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[[File:Chemmannar....tree house.jpg|thumb|Tree house at Udumbanchola]][[File:Tribal temple at Rajakumari, Idukki district.jpg|thumb|Tribal Temple at Rajakumari]] | [[File:Chemmannar....tree house.jpg|thumb|Tree house at Udumbanchola]] [[File:Tribal temple at Rajakumari, Idukki district.jpg|thumb|Tribal Temple at Rajakumari]] | ||
'''Udumbanchola''' is a [[taluk]] in [[Idukki district]] of [[Kerala]] state in India. This is in the high ranges. [[Nedumkandam]] is the major town and capital of Udumbanchola taluk. [[Mathikettan Shola National Park]] is located in Udumbanchola. | '''Udumbanchola''' is a [[taluk]] in [[Idukki district]] of [[Kerala]] state in [[India]]. This is in the high ranges. [[Nedumkandam]] is the major town and capital of Udumbanchola taluk. [[Mathikettan Shola National Park]] is located in Udumbanchola. | ||
In July 2019, a team of historians found new menhir, perhaps the largest-ever recorded in Kerala, on the Pothamala hills in Udumbanchola taluk on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. According to them, Pothamala hills housed hundreds of cobbled stone structures, pointing to the existence of a structured graveyard of a prehistoric civilization.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/pothamala-menhirs-stand-guard-on-ancient-necropolis/article28391940.ece|title = Pothamala menhirs stand guard on ancient necropolis|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 11 July 2019|last1 = Kuttoor|first1 = Radhakrishnan}}</ref> | |||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
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|archive-date = 4 March 2009 | |archive-date = 4 March 2009 | ||
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Nedumkandam, Thookkupalam, K.Chappathu, [[Upputhara]], [[Anakkara Idukki | Anakkara]] are the townships in Udumbumchola Taluk. | Nedumkandam, Thookkupalam, K.Chappathu, [[Upputhara]], [[Anakkara Idukki|Anakkara]] are the townships in Udumbumchola Taluk. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
As of 2011 | As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Udumbanchola village had a population of 10,064 with 5,100 males and 4,964 females. Udumbanchola village spreads over an area of {{cvt|31.79|km2}} with 2,796 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 982 lower than the state average of 1084. In Udumbanchola, 9.6% of the population was under 6 years of age. Udumbanchola had an average literacy of 81.6% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 85% and female literacy was 78%.<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> | ||
==Administration== | ==Administration== | ||
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Udumbanchola | |
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Village/Taluk | |
  Udumbanchola Location in Kerala, India  Udumbanchola Udumbanchola (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′58″N 77°10′53″E / 9.899356°N 77.18148°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati Raj (India) |
| • Body | Udumbanchola Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,059 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-69 |
Udumbanchola is a taluk in Idukki district of Kerala state in India. This is in the high ranges. Nedumkandam is the major town and capital of Udumbanchola taluk. Mathikettan Shola National Park is located in Udumbanchola.
In July 2019, a team of historians found new menhir, perhaps the largest-ever recorded in Kerala, on the Pothamala hills in Udumbanchola taluk on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. According to them, Pothamala hills housed hundreds of cobbled stone structures, pointing to the existence of a structured graveyard of a prehistoric civilization.[3]
Politics[edit | edit source]
Udumbanchola (State Assembly constituency) is part of Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency).[4] Nedumkandam, Thookkupalam, K.Chappathu, Upputhara, Anakkara are the townships in Udumbumchola Taluk.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2011 census, Udumbanchola village had a population of 10,064 with 5,100 males and 4,964 females. Udumbanchola village spreads over an area of 31.79 km2 (12.27 sq mi) with 2,796 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 982 lower than the state average of 1084. In Udumbanchola, 9.6% of the population was under 6 years of age. Udumbanchola had an average literacy of 81.6% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 85% and female literacy was 78%.[5]
Administration[edit | edit source]
Udumbanchola taluk has administration over 18 revenue villages. Nedumkandam is the taluk headquarters. In 2013, separate Idukki taluk was carved out from Udumbanchola and Thodupuzha taluks for the ease of administration. The constituent villages in Udumbanchola taluk are:
- Anakkara, Anavilasam, Bisonvalley, Chakkupallam, Chathurangappara,
- Chinnakanal, Erattayar, Kalkoonthal, Kanthippara, Karunapuram,
- Pampadumpara, Parathode, Poopara, Rajakkad,
- Rajakumari, Santhanpara, Udumbanchola and Vandanmedu
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "ഇടുക്കി ജില്ലയുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള് | Deparyment of Panchayats".
- ↑ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ↑ Kuttoor, Radhakrishnan (11 July 2019). "Pothamala menhirs stand guard on ancient necropolis". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ↑ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 58,59. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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