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{{short description|Tehsil in Kerala, India}}
{{about|the Taluk Devikulam |the Village|Devikulam}}
{{use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Devikulam taluk
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Taluk
| image_skyline = Munnar - views from Munnar (32).jpg
| image_alt = right
| image_caption = Echo point, Munnar
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10.0667|N|77.1073|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|Idukki]]
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| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 1306.09
| elevation_footnotes =
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| population_total = 177,621
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 |url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911111246/http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 September 2014}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Regional
| demographics1_info2 = [[Malayalam language|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 = 685613
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04865
| registration_plate = KL 68
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Idukki]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Devikulam (State Assembly constituency)|Devikulam]]
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'''Devikulam''' taluk is one of the 5 taluks in [[Idukki district]] of the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. Devikulam taluk comprises 13 [[village]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idukki.nic.in/revenue/|title=Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India}}</ref>

==Constituent Villages==
Devikulam taluk has 13 villages:
[[Anaviratty]], [[Kannan Devan Hills]], [[Kanthalloor]], [[Keezhanthoor]], [[Kottakamboor]], [[Kunchithanny]], [[Mankulam (Kerala)|Mankulam]], [[Mannamkandam]], [[Marayoor]], [[Munnar]], [[Pallivasal]], [[Vattavada]] and [[Vellathuval]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idukki.nic.in/revenue/|title=Revenue | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Devikulam taluk had a population of 177,621 which constitutes 89,040 males and 88,581 females. Devikulam taluk spreads over an area of {{cvt|1052.09|km2}} with 45,480 families residing in it. Population in the age group 0-6 was 17,091 (9.6%). Devikulam taluk had overall literacy of 86.29%. The male literacy rate stands at 90.85% and the female literacy rate was 81.72%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Idukki |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=52,53 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3209_PART_B_IDUKKI.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

===Languages===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:20px;text-align:center;"
|+Distribution of Language by Division of Travancore (1881)<ref name="r1881"/>
|-
| style="background:Orange;"|[[List of districts of Kerala|'''Name of Division''']]
| style="background:Red;"|[[Malayalam|'''Malayalam (%)''']]
| style="background:Green;"|[[Tamil language|'''Tamil (%)''']]
|-
! [[Padmanabhapuram]] Division
| '''11.24'''
| '''88.03'''
|-
! [[Thiruvananthapuram]] Division
| '''87.05'''
| '''12.09'''
|-
! [[Kollam|Quilon]] Division
| '''92.42'''
| '''6.55'''
|-
! [[Kottayam|Cottayam]] Division
| '''95.19'''
| '''3.65'''
|-
! [[Devikulam|Devicolam]] Division
| '''36.18'''
| '''59.14'''
|}

Until the late 1940s, [[Devikulam]] and [[Peermade]] had a slight [[Tamils|Tamil]] majority. Following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, a colonization project initiated by [[Pattom Thanu Pillai]] was implemented to change the demographics by relocating Malayalam-speaking families, ensuring the region remained with the new state of Kerala.

As per 2011 census [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] are the most widely spoken languages in Devikulam taluk.And most of the Malayalis and Tamils are proficient in both languages.

{{bar box
| title = Languages in Devikulam taluk<ref name="Language">{{cite web |title=Census of India - Language |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |website= censusindia.gov.in |access-date= 17 April 2020}}</ref>
| titlebar = #FCD116
| left1 = Language
| right1 = Speakers
| float = right
| bars =
{{bar percent|[[Malayalam]]|red|55.1}}
{{bar percent|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|blue|
44.1}}
{{bar percent|Others|green|0.78}}
| caption = Distribution of languages 
{{small|Source: 2011 Census}}
}}

===Religions===
Devikulam taluk constitutes major chunk of Hindus and Christians followed by Muslims and other minorities.
{{Pie chart
| thumb = right | caption = '''Religions in Devikulam subdistrict'''<ref name=census2011>{{cite web |title=Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS |work=Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General}}</ref>
| value1 = 63.21
| label1 = Hinduism
| color1 = Orange
| value2 = 30.5
| label2 = Christianity
| color2 = dodgerblue
| value3 = 6.08
| label3 = Islam
| color3 = green
| value4 = 0.01
| label4 = Sikh
| color4 = brown
| value5 = 0.17
| label5 = Not stated
| color5 = black
| value6 = 0.01
| label6 = Buddhism
| color6 = yellow
| value7 = 0.01
| label7 = Jainism
| color7 = red
| value8 = 0.02
| label8 = Other
| color8 = grey
}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

[[Category:Taluks of Kerala]]

Devikulam taluk - Revision history

Gstnit at 20:12, 3 February 2026