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Thodupuzha (in malayalam: തൊടുപുഴ) is a town and a municipality in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is 59 km from Ernakulam. , Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
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For the town with the same name, see Idukki. ...
2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous...
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For the town with the same name, see Idukki. ...
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, Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
The skyline of Ernakaulam Ernakulam (Malayalam : എറണാകàµà´³à´‚ ) refers to the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. ...
Thodupuzha is also the name of the river that flows through Thodupuzha town. It is located at 9.9000N, 76.7170E and 22 metres above mean sea level This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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It is the largest town in the district and is the commercial centre of the district. The town is being modernised with the help of a programme sponsored by the 'World Bank' which is financing the programme through the Government of Kerala. The other major town in the district is Kattappana. It was at one time part of the territory of the Travancore dynasty. It lies in central Kerala, southeast of Muvattupuzha. It lies almost at sealevel, ~20-22 MSL, with medium sized hilly regions spread allover the Taluka. Flag for former princely state of Travancore Travancore or Thiruvithaamkoor (Malayalam: തിരàµà´µà´¿à´¤à´¾à´™àµà´•àµ‚à´°àµâ€ [], തിരàµà´µà´¿à´¤à´¾à´‚കൂരàµâ€ [], തിരàµà´µà´¿à´¤à´¾à´™àµà´•àµ‹à´Ÿàµ []) was a princely state in India with its capital at Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). ...
Muvattupuzha (Malayalam:മൂവാറàµà´±àµà´ªàµà´´ ) is a city and a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. ...
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A taluka is an administrative division in India below a district; called tahsil/tehsil in northern India. ...
Thodupuzha is strategically placed as a gateway to the Highrange parts of the Kerala. It has a population of around fifty-thousand and the main occupation is agriculture and trade. Thodupuzha is not part of highranges, It is lowland with hilly regions spread across as against wide perceptions. It was previously in Ernakulam District. Thodupuzha is a verdant land that attracts a number of tourists. The famous hydral project the Malankara dam is developing as a famous tourist centre This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
, For the town with the same name, see Ernakulam. ...
The people are majority Hindu and Syrian Catholics. There is a Muslim population also. Muslims are mostly rawthers who are the warriors of Madurai Raja and migrated from Madurai, Tanjavoor. They are staying in other parts of high-ranges in Idukki District and Irattupetta. A Hindu ( , Devanagari: हिनà¥à¤¦à¥), as per modern definition, is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, and the religious, philosophical and cultural system that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ...
Syriac Christianity is a culturally and linguistically distinctive community within Eastern Christianity. ...
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Erattupetta is a town in Kottayam District of Kerala state, India. ...
Muttom is a satellite town close to Thodupuzha at distance of 7 km from Thodupuzha. Muttom is home to the prestigious M.G.University College of Engineering which is one of the most beautiful engineering colleges in the state.
Palai is a town 30 km southeast of Thodupuzha, the two towns share common Syrian Christian culture. , Pala (also known as Palai (Malayalam : പാലാ), is a municipal town in the eastern hilly areas of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala. ...
Muthalakodam is a pilgrimage centre located 3 km. east of Thodupuzha Town. Muthalakodam is a parish centre located 3 km. ...
Thommankuthu is a famous waterfall and tourist place located 18 km from town in Karimannoor Panchayath. Karimannoor is a panchayat belonging to Thodupuzha Thaluk in Idukki District, Kerala, India. ...
Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Thodupuzha had a population of 46,226. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Thodupuzha has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 81%. In Thodupuzha, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Thodupuzha has a large population of the so called " Vella Pillai" who migrated from "Tenkshi" in Tamilnadu. The Vellal Pillai spread later on to different parts of Kerala and their main deity the symbol from Tenkashi is placed near Erattupetta and all Vellala Pillai people meet there once a year to mark the plight of them from Thenkashi. Thodupuzha also happens to be the place of "Vellala Pillai" population who migrated from Tenkashi in TamilaNadu. There are different stories behind their plight. The popular once says they were afraid of giving away one beautiful lady to a low caste king in Tenkashi. They established a temple near Erattupetta and it is now custom that they meet once every year. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous...
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