Kattappana
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From top, left to right: Kattappana from a nearby mountain, Kattappana new private bus stand, Housing Board Shopping Complex, St. George Forane Church and Kattappana Municipality Office | |
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Kattappana Location in Kerala, India Kattappana Kattappana (India) | |
| Coordinates: 09°45′15″N 77°06′57″E / 9.75417°N 77.11583°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Kattappana Municipality |
| • Municipal Chairman | Joy Vettikuzhy |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.77 km2 (20.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 42,646 |
| • Density | 808.1/km2 (2,093/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 685508, 685515 |
| Telephone code | 04868 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-06 (Idukki) |
| Literacy | 95.25% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Idukki |
| Sex ratio | 1016 ♂/♀ |
| Website | Kattappana Municipality |
Kattappana ([kaʈ:ap:ɐna]) is a municipality in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located 32 km (19.8 mi) southeast of the Idukki district headquarters in Painavu, 131 km (81.4 mi) east of major commercial city Kochi and 211 km (131.1 mi) north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. Kattappana is the second-largest municipality in the district by population, and serves as a major hub for commercial and economic activity for the surrounding region.
Kattappana was formed primarily by settlers from Thodupuzha, Pala, Kanjirapally, Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha and Changanassery in the 1950s, and was given the status of gram panchayat in 1962. The town later attained the Municipality status in 2015.