About Thekkady

Thekkady is the location of the Periyar National Park, which is an important tourist attraction in the Kerala state of India
Thekkady has located 257 km from Trivandram, near Kerala-Tamil Nadu border

CLIMATE:

36°C/26°C

MAIN TOURIST SPORT:

Kadathanadan Kalari & Navarasa Kathakali, Elephant Junction Thekkady, Green Park Spices, Cardamom County, Elephant camp, Thekkady, Abraham's Spice Garden,

PEOPLES ATTITUDE:

Exact figures for Thekkady population aren't available although the figures for Kumily are; it has a population of about 33,722 individuals living in the area. Thekkady has many people from this town as well as other towns from Kerala, who work in the various resorts and hotels set up for tourist who come to visit the Periyar National Park. Thekkady and Kumily are part of the Idukki district which has an average sex ratio of 1006 females to 1000 males and a literacy rate of 92.2%.

COMMON LANGUAGE:

Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi ,English.

WHICH MOBILE NETWORK:

BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone, Docomo

TOURIST ACTIVITIES:

BOATING & BAMBOO RAFTING IN PERIYAR, INDOOR ACTIVITIES, JUNGLE TREKS, ELEPHANT RIDES, NATURE WALK

RESTAURANTS:

Bamboo Café, Hotel Ariya Bhavan, Thekkady Jn, Kumily, Grandma's Café, Hotel Ambadi, Thekkady,

NEAREST MAIN:

Bus stand: Kumily Bus Stand, Kollam -Theni Hwy, Thekkady, Kumily, Kerala Pin:625525,
Airport: Cochin International Airport, Airport Rd, Kochi, Kerala Pin:683111, Phone number:0484 261 0115