Kannan Devan Hills | |
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Village | |
 View of Kannan Devan Hill | |
  Kannan Devan Hills  Kannan Devan Hills | |
| Coordinates: 10°03′00″N 77°03′00″E / 10.05000°N 77.05000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Taluk | Devikulam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Panchayat |
| • Body | Devikulam & Munnar Grama Panchayats |
| Area | |
• Total | 456.89 km2 (176.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 55,738 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English [1] |
| • Regional | Tamil[2] ,Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 685613 |
| STD code | 04865 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-68 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Munnar |
Kannan Devan Hills is a large village located in Devikulam Taluk of Idukki District in the Indian state of Kerala.[3] It is situated near the state border of Tamil Nadu about 25 kilometres northeast of the district seat Painavu and 8 kilometres north of the subdistrict seat Devikulam. In 2011, it was home to 55,738 residents.[4]
The village was given on lease on 11 July 1877 by the Poonjar Thampuran to John Daniel Munroe of London and Peermade for tea plantation. The lands and plantations were later resumed by the Government of Kerala through the Kannan Devan Hills (Resumption Of Lands) Act, 1971.[5]
- ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ The Kannan Devan Hills (Resumption of Lands) Act, 1971 (PDF). Government of Kerala. Retrieved 18 April 2023.