Kannan Devan Hills facts for kids
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Kannan Devan Hills
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View of Kannan Devan Hill
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 Kannan Devan Hills
Location in Kerala
Kannan Devan Hills
Location in India
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| 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
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| • Total | 55,738 |
| • Density | 121.9944/km2 (315.964/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| • Regional | Tamil ,Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
685613
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| STD code | 04865 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-68 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Munnar |
Kannan Devan Hills is a big village in the Idukki District of Kerala, a state in India. It's close to the border of Tamil Nadu. This village is about 25 kilometers northeast of Painavu and 8 kilometers north of Devikulam. In 2011, about 55,738 people lived here.
The village land was leased out on July 11, 1877. This was done by the Poonjar Thampuran to a person named John Daniel Munroe from London. The purpose was to start tea plantations. Later, the Government of Kerala took back control of these lands and plantations. This happened through a special law called the Kannan Devan Hills (Resumption Of Lands) Act, 1971.
History of Kannan Devan Hills
People traditionally say that Col. Arthur Wellesley was the first Englishman to visit this area. He later became the famous Duke of Wellington. This happened during the Battle of Nedumkotta. The oldest written record about this region is from a land survey done in 1816-17. It was carried out by Lt. Benjamin Swayne Ward.
More trips were made into the area over time. One important trip was led by Col. Douglas Hamilton in 1862. Another was led by John Daniel Munro in 1877. Munro was given a lease for land in the same year he explored the area. He then started his own tea plantation three years later. Many more tea plantations were built in the 1880s and 1890s. In 1897, a company called Kannan Devan Hills Produce Company was created. Its job was to manage the local tea plantations.
After India became independent, British companies still owned these lands. But in 1971, the Government of Kerala passed a law. This law was called the Kannan Devan Hills (Resumption of Lands) Act. This law gave control of the region back to the Indian government. Since then, Kannan Devan Hills has been a revenue village. This means it's an official area for collecting taxes and managing land.
Population and People
According to the 2011 Census, Kannan Devan Hills had a total population of 55,738 people. There were 27,973 males and 27,765 females. The village covers an area of 456.89 square kilometers. About 14,134 families live here.
In Kannan Devan Hills, about 8.7% of the people were younger than 6 years old. The village had an average literacy rate of 85.48%. This means that about 85 out of every 100 people could read and write. This rate is a bit lower than the average for the whole state of Kerala, which is 94.00%. The special code for Kannan Devan Hills in the census is 628054.
Galleries
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Western Ghats from the Kannan Devan Hills
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Landscape of Kannan Devan Hills
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See also
- Kannan Devan Hills Plantation
- Munnar Plantation strike 2015
