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| government_type = [[ | | government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]] | ||
| governing_body = Devikulam | | governing_body = Devikulam Grama Panchayat | ||
| unit_pref = Metric | | unit_pref = Metric | ||
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| population_total = | | population_total = 23,709 | ||
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'''Devikulam''' is a small hill station about {{convert| | '''Devikulam''' is a [[Grama Panchayat]] and small hill station of about {{convert|8|km}} from [[Munnar]] in the [[Idukki District]] of Kerala State, India. It lies {{convert|1800|m}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web | ||
|url=http://www.hillstationsinindia.com/south-india-hill-stations/devikulam.html | |url=http://www.hillstationsinindia.com/south-india-hill-stations/devikulam.html | ||
|title=Devikulam | |title=Devikulam | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name Devikulam is a conjunction of the words ''Devi'', from the goddess [[Devi]] and ''kulam'', meaning pond. | The name Devikulam is a conjunction of the words ''Devi'', from the goddess [[Devi]] and ''kulam'', meaning pond. | ||
==Demographics== | |||
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Devikulam [[Grama Panchayat]] had a population of 23,709 among which 11,912 are males and 11,797 are females. Total number of families were 6,166 in the Panchayat limits. 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 Panchayat had an average literacy of 86.3% lower than the state average of 94%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Idukki |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=92,93 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3209_PART_B_IDUKKI.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> | |||
==Legend== | ==Legend== | ||