Kerala
Idukki district
Idukki

Painavu

Painavu is a small town and the administrative headquarters of of , in southwestern India.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cheruthoni Dam and Idukki Dam.

Dam
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The , located in Idukki District, , , is a 138m tall concrete gravity dam. Preliminary work on this project was initiated under the leadership of Superintending Engineer, E.U.Philipose. is situated 2½ km east of Painavu.

Dam
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The is a double-curvature thin arch dam constructed across the in a narrow gorge between two granite hills locally known as Kuravan and Kurathi in Idukki district in the state of , . is situated 3½ km east of Painavu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cheruthoni and Idukki township.

Town
Photo: തങ്കച്ചൻ നെല്ലിക്കുന്നേൽ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town on the banks of River, a major tributary of the , the second longest river in state, in southwestern India.

Village
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Idukki is a township in near to the district headquarter Painavu in the state of , southern . The township consists of the towns of , Painavu, Thadiyampadu, Idukki proper and Vazhathope. is situated 4 km east of Painavu.

Town
is a town, market and educational centre in the of state, . This is a village of migrant farmers and migrants has been developing as an important centre of Idukki. is situated 10 km northeast of Painavu.

Painavu

Latitude
9.85401° or 9° 51′ 14″ north
Longitude
76.94465° or 76° 56′ 41″ east
Population
10,000
Open location code
6JXRVW3V+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 245584837
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q1025278
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Painavu” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Painavu”
  • Dutch: “Painavu”
  • French: “Painavu”
  • German: “Painav”
  • German: “Painavu”
  • Hindi: “पाइनावु”
  • Hindi: “पैनाव”
  • Italian: “Painavu”
  • Kashmiri: “پاییناو”
  • Ladin: “Painavu”
  • Malayalam: “Painavu”
  • Malayalam: “പൈനാവ്”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Painavu”
  • Persian: “پیناوو”
  • Russian: “Пайнаву”
  • Swedish: “Painavu”
  • Tamil: “பைனாவு”
  • Telugu: “పైనావు”
  • Urdu: “پائناؤ”
  • Urdu: “پائیناؤ”

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