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Painavu

Coordinates: 9°50′52″N 76°56′32″E / 9.84778°N 76.94222°E / 9.84778; 76.94222
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Painavu
Town
Painavu junction
Painavu junction
Painavu is located in Kerala
Painavu
Painavu
Location in Kerala, India
Painavu is located in India
Painavu
Painavu
Painavu (India)
Coordinates: 9°50′52″N 76°56′32″E / 9.84778°N 76.94222°E / 9.84778; 76.94222
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictIdukki
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,430
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
685603
Vehicle registrationKL-06

Painavu is the administrative headquarters of Idukki district of Kerala, in southwestern India.

Transport

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Climate

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  • May - October : Rainy 12-25 degrees
  • November - January : Mild 5-20 degrees
  • February - April: Warm 15-30 degrees

Places of interest

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Situated amidst the Idukki Wild Life Sanctuary, Painavu is also home to several State Government institutions such as Civil Station, Idukki and Government Engineering College, Idukki, Ekalavya Model Residential School idukki, District Panchayath idukki, Kendriya Vidyalaya Idukki, Model Polytechnic College Painavu. Idukki Dam and Cheruthoni Dam, part of the Idukki Hydro Electric project, are situated 7 km from Painavu.

View of Painavu
Engineering College, Painavu.
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