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Karimannoor

Coordinates: 9°54′0″N 76°47′0″E / 9.90000°N 76.78333°E / 9.90000; 76.78333
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Karimannoor
village
Nickname: 
Sin City
Karimannoor is located in Kerala
Karimannoor
Karimannoor
Location in Kerala
Karimannoor is located in India
Karimannoor
Karimannoor
Location in India
Coordinates: 9°54′0″N 76°47′0″E / 9.90000°N 76.78333°E / 9.90000; 76.78333
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictIdukki
Government
 • TypeGrama Panchayat
 • Panchayat PresidentDevasia Devasia
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
685581
Telephone code04862
Vehicle registrationKL-38
Nearest cityThodupuzha
Lok Sabha constituencyIdukki
Climatealmost same as in all over kerala (Köppen)

Karimannoor is a panchayat, earlier it was a Legislative Constitutancy, belonging to Thodupuzha Thaluk in Idukki District, Kerala, India. The main occupation of the population is Agriculture, predominantly of natural rubber. Demographically people belonging to Christian, Hindu and Muslim religions live harmoniously in this beautiful piece of land in God's very Own Country. The predominant community here is the Syro-Malabar Catholic Christians.

It's an entrance point to Thommankuthu waterfalls and the alternate route to the high ranges of Idukki through Udumbannoor and Paramada and lies along the state highway 43 (SH-43). Thommenkuthu water falls is a major tourist attraction. Thommenkuthu is nearly 8 km from Karimannoor and one of the major eco-tourism centres in kerala.

The village has a lot of educational institutions. It has one Higher Secondary School (St. Joseph's H.S.S Karimannoor), 2 High schools(St.Sebastian's H.S. & Nirmala Public School[Unaided]), 3 Upper Primary Schools (TCMMUPS Mulappuram, Govt. UPS Karimannoor & Winners Public School Karimannoor[Unaided]), 4 Lower Primary Schools (Holy Family LPS Karimannoor, Little Flower LPS Pallikkamuri, SN Neyyasseri) etc.

Karimmanoor is developing rapidly in the business field and its transport system. Once a village, now it is a town.

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