Peerumedu taluk

This article is about the Taluk Peerumedu. For the Village, see Peerumedu.

Peerumedu taluk is one of the 5 taluks in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. It consists of 10 revenue villages.^[3]

Peerumedu taluk Peerumade
Taluk
Geography of Peerumedu
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Coordinates: 9.5783°N 77.0154°E / 9.5783; 77.0154
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Area
• Total	1,402.62 km2 (541.55 sq mi)
Population
• Total	175,622
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English[1]
• Regional	Malayalam, Tamil[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	685531
Telephone code	04869
Vehicle registration	KL 37
Lok Sabha constituency	Idukki
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Peerumade

Constituent Villages

The 10 villages of the Peerumedu taluk are: Elappara, Kokkayar, Kumily, Manjumala, Mlappara, Peerumedu, Periyar, Peruvanthanam, Upputhara and Vagamon.^[4]

Demographics

As per 2011 census report, Peerumedu taluk has population of 175,622 of which 87,391 are males and 88,231 are females. The sex-ratio of Peerumedu taluk is around 1010 compared to 1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Peerumade Taluk is 81.33% out of which 84.72% males are literate and 77.98% females are literate.^[5]

Languages

Malayalam is the most widely spoken language in Peerumedu taluk, followed by Tamil and others.

Languages in Peerumedu taluk[6]
Language			Speakers
Malayalam			65.35%
Tamil			34.34%
Others			0.29%
Distribution of languages Source: 2011 Census

Religions

The majority of people in Peerumedu taluk Hindus and Christians, followed by Muslims and other minorities.

Religions in Peerumedu subdistrict^[7]

1. Hinduism (51.5%)
2. Christianity (41.3%)
3. Islam (6.91%)
4. Buddhism (0.03%)
5. Not stated (0.23%)
6. Sikh (0.01%)
7. Jainism (0.01%)
8. Other (0.04%)