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Area : 4998 sq kms
Population (2001) : 11,28,605
Altitude : 935 - 2200mts above the sea level
Clothing : Tropical Cottons, Warm cloths
Tourist Season : August - March
A ravine, a gorge is the meaning of Idukki in Vernacular.
This beautiful, isolated district is a tiny, gorgeous gorge.
Hills, dales, woods, forests, spices, cascades, lakes,
rivers, rivulet, mist etc make Iduki really a dreamy land.
Four main rivers of Kerala – Periyar, Pampa, Thalayar
and Thodupuzhayar enrich this district. The air of Idukki
is cool and tranquil which permeates the aroma of
spices. Idukki is the largest producer of spices in Kerala.
Pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg etc. come
from this glorious land. Apart from spices tea, coffee
and rubber etc. also are harvested. Idukki has a reserved forest of about 1500 sq kms that is very rich with
its flora and fauna. Cheruthoni near the district headquarters is at a height of 4000 feet above sea level from
where one can on look the sunrise and sunset. While
traveling upward from Thodupuzha to the sprawling
height of Painavu, the headquarter, or to Cheruthoni
one can establish comm V