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A Landlocked District, Idukki Is One Of The Most Nature Rich Areas Of Kerala. High Ranges And Wooded Valleys Are Girded By Three Main Rivers - Periyar, Thalayar And Thodupuzhayar And Their Tributaries. The River Pamba Also Has It Origin Here. As A Tourist Destination, Idukki Offers Diverse Attractions Like Wildlife Sanctuaries, Hill Stations, Spice Plantation Tours Mountain Treks, Elephant Rides Etc. Idukki, the unspoiled natural queen of Kerala is a tourist paradise. Idukki is the most gifted district of Kerala. About 1500 Sq.Km. of its area is reserved forest, much of which is home to a variety of flora and fauna. This forest area house wild life like, tigers, deer, Indian bisons and monkeys. Streams, valleys and hills combine to make Idukki an ideal year-round holiday destination.
Idukki is the largest District of Kerala. It has an area of 4476 sq. km. The district occupies about 13% of the total area of the state of Kerala. It lies between 9o 15' and 10o 21' north latitudes and 76o 37' and 77o 25' east longitudes.
The total population of Idukki is 11,29,221, of which 5,66,682 are males and 5,62,539 are females. The density of population per sq. km. is 259 according to the census of 2001.
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in Idukki. Mushroom cultivation, dairy farming, floriculture are also practiced here. People and Culture of IdukkiDue to the Large scale of Migration to the District from other parts of Kerala and from the Neighboring Tamilnadu, Idukki is having a mixed culture
Thevan Raja Mannan, the one and only one King of Tribal Kingdom in the entire Kerala is living at Kovilmala of Kanchiyar Panchayat in Udumbanchola Taluk of Idukki District. His Predesessor Nayan Raja Mannan was his uncle. His Kingdom is having four divisions, namely, 'Thekkottu Kattu Rajyam', 'Nadukkuda Kattu Rajyam', 'Athal Orupuram' and 'Chenkanattu Mala'. Their Goddess (Kula Deivam) is 'Madura Meenakshi Amma' of famous Madura Temple and they are also worshiping few other Gods.
Idukki is the second largest place in Kerala where the most number of scheduled tribes and tribal ambiguities exist. There are 245 tribal settlements in the District of which 74 are in Thodupuzha; 11 in Peermedu; 126 in Devikulam and 34 in Udumbanchola Taluks. Almost all the scheduled tribes are living in the extreme remote hilly banks and in the deep interiors of thickly growing forests of this district. According to the latest Census around 11516 Scheduled tribal families are living in the district.
The following clans are found in the scheduled tribes :
Malayarayan, Mannan, Muthuvan, Oorali, Paliyan, Hilpulayan, Malapandaram, Ulladan, Malayan
Climate of Idukki
The climate in the district undergoes a sudden variation as we go from West to East. The western parts of the distirct comprising midland area experiences moderate climate, temperture varying between 21degree C to 27degreeC with minimum seasonal variation.
The eastern parts of the district located in the highland have a comparitively cold climate with temperature varying between minus 1 degreeC to 15 degree C in november/january and 5 degree C to 15 degree C during March/April.
The district receives plenty of rains from both the South- West monsoon during June-August and the North- East monsoon during October - November. The normal rainfall is 3265 mm. As common to other parts of the state, the Idukki districtt also experiences both the south-west monsoon (Edavappathy) and North-East Monsoon (Thulavarsham) during June-July and October -November respectively. The former is more predominat with June experiencing the maximum rainfall.
Details of Rainfall of idukki The annual rainfall in the district varies from 250 to 425 cms. The western region of Devicolam taluk gets more rainfall which goes even upto 500cms. The Eastern and North-eastern regions of the district get very low rainfall normally upto 150 cms. Munnar, Devikulam Pallivasal, Vellathooval etc. are places getting high rainfall. How to Reach Idukki
- Air: Nearest Airports are Madurai (Tamil Nadu) 140 Kms, Kochi (Nedumbassery - 190 Km), Thiruvananthapuram (265 Kms).
- Rail: Nearest Railway Station is Kumarakom 114 kms and Madurai station is about 136 kms.
- Road: An excellent road network links the district to all major towns and cities in india.
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