Kumily | |
Settlement Type: | Plantation Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 9.6167°N 77.15°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Idukki |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Peerumedu |
Named For: | Thekkady tourist spot |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
Governing Body: | Kumily Grama Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 203.31 |
Elevation M: | 880 |
Population Total: | 39435 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English[1] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 685509 |
Area Code: | 04869 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest City |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kottayam, Kochi |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Assembly constituency |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Idukki |
Kumily, also spelt as Kumaly is a revenue village and Gram Panchayat in the Idukki district of the state of Kerala. It is a town in Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and Periyar Tiger Reserve. Kumily is a gateway town into Kerala from Tamil Nadu.[2]
As of 2011 Census, Kumily village had population of 30,276 where 15,162 are males and 15,114 are females. Kumily village spreads over an area of with 7,404 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 997 lower than the state average of 1084. In Kumily, 10.3% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kumily had an average literacy of 90.5% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 93.6% and female literacy was .87.4%.[3]
Two national highways pass through Kumily town.
The nearest railway station is 60 km away at Theni.Madurai International Airport is the nearest airport to Kumily of about 120 km km distance.