Azhutha
Block Panchayat

Azhutha Block Panchayat

📍 District: Idukki
📍 Taluk: Peermade
📍 Lok Sabha Constituency: Idukki
📍 Legislative Assembly Constituency: Peermade

🏛️ Grama Panchayats within the Block:
Elappara, Kokkayar, Kumily, Peermade, Peruvanthanam and Vandiperiyar

👥 Population (2011 Census): 161,205
🌍 Area: 1,214.87 square kilometres

🌿 Key Features:

• Located in the Western Ghats, a region rich in natural beauty.
• Home to popular tourist destinations such as Vagamon, Kuttikkanam, Kumily and Thekkady.
• A major production centre for plantation crops such as tea, coffee, cardamom and pepper.
• Committed to environmental conservation and sustainable development.
• A local self-government institution that promotes active public participation.

🎯 Mission:
To improve the quality of life of the people through transparent, people-friendly and sustainable development initiatives.

🌱 Vision:
To achieve exemplary rural development through social justice, environmental conservation and technology-driven services.