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Kattappana is the largest town in the Sahyadri (or Western Ghats) in Kerala, India. Near Tamil Nadu border. It is the main commercial town in the high ranges of Idukki district and is situated above main sea level, in the High Ranges, the high altitude region of Kerala has recently raised to the status of municipality and becomes a municipality in November/1/2015. It is the first municipality in Idukki (highrange) with the real terraineous touch of Idukki as Thodupuzha municipality is really a low-lying space. It is a major commercial town and is flourished with the boost in agriculture and spices. Based on the 2011 Census, it had a total population of 42646, consisting of 21,159 males and 21,487 females.〔 Migrations during 1950−1970, of Kattappana people from different parts of near by townships like Palai, Kottayam etc. The main occupation was cultivation of commercial spices like Tea, Coffee, Pepper, Cardamom, Black Pepper etc., and majority of them are farmers. == Demographics == The Kattappana grama panchayat, which is set to become a municipality on 1 November 2015, will be the second one from Idukki district to get the status after Thodupuzha. And with its prime election Kattapana is moving to its first election to discover its Father and the municipal authority in November. It is one of the more important commercial centre in the high ranges and was on a fast track in terms of development and infrastructure building. Kattappana became a grama panchayat in 1962 and the first panchayat council under the presidency of V.T. Sebastian was formed in 1964. However, it was the development of the Kottayam–Kattappana road and the Puliyanmala–Thodupuzha State highway that turned the town into a commercial centre. It was the agriculture sector that played a pivotal role in economically uplifting the town According to 2011 Census, the population was 42,646, with 21,159 males and 21,487 females. The population in the age group 0–6 years are 4,412. The Scheduled Castes (SC) were 2,585 and the Scheduled Tribes (ST) were recorded as 524. The number of literates are 36,418 with the average literacy rate at 95.25%.〔 The town had a large population of Syrian Catholic families who migrated to Kattappana in early 1950s from Central Travancore.〔(St George Forane Church, Kattappana )〕 The migrations were majorly from Palai, Chenganassery and Kanjirapally taluks of Kottayam district and Pathanamthitta. Apart from the Catholics, the Nadar, Viswakarma, Nair, and Ezhava communities also make up a good part of the population. The landmark of the town is an edifice dedicated to Narayana Guru. There are also Muslim families and the Juma Masjid caters to their religious needs. Descendants of earlier inhabitants, the tribals of the forest, can still be seen. The Mannan tribe is now concentrated around Kozhimala, near Kanchiyar.〔(Mannan tribe )〕 Before large scale migration and settlement took place in Kattappana and surrounding areas in early 1950s, there were Tamil farmers. There is a sizable number of Tamil labor force forming part of the floating population of Kattappana. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kattappana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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