Peravoor is a town and grama panchayat in

Kannur district Kannur () is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts along the west coast in the state of Kerala, India. The city of Kannur is the district headquarters and gives the district its name. The old name, Cannanore, is the anglicized form of th ...

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state in India. It is located east of

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and north east of

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Iritty Iritty is a municipality and taluk in Kannur district of Kerala state, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is at a distance of from Kannur International Airport and one among ...

, the nearest municipality, is north of Peravoor. Peravoor is situated in the Western Ghats mountain range.

Introduction

The history of Peravoor is related to

Pazhassi Raja Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja () (3 January 1753 – 30 November 1805), also known as Cotiote Rajah and Pychy Rajah, was the '' de facto'' head of the Kottayam Kingdom in the Malabar region of Kerala between 1774 and 1805. His struggles with the ...

, a warrior prince and de facto head of the kingdom of

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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 first Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Malabar, formed under the Thalassery Archdiocese. Peravoor is near the Kottiyoor Shiva temple and Sree Mridanga Saileswari Kshethram. It is the first place that the Syro-Malabar

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( Nazrani /

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) migrants from Northern Travancore region occupied during the Malabar 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 tallest

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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.

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Peravoor Grama 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 and Vellarvelly.

Administration

Peravoor Grama Panchayat is part of Peravoor Block Panchayat and is divided into 16 wards. P.P. Venugopalan is the current president of Peravoor Grama Panchayat.

Politics

Peravoor Assembly constituency is a part of Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. The current MLA of Peravoor is Adv. Sunny Joseph from INC who won in

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with a vote share of 46.93%.

Law and order

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,

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, Maloor and Kelakam, with an area of 379 km², comprising 11 villages.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Kannur town.

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and

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can be accessed on the northern side and

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and

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can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to

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and

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. The nearest railway station is

on Shoranur-Mangalore Section of southern railway.

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is just 27 km away from Peravoor. There are airports at

and

Calicut 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 ...

. Kerala Hill Highway ( SH 59) passes through Peravoor town which connects eastern parts of Kannur district with Kozhikode and Wayanad districts.

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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 -Mananthvady road which was used by

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people and

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. Distances to some of the important places: *

/ Bengaluru - 290 km *

- 150 km *

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- 293 km *

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- 103 km *

- 180 km

Educational institutions

* Malabar B.Ed. Training College, Peravoor * De-Paul Arts and Science College, Edathotty * Government ITI, Peravoor * St. Joseph's HS, Peravoor * Government HSS, Manathana

Hospitals

* Resmi Hospital * Archana Hospital * Syrus Hospital * Peravoor Taluk Hospital * Dr. V Bhaskaran Memorial Peravoor Nursing Home * many

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and dental hospitals and clinics

Tourism

Peravoor and the surrounding areas have many tourist attractions. * Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary * Puralimala (Mayiladumpara) *

Pazhassi Dam The Pazhassi Dam also called Kulur Barrage is a stone masonry diversion structure in Kannur district, Kerala, India. It is named after king Pazhassi Raja, a patriot who died a heroic death in the war. The dam is constructed across the west flowi ...

and garden * Kanjirakkolly waterfalls * Perumparamba Mahatma Gandhi Park *

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valleys * Palchuram * Krishnagiri river and Barapole hydroelectric project * Central State farm at Aralam * Steel girder bridge at Iritty, built by British *

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* Wayanad * Wayand Ghat Roads * Elappeedika

Notable people

* Jimmy George, Indian national volleyball player

References

{{Malabar Cities and towns in Kannur district Villages near Iritty