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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kumily
| other_name = 
| settlement_type = Plantation Town
| image_skyline = Tea Estate.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Tea plantations at Kumily
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9|37|0|N|77|9|0|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]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluks of Kerala|Taluk]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Peerumedu taluk|Peerumedu]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = Thekkady tourist spot
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]]
| governing_body = Kumily Grama Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 203.31
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 880
| population_total = 30,276
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 =
Spoken
| demographics 1_info1 =
[[Tamil]]
| demographics2_title2 = Official
| demographics2_info2 = [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 |url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 685509
| area_code = 04869
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest City
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kottayam]], [[Kochi]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Assembly constituency]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Peerumade (State Assembly constituency)|Peerumedu]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Idukki]]
| website =
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'''Kumily''' also spelt as '''Kumaly''' is a revenue village and [[Gram Panchayat]] in the Idukki district of Kerala. It is a town in [[Cardamom Hills]] near Thekkady and [[Periyar Tiger Reserve]]. Kumily is a gateway town into Kerala from Tamil Nadu.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-08 }}</ref>

== History ==
The present-day Kumily has roots in the [[British Empire|British]] colonial period. The area was once owned by the [[Thekkumkoor]] rajas in central [[Travancore]] and later when [[Marthanda Varma]] conducted his campaigns in central Travancore, regions including Kumily came under the kingdom of Travancore. Till the end of the 19th century, the area was given under control of [[Poonjar]] kings. But the drastic and significant changes occurred in the region by the advent of British powers. They obtained these regions from the local rulers and transformed the forestlands into cultivatable one. Large-scale production of cash crops like cardamom, [[Black pepper|pepper]], [[coffee]], [[cinnamon]] etc. started in the hilly terrains. Many people from in and outside Kerala were brought to work in these plantations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/periyar/history-kumily-panchayat.php|website=www.keralatourism.org|title=History, Kumily panchayat- details, Periyar, Thekkady, Idukki, Kerala - www.keralatourism.org › periyar|access-date=2016-12-07}}</ref>

== Topography ==
Kumily lies in the southeastern part of Idukki district at an altitude ranging from {{cvt|2890|ft}} from [[mean sea level]].{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} A sizeable portion of the land is covered by vast [[cardamon]] plantations and parts of land in the south and southeast portion are under the premises of [[Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary]] which are thick forests.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

== Demographics ==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Kumily village had population of 30,276 where 15,162 are males and 15,114 are females. Kumily village spreads over an area of {{cvt|203.31|km2}} with 7,404 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 997 lower than the state average of 1084. In Kumily, 10.3% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kumily had an average literacy of 90.5% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 93.6% and female literacy was .87.4%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Idukki |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=70,71 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3209_PART_B_IDUKKI.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Two national highways pass through Kumily town.
* [[National Highway 185 (India)|NH 185]] connects [[Adimaly]] and Kumily through important towns like [[Painavu]], [[Cheruthoni]], [[Kattappana]] and [[Anavilasam]] of Idukki district.<ref name=":122">{{Cite web|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158838.pdf|title=New highways notification dated March, 2014|website=[[The Gazette of India]] - [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/National-highway-work-from-next-month/article14391121.ece |title=National Highway work from next month |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref>
* [[National Highway 183 (India)|NH 183]] (previously known as NH 220) connects [[Kottarakara]] in [[Kollam district]] and [[Dindigul]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] links [[Kottayam]] and Kumily.

The nearest railway station is at [[Kottayam railway station|Kottayam]] of 107 km distance.
[[Cochin International Airport]] is the nearest airport to Kumily of about 140 km distance.

==See also==
* [[Thekkady]]
* [[Wagamon]]
* [[Vandiperiyar]]
* [[Periyar (river)|Periyar]]
* [[Gavi, Kerala|Gavi]]
* [[Panchalimedu, Kerala|Panchalimedu]]

==References==
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{{Idukki district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Idukki district]]
[[Category:Villages in Idukki district]]

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