Thekkady

Thekkady
Hill station
Landscape at Thekkady
Landscape at Thekkady
Thekkady is located in Kerala
Thekkady
Thekkady
Location in Kerala, India
Thekkady is located in India
Thekkady
Thekkady
Thekkady (India)
Coordinates: 9°31′59″N 77°12′00″E / 9.533°N 77.200°E / 9.533; 77.200
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictIdukki
TalukPeerumedu
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKL-37
Websitewww.idukki.nic.in
Rafting inThekkady
Elephants in Thekkady
Boating

Thekkady (Idukki district) is a town near Periyar National Park, an important tourist attraction in the Kerala state of India.[1] The name Thekkady is derived from the word "thekku" which means teak. Temperatures are lowest in the months of December–January and highest in the months of April–May.[2]

  1. ^ "Kerala Tourism".
  2. ^ "Name, ambience and other details".