Painavu

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Painavu

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| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Pynavu Center 2635.JPG

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| image_caption = Painavu junction

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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India

| pushpin_label_position = right

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India

| coordinates = {{coord|9|50|52|N|76|56|32|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name1 = Kerala

| subdivision_name2 = Idukki

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| population_total = 14430

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 685603

| registration_plate = KL-06

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| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English

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Painavu is a small town and the administrative headquarters of Idukki district of Kerala, in southwestern India.{{Cite web |title=Painavu, Idukki - Best Season to Visit, Things to Do |url=https://www.trawell.in/kerala/idukki/painavu |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Trawell.in}}