Poopara

Poopara is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[2] It is located in the cardamom-growing region of Kerala, and also houses a number of tea and coffee plantations. The place also intersects the Munnar - Kumily state highway (SH-19) and Kochi - Dhanushkodi national highway (NH-49). The Anayirankal reservoir is 4 km up the road from Poopara.

Poopara
village
Poopara Junction
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Coordinates: 9.9803°N 77.2031°E / 9.9803; 77.2031
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki district
Taluk	Udumbanchola
Government
• Body	Santhanpara Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	41.05 km2 (15.85 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,231
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
• Regional	Malayalam, Tamil[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	685613,685619
Vehicle registration	KL-69

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Poopara had a population of 8,231 with 4,137 males and 4,094 females. Poopara village has an area of 41.05 km² (15.85 sq mi) with 2,267 families residing in it. In Poopara, 8.8% of the total population was under 6 years of age. Poopara had an average literacy of 77.9% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%.^[3]