Kannan Devan Hills
Kannan Devan Hills | |
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Village | |
Famous tea plantations area of Kannan Devan Hills. Taken from National Highway 85. | |
Kannan Devan Hills Kannan Devan Hills | |
| Coordinates: 10°03′00″N 77°03′00″E / 10.05000°N 77.05000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Taluk | Devikulam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Panchayat |
| • Body | Devikulam & Munnar Grama Panchayats |
| Area | |
• Total | 456.89 km2 (176.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 55,738 |
| • Density | 121.99/km2 (315.96/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| • Regional | Tamil ,Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 685613 |
| STD code | 04865 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-68 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Munnar |
Kannan Devan Hills is a large village located in Devikulam Taluk of Idukki District in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated near the state border of Tamil Nadu about 25 kilometres northeast of the district seat Painavu and 8 kilometres north of the subdistrict seat Devikulam. In 2011, it was home to 55,738 residents.
The village was given on lease on 11 July 1877 by the Poonjar thampuran to John Daniel Munroe of London and Peermade for tea plantation. The lands and plantations were later resumed by the Government of Kerala through the Kannan Devan Hills (Resumption Of Lands) Act, 1971.