Idukki township

Idukki is a township in Idukki district near to the district headquarter Painavu in the state of Kerala, southern India. The township consists of the towns of Cheruthoni, Painavu (district capital), Thadiyampadu, Idukki proper and Vazhathope. Idukki is an administrative town, but the district headquarters is located at Painavu.

The town is also a tourist spot with Idukki dam, Asia's largest Arch dam and Cheruthony dam, Kerala's biggest dam. River Periyar flows through the heart of the town.

Etymology
The name Idukki was derived from the Malayalam word ‘Idukk’, which means gorge.

Demographics
According to the census data, in 2011 Idukki Township had a population of 21,724 of which 10,779 were men and 10,945 were women. SC comprised 9.0% and ST were 7.8% of the population. The village had 84.3% literacy rate.

The Saint George’s Cathedral in Idukki Township is the episcopal see of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki (an Eastern Catholic diocese, Chaldean = Syro-Oriental rite).

Governance
Idukki Town is a part of Idukki (State Assembly constituency) and of India's federal Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency).

Places of interest

 * Idukki Dam
 * Idukki Dam Park

Nearby places

 * Towns
 * Kattappana
 * Thodupuzha
 * Nedumkandam
 * Adimali
 * Thopramkudy
 * Cheruthoni
 * Painavu
 * Thankamani
 * Moolamattom
 * Rajamudy

Sources and external links

 * GCatholic - St George’s Cathedral, Syro-Malabar Diocese of Idukki