Cheruthoni
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town
- Description: town in Idukki district, Kerala, India
- Also known as: “Cheruthoni town”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheruthoni Dam and Idukki Dam.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Painavu and Idukki township.
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.
Idukki township
Village
Photo: Reji Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Murickassery
Town
Murickassery is a town, market and educational centre in the Idukki district of Kerala state, South India. This is a village of migrant farmers and migrants has been developing as an important centre of Idukki. Murickassery is situated 8 km northeast of Cheruthoni.
Cheruthoni
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Idukki, Idukki district, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.8582° or 9° 51′ 30″ northLongitude
76.9618° or 76° 57′ 43″ eastOpen location code
6JXRVX56+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 1519553913OpenStreetMap feature
place=townWikidata ID
Q5092631
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Malayalam—“Cheruthoni” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cheruthoni stad”
- French: “Cheruthoni”
- German: “Cheruthoni”
- Hindi: “चेरुतोनी”
- Malayalam: “Cheruthoni”
- Malayalam: “ചെറുതോണി”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Idukki Colony Post Office and Cheruthoni.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cheruthoni”. Photo: തങ്കച്ചൻ നെല്ലിക്കുന്നേൽ, CC BY-SA 4.0.