{{short description|Tehsil in Kerala, India}} {{about|the Taluk Peerumedu |the Village|Peerumedu}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{use Indian English|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Peerumedu taluk | other_name = Peerumade | nickname = | settlement_type = Taluk | image_skyline = Peermade-taluk (18).JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = Geography of Peerumedu | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|9.5783|N|77.0154|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 = 1402.62 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 175,622 | 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 = Minority | demographics1_info2 = 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 = 685531 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 04869 | registration_plate = KL 37 | blank_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank_info_sec1 = Idukki | blank1_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Peerumade | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Peerumedu''' taluk is one of the 5 taluks in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. It consists of 10 revenue villages.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Idukki |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3209_PART_A_IDUKKI.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>
==Constituent Villages== The 10 villages of the Peerumedu taluk are: Elappara, Kokkayar, Kumily, Manjumala, Mlappara, Peerumedu, Periyar, Peruvanthanam, Upputhara and Vagamon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idukki.nic.in/revenue/|title=Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India}}</ref>
==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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Peerumade Taluk Population Idukki, Kerala, List of Villages & Towns in Peerumade Taluk|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/kerala/idukki/peerumade-population.html|access-date=2021-07-18|website=Censusindia2011.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
===Languages=== Malayalam is the most widely spoken language in Peerumedu taluk, followed by Tamil and others. {{bar box | title = Languages in Peerumedu 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|65.35}} {{bar percent|Tamil|blue| 34.34}} {{bar percent|Others|green|0.29}} | caption = Distribution of languages<br> {{small|Source: 2011 Census}} }}
===Religions=== The majority of people in Peerumedu taluk are Hindus and Christians, followed by Muslims and other minorities. {{Pie chart | thumb = right | caption = '''Religions in Peerumedu 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 = 51.51 | label1 = Hinduism | color1 = Orange | value2 = 41.28 | label2 = Christianity | color2 = dodgerblue | value3 = 6.91 | label3 = Islam | color3 = green | value4 = 0.03 | label4 = Buddhism | color4 = brown | value5 = 0.23 | label5 = Not stated | color5 = black | value6 = 0.01 | label6 = Sikh | color6 = yellow | value7 = 0.01 | label7 = Jainism | color7 = red | value8 = 0.04 | label8 = Other | color8 = grey }}
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Category:Taluks of Kerala