Rajakkad

Rajakkad
Town
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Coordinates: 9°57′50″N 77°6′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Area
• Total	32.66 km^2 (12.61 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,486
Languages
• Official	Malayalam English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	685566
Telephone Code	04868
Vehicle registration	KL-69, KL-06,KL-37
Nearest towns	Kothamangalam, Thodupuzha, Munnar, Kattappana, Cheruthoni, Nedumkandam, Adimali,rajakumari
Lok Sabha constituency	Idukki
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Udumbanchola

Rajakkad is a town in the Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala situated in the Western Ghats.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Rajakkad had a population of 16,486 with 8,229 males and 8,257 females. Rajakkad village has an area of 32.66 km² (12.61 sq mi) with 4,094 families residing in it. In Rajakkad, 9.2% of the population was under 6 years of age. Rajakkad had an average literacy of 96.7% higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 97.9% and female literacy was 95.5%.^[2]

Transport

Private and KSRTC buses reach major cities such as Kothamangalam, Thodupuzha, Kattappana, Kochi, Kottayam, Muvattupuzha and Adimali. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport 99 km away while the nearest railway station is Aluva railway station 98 km away.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "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.
2. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 58,59. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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