Thevalakkara
Thevalakkara Deva Loka Kara ( Area of GODS) | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 09°01′00″N 76°35′00″E / 9.01667°N 76.58333°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kollam |
Taluk | Karunagappally |
Government | |
• Type | Gram Panchayat |
Area | |
• Total | 16.92 km2 (6.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 42,977 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 690524 |
STD code | 0476287 |
Vehicle registration | KL-23 |
Nearest city | Karunagappally |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chavara |
Thevalakkara is a village in the Karunagappally Taluk, Kollam District of the state of Kerala, India.[1] It is located near the coast of the Indian Ocean, about 13 kilometres north of the district capital Kollam, and 7 kilometres southeast of the subdistrict capital Karunagappally. It contains a Devi temple along with a church and a mosque. The kadappa at Thevalakara is where ship masts (kadappa) were made for centuries. In 2011, it has a total population of 42,977.[2]The name thevalakkara came from Devalokakkara which means the land of gods because the place had many worship places of different religions.
Example
-Martha Mariam Orthodox Syrian Church
-Thevalakkara Chaliyath Muslim Jamath
-Major Devi Temple
Geography
[edit]Thevalakkara is located on the northwestern shore of the Ashtamudi Lake. The National Highway 183A passes through the village. Its average elevation is 10 metres above the sea level.[3]
Climate
[edit]Thevalakkara has a Tropical Monsoon Climate (Am). Its wettest month is June, with an average rainfall of 418 mm; and the driest month is January, with an average rainfall of 25 mm.
Climate data for Thevalakkara | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) | 32 (90) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.2 (88.2) | 29.9 (85.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.6 (85.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 28 (82) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26 (79) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26 (79) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.5 (79.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24 (75) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24 (75) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.1 (75.4) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) | 30 (1.2) | 75 (3.0) | 167 (6.6) | 314 (12.4) | 418 (16.5) | 363 (14.3) | 294 (11.6) | 247 (9.7) | 267 (10.5) | 189 (7.4) | 65 (2.6) | 2,454 (96.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[4] |
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Indian Census, Thevalakara has a total of 10,473 households. Out of the 42,977 residents, 20,278 are male and 22,699 are female. The total literacy rate is 82.52%, with 16,960 of the male population and 18,506 of the female population being literate. The census location code of the village is 628361.[2]
Notable personalities
[edit]- Thevalakkara Aliyarukunju Moulavi
- Babykuttan Thoolika
References
[edit]- ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Thevalakkara topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Thevalakkara climate: Temperature Thevalakkara & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 19 April 2023.