Kumily
Kumily | |
|---|---|
Plantation Town | |
 Tea plantations at Kumily | |
  Kumily Location in Kerala, India  Kumily Kumily (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°37′0″N 77°9′0″E / 9.61667°N 77.15000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Taluk | Peerumedu |
| Named for | Thekkady tourist spot |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Kumily Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 203.31 km2 (78.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 39,435 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 685509 |
| Area code | 04869 |
| Nearest City | Kottayam, Kochi |
| Assembly constituency | Peerumedu |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Idukki |
Kumily, also spelt as Kumaly is a revenue village and Gram Panchayat in the Idukki district of the state of Kerala. It is a town in Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and Periyar Tiger Reserve. Kumily is a gateway town into Kerala from Tamil Nadu.[2]
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Kumily village had population of 30,276 where 15,162 are males and 15,114 are females. Kumily village spreads over an area of 203.31 km2 (78.50 sq mi) with 7,404 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 997 lower than the state average of 1084. In Kumily, 10.3% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kumily had an average literacy of 90.5% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 93.6% and female literacy was .87.4%.[3]
Transportation
Two national highways pass through Kumily town.
- NH 183 (previously known as NH 220) connects Kollam in Kerala and Dindigul in Tamil Nadu. The part of Kottayam to Kumily is commonly known as KK road which is the main steam of transportation and passing through the near by towns Vandiperiyar, Kuttikkanam, Mundakayam, Kanjirapally, Ponkunnam and reaches Kottayam. KK road also connects Kumily to Thiruvananthapuram through Mundakayam and Pathanamthitta. Also Ernakulam can access through Mundakayam, Ponkunnam, Pala, Thalayolaparambu and Thripunithura.
- NH 185 connects Adimaly and Kumily through important towns like Painavu, Cheruthoni, Kattappana and Anavilasam of Idukki district.[4][5]
The nearest railway station is 60 km away at Theni. Madurai International Airport is the nearest airport to Kumily of about 120 km km distance.
See also
References
- ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "Kumily - the plantation town". Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 70,71. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "New highways notification dated March, 2014" (PDF). The Gazette of India - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "National Highway work from next month". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
