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Thankamany | |
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Town | |
 Thankamany hamlet | |
  Thankamany Location in Kerala, India  Thankamany Thankamany (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°50′25″N 77°2′07″E / 9.84028°N 77.03528°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Taluk | Idukki |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.62 km2 (17.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,389 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 685609 |
| Vehicle registration | KL 6 |
| Nearest city | Kattappana, Nedumkandam |
| Sex ratio | 1001(female to male in 1000) ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 97.85% |
| Climate | tropical (Köppen) |
Thankamany is a town at Idukki district, in Kerala state, India.[2] In regional language thankamany is a name of a lady. It is a belief that a king Thopran gave dowry as land for his three daughters Thankamany, Kamashi, and Neeli. The place got for Thankamony is now known as Thankamany (place name), other nearby places are also known as Kamashi and Neelivayal (means land of Neeli). Thankamany town is located in a valley of three small hills Thamprankunnu, Kattadikavala and Kurishupara respectively. One of the interesting thing is that, even though Kamashi is a different place, the panchayath of thankamany is called Kamashy panchayath and the office is situated in the middle of thankamany town.Sometimes in official documents thankamany is also written as thankamony. Nearest towns are Kattappana and Nedumkandam.
- ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "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.