Peerumedu taluk

Peerumedu taluk

Peerumade
Peerumedu taluk Peerumade
Taluk
	Geography of Peerumedu
	Peerumedu taluk Location in Kerala, India Peerumedu taluk Peerumedu taluk (India)
	Coordinates: 9.5783°N 77.0154°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Area
• Total	1,402.62 km2 (541.55 sq mi)
Population
• Total	175,622
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English[1]
• Regional	Malayalam , Tamil[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	685531
Telephone code	04869
Vehicle registration	KL 37
Lok Sabha constituency	Idukki
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Peerumade

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

Peerumedu taluk has 10 villages; 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

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

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[1] "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).

[languages-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: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[4] "Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India".

[:0-5] "Peerumade Taluk Population Idukki , Kerala, List of Villages & Towns in Peerumade Taluk". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[Language-6] "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[census2011-7] "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.