Devikulam taluk

{{short description|Tehsil in Kerala, India}} {{about|the Taluk Devikulam |the Village|Devikulam}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{use Indian English|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Devikulam taluk | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Taluk | image_skyline = Munnar - views from Munnar (32).jpg | image_alt = right | image_caption = Echo point, Munnar | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|10.0667|N|77.1073|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Kerala | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Idukki | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 1306.09 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 177,621 | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 |url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911111246/http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 September 2014}}</ref> | demographics1_title2 = Regional | demographics1_info2 = Malayalam, Tamil<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10209/download/13321/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-3200.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}</ref> | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 685613 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 04865 | registration_plate = KL 68 | blank_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank_info_sec1 = Idukki | blank1_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Devikulam | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Devikulam''' taluk is one of the 5 taluks in Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. Devikulam taluk comprises 13 villages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idukki.nic.in/revenue/|title=Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India}}</ref>

==Constituent Villages== Devikulam taluk has 13 villages: Anaviratty, Kannan Devan Hills, Kanthalloor, Keezhanthoor, Kottakamboor, Kunchithanny, Mankulam, Mannamkandam, Marayoor, Munnar, Pallivasal, Vattavada and Vellathuval.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idukki.nic.in/revenue/|title=Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India}}</ref>

==Demographics== As of 2011 Census, Devikulam taluk had a population of 177,621 which constitutes 89,040 males and 88,581 females. Devikulam taluk spreads over an area of {{cvt|1052.09|km2}} with 45,480 families residing in it. Population in the age group 0-6 was 17,091 (9.6%). Devikulam taluk had overall literacy of 86.29%. The male literacy rate stands at 90.85% and the female literacy rate was 81.72%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Idukki |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=52,53 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3209_PART_B_IDUKKI.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

===Languages=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:20px;text-align:center;" |+Distribution of Language by Division of Travancore (1881)<ref name="r1881"/> |- | style="background:Orange;"|'''Name of Division''' | style="background:Red;"|'''Malayalam (%)''' | style="background:Green;"|'''Tamil (%)''' |- ! Padmanabhapuram Division | '''11.24''' | '''88.03''' |- ! Thiruvananthapuram Division | '''87.05''' | '''12.09''' |- ! Quilon Division | '''92.42''' | '''6.55''' |- ! Cottayam Division | '''95.19''' | '''3.65''' |- ! Devicolam Division | '''36.18''' | '''59.14''' |}

Until the late 1940s, Devikulam and Peermade had a slight Tamil majority. Following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, a colonization project initiated by Pattom Thanu Pillai was implemented to change the demographics by relocating Malayalam-speaking families, ensuring the region remained with the new state of Kerala.

As per 2011 census Malayalam is the most spoken language followed by Tamil in Devikulam taluk. And most of the Malayalis and Tamils are proficient in both languages.

{{bar box | title = Languages in Devikulam taluk<ref name="Language">{{cite web |title=Census of India - Language |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |website= censusindia.gov.in |access-date= 17 April 2020}}</ref> | titlebar = #FCD116 | left1 = Language | right1 = Speakers | float = right | bars = {{bar percent|Malayalam|red|55.1}} {{bar percent|Tamil|blue| 44.1}} {{bar percent|Others|green|0.78}} | caption = Distribution of languages {{small|Source: 2011 Census}} }}

===Religions=== Devikulam taluk constitutes major chunk of Hindus and Christians followed by Muslims and other minorities. {{Pie chart | thumb = right | caption = '''Religions in Devikulam subdistrict'''<ref name=census2011>{{cite web |title=Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS |work=Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General}}</ref> | value1 = 63.21 | label1 = Hinduism | color1 = Orange | value2 = 30.5 | label2 = Christianity | color2 = dodgerblue | value3 = 6.08 | label3 = Islam | color3 = green | value4 = 0.01 | label4 = Sikh | color4 = brown | value5 = 0.17 | label5 = Not stated | color5 = black | value6 = 0.01 | label6 = Buddhism | color6 = yellow | value7 = 0.01 | label7 = Jainism | color7 = red | value8 = 0.02 | label8 = Other | color8 = grey }}

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Category:Taluks of Kerala