Kattappana

Kattappana
Municipality
From top, left to right: Kattappana from a nearby mountain, Kattappana new private bus stand, Housing Board Shopping Complex, St. George Forane Church and Kattappana Municipality Office.
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Kattappana is located in Kerala
Kattappana
Kattappana
Location in Kerala, India
Kattappana is located in India
Kattappana
Kattappana
Kattappana (India)
Coordinates: 09°45′15″N 77°06′57″E / 9.75417°N 77.11583°E / 9.75417; 77.11583
Country India
State Kerala
DistrictIdukki
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyKattappana Municipality
 • Municipal ChairpersonBeena Tomy
Area
 • Total
52.77 km2 (20.37 sq mi)
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
42,646
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
685508, 685515
Telephone code04868
Vehicle registrationKL-06 (Idukki)
Literacy95.25%
Lok Sabha constituencyIdukki
Sex ratio1016 ♂/♀
WebsiteKattappana Municipality

Kattappana ([kaʈ:ap:ɐna]) is a municipality in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located 21 km (13.0 mi) southeast of the district headquarters in Painavu and about 140 km (87.0 mi) north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. Kattappana is the second-largest municipality in the district by population, and serves as a major hub for commercial and economic activity for the surrounding region.

Kattappana was formed primarily by settlers from Pala, Kanjirapally, Thodupuzha, Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam in the 1950s, and was given the status of gram panchayat in 1962. The town later attained the Municipality status in 2015.[2]

  1. ^ "Kattappana Municipality-Profile". www.kudumbashree.org.
  2. ^ "Kattappana to become a municipality". The Hindu. 13 May 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 July 2024.-archive-url https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kattappana-to-become-a-municipality/article7204111.ece |