Bison valley is a village in

Udumbanchola Udumbanchola is a taluk in Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. This is in the high ranges. Nedumkandam is the major town and capital of Udumbanchola taluk. Mathikettan Shola National Park is located in Udumbanchola. In July 2019, ...

Taluk in the

Idukki district Idukki (ഇടുക്കി; ) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala in the southwest of the country. It is the largest district in Kerala and lies amid the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Kerala. Idukki district co ...

of the southwestern Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. Bison valley is situated at around 914 metres (3000 ft) above

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, in the Western Ghats range of mountains.

Etymology

The name Bison valley is believed to tell the history of the place, Where the kings and officers of

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came for

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during their

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s in

Munnar Munnar () is a town located in the Idukki district of the southwestern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. This ancient plantat ...

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Bisonvally had a population of 12,653 among which 6,332 are males and 6,321 are females. Bisonvalley village has an area of with 3,163 families residing in it. In Bisonvalley, 9.9% of the population was under 6 years of age. Bisonvalley had an average literacy of 93% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%.

Transportation

Road

Bison valley is connected to a rural roads, form Munnar, about from Cochin, from

Adimali Adimali is a town in the Idukki district of Kerala, in southwestern India. Adimaly is located on the National Highway 49, now NH 85, known as Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway, earlier known as the Kochi Madhura Highway (India) connectin ...

, and from

Neriamangalam Neriamangalam is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Neriamangalam is on the banks of Periyar River. It is on the border of Ernakulam and Idukki districts. Agriculture is the predominant occupation in this area. Th ...

Railway

The nearest major railway stations are at

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge ...

and

Aluva Aluva () is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality and a northern suburb of the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is located about north of the city centre. Aluva is known for the Aluva Sivarathri festival, Sivarathri festival, which is celebra ...

(approximately 140 kilometres by road).

Airport

The nearest airport is

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, which is 110 kilometers away. The

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and

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airports is 155 km from Bison valley.

References

Villages in Idukki district {{Idukki-geo-stub