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Adimaly
Adimaly | |
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Town | |
 Aerial view of Adimali town | |
  Adimaly Location in Kerala, India  Adimaly Adimaly (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°00′53″N 76°57′22″E / 10.0147600°N 76.956139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Taluk | Devikulam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 271.5 km2 (104.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 43,200 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 685561 |
| Telephone code | 04864 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-68 |
| Nearest towns | Kothamangalam, Kattappana, ,[[ ]],Nedumkandam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Idukki |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Devikulam |
| Sex ratio | 1005 ♂/♀ |
Adimali is a town in the Idukki district of Kerala, in southwesternIndia.[1] National Highway 185 (NH 185) is a highway in India running from Adimali to Kumily through Kattappana and ends in Adoor in Kerala.[2] Adimaly is located on the National Highway 49, now NH 85, known as Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway , earlier known as the Kochi Madhura Highway (India) connecting Kochi and Madurai (or the old Alwaye Munnar road), India. From Adimaly, it is only 27 kilometers to Munnar, which is a famous hill station.[3] The waterfalls Cheeyappara, Adimali waterfalls and Valara are located nearby. Pepper and cocoa cultivation is the main agricultural activity of this place.[4] The Ponmudi Dam (294 meter length) was constructed in 1963 across the Panniar river, nearly 15 km southeast of Adimali, on the way to Rajakkad.Thopramkudy is the nearest town. Adimali is known for its proximity to Munnar and natural environment. Adimali has almost all the basic facilities like roads, super markets, markets, educational institutions and hospitals.[citation needed]
The former name of the Adimali area was Mannamkandam, as the name indicates the Mannan tribe once populated the area. Other tribal groups collectively called the Muthuvan were also living in Adimali. Before 1980, the main crops under cultivation were rice as well as pepper and cardamom. Now almost 90 percent of the paddy fields have been modified for other purposes such as residential land, rubber plantations or banana fields.[citation needed]
- ^ "Yahoo Maps India :Adimaly, Idukki Township, Idukki, Kerala". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ [1] Archived 10 April 2009 at the Library of Congress Web Archives Start and end points of National Highways-Source-Government of India
- ^ "Kerala tourism". Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Adimali". Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.