Perambra is a major town in
Koyilandy
Koyilandy (;A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon)is a major town Nagar Palika, municipality and a Tehsil, taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Koz ...
taluk
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of
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature.
It is the nineteenth large ...
district in
North Malabar
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region of
Kerala
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state, India. Perambra is the anglicized form of the original name 'Payyormala' from the British rule. It is one of the 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, and one of the 12 block
Panchayats in Kozhikode district. Perambra lies almost at the centre of the district.
The area which was formerly known as Payyormalanadu, eventually became Perambra.It is located 22 km from
Vadakara,13 km from
Kuttiadi and 38 km from
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature.
It is the nineteenth large ...
.Perambra is situated in the slopes of the Western Ghats.
Demographics
As of the
2011 census of India, Perambra had a population of 32,784. Perambra has an average literacy rate of 95.5%,higher than the national average of 74%.
Block panchayat

The block has a population of 1,71,433; (86,019 males and 85414 females). The Perambra block has seven
panchayats:
Changaroth,
Cheruvannur,
Kayanna,
Koothali
Koothali is a village near Perambra in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India, and the traditional seat of the Koothali Nair.
The name Koothali has evolved from two terms: Kooth + Ali, in which "Kooth" means performing arts like "K ...
,
Chakkittapara,
Nochad and Perambra.
Transportation

Perambra is connected to
Koyilandy
Koyilandy (;A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon)is a major town Nagar Palika, municipality and a Tehsil, taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Koz ...
,
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature.
It is the nineteenth large ...
,
Vatakara,
Balussery. The nearest airports are at
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the maj ...
and
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature.
It is the nineteenth large ...
. The nearest railway station is at Koyilandy. The national highway no.66 passes through
Koyilandy
Koyilandy (;A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon)is a major town Nagar Palika, municipality and a Tehsil, taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Koz ...
and the northern stretch connects to
Mangalore
Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...
,
Goa
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and
Mumbai
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. The southern stretch connects to
Cochin
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and
Trivandrum
Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the largest and ...
.
Notable people
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K. G. Adiyodi -
Politician
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P. Sankaran -
Politician
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T. P. Ramakrishnan -
Politician
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Noah Nirmal Tom -
Athlete
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Rajisha Vijayan -
Actress
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Vijilesh Karayad -
Actor
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SK Sajeesh -
Politician
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Mani Madhava Chakyar
Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar (IAST: ''Māṇi Mādhava Cākyār'')
(15 February 1899 – 14 January 1990) was a celebrated master performance artist and Sanskrit scholar
from Kerala, India, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiy ...
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Artist
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Veerankutty -
Poet
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N.P Sajeesh -
Journalist
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Roles
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Jinson Johnson -
Athlete
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See also
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Muthukad
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Chakkittapara
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Kadiyangad
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Nadapuram
Nadapuram is a census town and a special grade panchayath located in Kozhikode District of Kerala, coming under Nadapuram Constituency#India, assembly constituency. It is in the North Malabar region of Kerala, India.
History
In the past, Nadapur ...
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Thottilpalam
Thottilpalam is one of the major town in north east of Kozhikode district, Kerala.State Highway 54 to Wayanad district, Wayanadu district passes through this town. It is 29 km from Vatakara and 5 km from kuttiady. Thottilpalam is the m ...
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Madappally
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Villiappally
Villiappally is a census town in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. Villiappally is the headquarters of Villiappally Panchayath, which contains two villages, Memunda and Villiappally. There is a Vocational Higher Secondary School ...
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Memunda
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Iringal
Iringal is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.
History
The famous son of Iringal, Kunhali Marakkar, Kunjali Marakkar, went on to become the trusted admiral and commanded the Zamorin of Calicut, Zamorin's fleet and ...
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Mahe, Pondicherry
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Payyoli
Payyoli is a municipality town on the Malabar Coast of Kozhikode district in the South Indian state of Kerala. Payyoli is famous for being the hometown of athlete PT Usha, who is nicknamed as the Payyoli Express. It is a town in
Quilandy Talu ...
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Thikkodi
Thikkodi is a small village near Koyilandy in Kozhikode district of Kerala state, south India. Thikkodi is famous for a coconut nursery, which is 100 years old. The nearest city is Kozhikode, which is 35 km from this village.
One can see re ...
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Orkkatteri
Orkkattery is a small town in Kozhikode district in the North Malabar region of state of Kerala, India. This is the center town for Eramala grama panchayath.
Economy
There is a strong agrarian sector, and the crops are mainly coconuts and arec ...
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Nipah virus outbreaks in Kerala
References
External links
Official website of Kozhikode
{{Kozhikode district
Koyilandy area
Cities and towns in Kozhikode district