Udumbanchola | |
|---|---|
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 | Grama Panchayat |
| • Body | Udumbanchola 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.
On 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
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
As of 2011 Indian census, Udumbanchola revenue village which spreads over an area of 31.79 km2 had population of 9,838 which includes 4,977 males and 4,861 females. There are 2,721 households in the village limits. As of 2011, literacy rate of Udumbanchola village was 84 % compared to 94 % of Kerala. In Udumbanchola male literacy stands at 87.8 % while female literacy rate was 80.3 %.
Udumbanchola Grama panchayat has an area of 85 km2 with population of 14,059 which constitutes 7,109 males and 6,950 females. It comprises revenue villages of Udumbanchola, Chathurangappara and Parathodu. Udumbanchola panchayat had overall literacy of 80.9 % where male literacy stands at 84.6 % and female literacy at 77.2 %.[5]
Administration
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
References
- ↑ https://dop.lsgkerala.gov.in › node
- ↑ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/pothamala-menhirs-stand-guard-on-ancient-necropolis/article28391940.ece
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://censusindia.gov.in › 3...PDF Web results Idukki - DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK(ref page nos:58,59,116,117)
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