Pallivasal

Pallivasal
Village
Pallivasal is located in Kerala
Pallivasal
Pallivasal
Location in Kerala, India
Pallivasal is located in India
Pallivasal
Pallivasal
Pallivasal (India)
Coordinates: 10°03′42″N 77°03′33″E / 10.0616500°N 77.059030°E / 10.0616500; 77.059030
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictIdukki
Area
 • Total
33.89 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
10,875
 • Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English[1]
 • RegionalMalayalam, Tamil[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKL-68

Pallivasal is a village in Idukki district in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala.[3]

The first hydro-electric project in Kerala was established at Pallivasal during the reign of Maharajah Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma.[4]

Pallivasal project

The Pallivasal electric project was commissioned in 1940. The Kerala electricity transmission system also emerged in 1940 with a 66 kV line from Pallivasal to Thiruvananthapuram. Eight substations were commissioned in 1940.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Pallivasal had population of 10,875 which constitutes 5,417 males and 5,458 females. Pallivasal village has an area of 33.89 km2 (13.09 sq mi) with 2,726 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1007 lower than state average of 1084. In Pallivasal, 9.4% of the population was under 6 years of age. Pallivasal had an average literacy of 90.6% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%; male literacy was 94.5% and female literacy was 86.8%.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Munnar". Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  5. ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 52,53. Retrieved 14 July 2020.


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