Peravoor | |
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Town | |
 Peravoor town | |
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| Coordinates:11°53′46″N75°44′03″E / 11.8962°N 75.7342°E /11.8962; 75.7342 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Iritty |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Peravoor Grama Panchayat |
| • MLA | Sunny Joseph |
| • Deputy Superintendent of Police | John A.V[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.1 km2 (13.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 23,558 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670673 |
| Telephone code | 0490 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-78 |
| Nearest city | Iritty |
| Assembly constituency | Peravoor |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
Peravoor is a town andgrama panchayat inKannur district ofKerala state in India.[4] It is located 50 km (31 mi) east ofKannur and 40 km (25 mi) north east ofThalassery.Iritty, the nearest municipality, is 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Peravoor. Peravoor is situated in theWestern Ghats mountain range.
The history of Peravoor is related toPazhassi Raja, a warrior prince and de facto head of the kingdom ofKottayam and one of the earliest freedom fighters of India. There are many remnants of Pazhassi Raja's hiding places in and around of Peravoor.
St. Joseph's Forane Church in Peravoor is the firstSyro-Malabar Catholic Church in Malabar, formed under the Thalassery Archdiocese.[5] Peravoor is near theKottiyoor Shiva temple and Sree Mridanga Saileswari Kshethram.[6]
It is the first place that theSyro-MalabarChristian (Nazrani /Saint Thomas Christians) migrants fromNorthern Travancore region occupied during theMalabar migration. This community contributed to the fields of education, sports, culture and many more basic developments of Peravoor and its vicinity.
Peravoor holds the Guinness World Record for the tallestChristmas star in the World.
Government and private institutions include hospitals, schools, clubs, churches, a police station, a fire station, theatres, banks, a treasury, and shopping malls.
As of2011 census, PeravoorGrama Panchayat had a total population of 23,558 which constituted 11,319 males and 12,239 females. There were 5,584 families residing in the rural panchayat limits. The sex ratio of Peravoor was 1081, lower than the state average of 1084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 2,310 (9.8%) where 1,159 were males and 1,151 were females. Peravoor Panchayat had an overall literacy of 94% where male literacy was 96.4% and female literacy was 91.9%. Peravoor Panchayat consists of two revenue villages,Manathana andVellarvelly.[7]
PeravoorGrama Panchayat is part of PeravoorBlock Panchayat and is divided into 16wards.
P.P. Venugopalan is the current president of Peravoor Grama Panchayat.[8]
Peravoor Assembly constituency is a part ofKannur Lok Sabha constituency.[9][10] The currentMLA of Peravoor isAdv. Sunny Joseph fromINC who won in2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election with a vote share of 46.93%.[11]
Peravoor is one of the four subdivisions in Kannur rural police district. Peravoor sub division was established on 18 February 2021 by bifurcating Iritty subdivision. The subdivision has jurisdiction over four police stations, viz Peravoor,Muzhakkunnu, Maloor andKelakam, with an area of 379 km2, comprising 11 villages.[12]
The national highway passes through Kannur town.Mangalore andMumbai can be accessed on the northern side andCochin andThiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects toMysore andBangalore. The nearest railway station isThalassery onShoranur-Mangalore Section of southern railway.Kannur International Airport is just 27 km away from Peravoor. There are airports atMangalore andCalicut.
Kerala Hill Highway (SH 59) passes through Peravoor town which connects eastern parts of Kannur district with Kozhikode and Wayanad districts.Wayanad is just 30 km away from Peravoor. Wayanad can be accessed through Peravoor-Nedumpoil-Mananthavadi road (Baveli Road) or Peravoor-Kottiyoor-Mananthavady road. There are several bypass roads available such as the Peravoor-Poolakutty[13] -Mananthvady road which was used byPazhassi Raja,British people andTippu Sultan.
Distances to some of the important places:
Peravoor and the surrounding areas have many tourist attractions.
