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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 628054
- Pincode
- 685616
- Post office
- Mattuppatti
- Population
- 55,738
- Households
- 14,134
- Literacy rate
- 78%
- Sex ratio
- 993 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 28,863
- Distance to district centre
- 38 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 17 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 181 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 319 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bodinayakkanur · 29 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Thenmala Company hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kannan Devan Hills compares
By population, Kannan Devan Hills ranks #1 of 12 villages in Devikulam mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
78.0%
Same as the mandal average
- Kannan Devan Hills
- 78.0%
- Devikulam mandal
- 78.0%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
993
−2 vs mandal average
- Kannan Devan Hills
- 993
- Devikulam mandal
- 995
Household size
people per home
3.9
Same as the mandal average
- Kannan Devan Hills
- 3.9
- Devikulam mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kannan Devan Hills at a glance
Kannan Devan Hills is a village of 55,738 people in 14,134 households (Census 2011) in Devikulam taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the largest of 12 villages in Devikulam taluk. Literacy is 78%, about the same as the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Idukki district centre, 12 km from Pallivasal, the nearest town, 29 km from Bodinayakkanur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685616, served by Mattuppatti post office; the LGD village code is 628054. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school. The village votes in Devikulam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. A. Raja. The population is estimated at 65,715 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Devikulam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kannan Devan Hills · this village | 55,738 | 78% | — |
| Munnar · Devikulam | — | — | 8.4 km SW |
| Pallivasal · Devikulam | 10,875 | 82% | 12.3 km SW |
| Kanthalloor · Devikulam | 6,758 | 69% | 12.4 km NE |
| Chinnakanal · Udumbanchola | 12,005 | 71% | 13.7 km SE |
| Pallivasal · Thirumayam | 741 | 76% | 14.1 km SW |
| 2nd Mile · Namsai Hq | 613 | 60% | 14.5 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kannan Devan Hills
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 7
- Secondary school
- 4
- Senior secondary
- 4
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 2
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kothamangalam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 87
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 100
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Munnar, Devikulam
- Total area (ha)
- 45,689
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 18,071.19
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kannan Devan Hills
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Key facts — Kannan Devan Hills
- LGD code
- 628054
- Pincode
- 685616
- Post office
- Mattuppatti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 55,738
- Population (projected 2026)
- 65,715
- Households
- 14,134
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 993
- Literacy rate
- 78.0%
- Coordinates
- 10.14476°N, 77.10918°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Idukki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Devikulam
- Member of Parliament
- Dean Kuriakose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv. A. Raja
- Block / Mandal
- Devikulam
Getting there
How to reach Kannan Devan Hills
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram181 kmcapital
- Bengaluru319 km
- Chennai475 km
- Hyderabad819 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBodinayakkanur29 km
- Bus stopMattupetty Dam4 km
- Hospital / PHCThenmala Company hospital2 km
- ATM / bankSouth Indian Bank8 km
- Petrol pumpStation service Carburants10 km
- CollegeCollege of Engineering, Munnar7 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Marayoor15 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Mattupetty Dam4.5 km
- Health centre
- Thenmala Company hospital1.5 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kannan Devan Hills
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Holy Trinity ChurchTemple2.6 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kannan Devan Hills
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Villages near Kannan Devan Hills
Other villages in Devikulam mandal
View all 13 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)