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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Anakkara
| other_name = 8th Mile
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Anakkara.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Anakkara town
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9.6646|N|77.1658|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Idukki district]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 38.46
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 900
| population_total = 24,192
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English
| demographics1_title2 = Regional
| demographics1_info2 = [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10209/download/13321/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-3200.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 685512
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04868
| registration_plate = KL-37
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
[[File:PADDY FIELDS.jpg|thumbnail|Paddy Fields in Anakkara, Idukki]]
'''Anakkara''' is a geographic area of around {{convert|50|km2|acre}} that spreads across [[Vandanmedu]], [[Chakkupallam]] [[Grama panchayat|Panchayats]] in the [[Udumbanchola]] Taluk of Idukki District, Kerala, India.<ref name="censusdata">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population.aspx |title=Census of India: Villages |author=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=2010-09-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213627/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population.aspx |archivedate=2013-10-04 }}</ref> Anakkara is the administrative capital of [[Chakkupallam]] Grama Panchayat and Anakkara Revenue Village. It is about {{convert|18|km|mi|sp=us}} from [[Thekkady]] wildlife sanctuary on the Kumily-Munnar state highway.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spice plantation destinations in India|url=https://mediaindia.eu/tourism/spice-plantation-destinations-in-india/|date=2017-11-27|website=Media India Group|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Anakkara had a population of 24,193 with 12,056 males and 12,136 females. Anakkara village has an area of {{cvt|38.46|km2}} with 5,962 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1007 lower than the state average of 1084. In Anakkara, 9.8% of the population was under 6 years of age. Anakkara had an average literacy of 92% lower than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 94.2% and female literacy was 89.9%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Idukki |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=58,59 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3209_PART_B_IDUKKI.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==History==

===Modern history===

In 1972 [[Kottayam]] district of [[Kerala]] was split into Kottayam and [[Idukki]] districts. In 1986, around 50 km<sup>2</sup> area of [[Vandanmettu]] village was split into a new revenue village by the name Anakkara.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

== Geography and climate ==
<gallery class="center">
File: Chellarcovil01.jpg |View from Chellarcovil
File: Chellarcovil02.jpg |Aruvikuzhy
File: Chellarcovil03.jpg |Waterfalls
File:Jackfruits.jpg |Jackfruits in Anakkara
File:Hot chilly pepper.jpg|A real taste of Anakkara "Kandhari"
</gallery>

Anakkara is on the State Highway 19 around 10–20 km from [[Thekkady]] and 60–80 km from [[Munnar]].
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* East – [[Theni]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]]
* West – [[Chakkupallam]] village
* North – [[Vandanmedu]] village
* South – [[Kumily]] village

Situated at a height of about {{convert|4000|ft|m}} above sea level, Anakkara is mostly plain lands with small hillocks and some marshy areas. The soil of Anakkara and its surroundings are well known for its fertility. Temperature here varies between 15 - 25 degrees Celsius annually. The average annual rainfall is around 350 centimeters.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

== References ==
{{commons category|Anakkara, Idukki}}
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{{Idukki district}}

[[Category:Villages in Idukki district]]

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Dan at 14:54, 21 December 2024