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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Devikulam<br />
| native_name = ദേവികുളം<br />
| native_name_lang = Malayalam<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = Photo point - munnar.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Photo point<br />
| pushpin_map = India Kerala #India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = left<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10.062640|N|77.103990|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Idukki District|Idukki]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]]<br />
| governing_body = Devikulam Grama Panchayat<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 215<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 23,709<br />
| population_as_of = <br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 685613<br />
| area_code = 04865<br />
| registration_plate = KL-68<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
'''Devikulam''' is a [[Grama Panchayat]] and small hill station of about {{convert|8|km}} from [[Munnar]] in the [[Idukki District]] of Kerala State, India. It lies {{convert|1800|m}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.hillstationsinindia.com/south-india-hill-stations/devikulam.html<br />
|title=Devikulam<br />
|publisher=Hill Stations in India<br />
|access-date=2006-10-15<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The name Devikulam is a conjunction of the words ''Devi'', from the goddess [[Devi]] and ''kulam'', meaning pond.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Devikulam [[Grama Panchayat]] had a population of 23,709 among which 11,912 are males and 11,797 are females. Total number of families were 6,166 in the Panchayat limits. The average sex ratio was 990 lower than the state average of 1084. In Devikulam, 8% of the population was under 6 years of age. Devikulam Panchayat had an average literacy of 86.3% lower than the state average of 94%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Idukki |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=92,93 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3209_PART_B_IDUKKI.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Legend==<br />
According to legend, the goddess [[Sita]] [[Devi]] of the ''[[Ramayana]]'' epic bathed in the beautiful Devikulam lake waters surrounded by lush, green hills, now named Sita Devi Lake. The lake draws tourists not only because of its sacredness but also for the curative powers of its mineral waters. Most of the inhabitants in this town speak Malayalam and Tamil. Nearby, are the scenic Pallivasal Waterfalls, dense, green tea plantations, and the natural vegetation of slim red and blue and yellow gum trees.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.hillresortsinindia.com/devikulam.html<br />
|title=Devikulam- Kerala<br />
|publisher=Hill Resorts in India<br />
|access-date=2006-10-15<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018013841/http://hillresortsinindia.com/devikulam.html<br />
|archive-date=18 October 2006<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
}}</ref><br />
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===Gallery===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Tea Gardens at Devikulam, Munnar.jpg|Tea estates<br />
File:La cueillette du thé (Kerala, Inde) (13663515803).jpg|Devikulam estate<br />
File:Tribal temple at Rajakumari, Idukki district.jpg|Tribal Temple at Rajakumari<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.indnav.com/servlet/DMap?mt=cityMap&ctyId=2292 Map of area]<br />
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[[Category:Hill stations in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Populated places in the Western Ghats]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Idukki district]]<br />
[[Category:Munnar]]<br />
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