/

==External links==

{{Idukki district}}
{{Northern Travancore}}
[[Category:Villages in Idukki district]]
{{Idukki-geo-stub}}

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