Rajakkad | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 9.9639°N 77.1°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Name2: | Idukki |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 32.66 |
Population Total: | 16,486 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 685566 |
Area Code: | 04868 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
Registration Plate: | KL-69, KL-06,KL-37 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest towns |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kothamangalam, Thodupuzha, Munnar, Kattappana, Cheruthoni, Nedumkandam, Adimali,rajakumari |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Idukki |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Udumbanchola |
Demographics1 Info1: | MalayalamEnglish |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Rajakkad is a town in the Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala situated in the Western Ghats.[1]
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 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]
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.