Peerumedu taluk

Tehsil in Kerala, India

Taluk in Kerala, India
Peerumedu taluk
Peerumade
Taluk
Geography of Peerumedu
Geography of Peerumedu
9°34′42″N 77°00′55″E / 9.5783°N 77.0154°E / 9.5783; 77.0154
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictIdukki
Area
 • Total1,402.62 km2 (541.55 sq mi)
Population
 • Total175,622
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English[1]
 • RegionalMalayalam, Tamil[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
685531
Telephone code04869
Vehicle registrationKL 37
Lok Sabha constituencyIdukki
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPeerumade

Peerumedu taluk is one of the 5 taluks in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. It consists of 10 revenue villages.[3]

Constituent Villages

The 10 villages of the Peerumedu taluk are: Elappara, Kokkayar, Kumily, Manjumala, Mlappara, Peerumedu, Periyar, Peruvanthanam, Upputhara and Vagamon.[4]

Demographics

As per 2011 census report, Peerumedu taluk has population of 175,622 of which 87,391 are males and 88,231 are females. The sex-ratio of Peerumedu taluk is around 1010 compared to 1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Peerumade Taluk is 81.33% out of which 84.72% males are literate and 77.98% females are literate.[5]

Languages

Malayalam is the most widely spoken language in Peerumedu taluk, followed by Tamil and others.

Languages in Peerumedu taluk[6]
Language Speakers
Malayalam
 
 65.35%
Tamil
 
 34.34%
Others
 
 0.29%
Distribution of languages
Source: 2011 Census

Religions

The majority of people in Peerumedu taluk Hindus and Christians, followed by Muslims and other minorities.

Religions in Peerumedu subdistrict[7]

  Hinduism (51.51%)
  Christianity (41.28%)
  Islam (6.91%)
  Buddhism (0.03%)
  Not stated (0.23%)
  Sikh (0.01%)
  Jainism (0.01%)
  Other (0.04%)

References

  1. ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India".
  5. ^ "Peerumade Taluk Population Idukki, Kerala, List of Villages & Towns in Peerumade Taluk". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.