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, Thadiyampadu, Idukki proper and Vazhathope.Photo: Reji Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 11,200 residents
- Description: village in Idukki District, Kerala, India
- Also known as: “Idiaki”, “Idikki”, and “Idukki”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Idukki Dam and Cheruthoni Dam.
Idukki Dam
Dam
Photo: Hoshosh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Idukki Dam is a double-curvature thin arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in a narrow gorge between two granite hills locally known as Kuravan and Kurathi, in Idukki district, in the state of Kerala, India.
Cheruthoni Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 in.
The Cheruthoni Dam, located in Idukki District, Kerala, India, is a 138m tall concrete gravity dam. Preliminary work on this project was initiated under the leadership of Superintending Engineer, E.U.Philipose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheruthoni and Painavu.
Cheruthoni
Town
Photo: തങ്കച്ചൻ നെല്ലിക്കുന്നേൽ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheruthoni is a town on the banks of Cheruthoni River, a major tributary of the Periyar River, the second longest river in Kerala state, in southwestern India.
Painavu
Town
Photo: Joaquim679, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Painavu is a small town and the administrative headquarters of Idukki district of Kerala, in southwestern India. Painavu is situated 4 km west of Idukki township.
Thankamany
Town
Photo: തങ്കച്ചൻ നെല്ലിക്കുന്നേൽ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thankamany is a town at Idukki district, in Kerala state, India. In regional language thankamany is a name of a lady. It is a belief that a king Thopran gave dowry as land for his three daughters Thankamany, Kamashi, and Neeli. Thankamany is situated 6 km east of Idukki township.
Idukki township
- Categories: village in India and locality
- Location: Idukki, Idukki district, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.84979° or 9° 50′ 59″ northLongitude
76.97979° or 76° 58′ 47″ eastPopulation
11,200Elevation
610 metres (2,001 feet)United Nations Location Code
IN IDUOpen location code
6JXRRXXH+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 316417407OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Idukki township” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ইদুক্কি শহরাঞ্চল”
- Bishnupriya: “ইদুক্কি শহরাঞ্চল”
- Cebuano: “Idukki”
- Chinese: “Idukki Chng”
- Chinese: “伊杜吉”
- Dutch: “Idukki Township”
- Gujarati: “ઈડુક્કી”
- Hindi: “इडुक्की”
- Italian: “Idukki”
- Kannada: “ಇಡುಕ್ಕಿ”
- Malay: “Idukki Township”
- Malayalam: “Idukki Township”
- Malayalam: “ഇടുക്കി പട്ടണം”
- Malayalam: “ഇടുക്കി”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Idukki Chng”
- Newari: “इडुक्की टाउनशिप”
- Swedish: “Idukki”
- Urdu: “ایڈوکی”
- Vietnamese: “Idukki Township”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Public Ground, Idukki and Idukki Idea Ground.
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