Peringara is a village and in the Peringara
gram panchayat in
Thiruvalla Taluk
Thiruvalla Taluk (alternatively spelt Tiruvalla) is a Taluk of the Pathanamthitta district in the Indian state of Kerala. The headquarters of the Taluk is in Thiruvalla which covers an area of 154 sq. km and has a population of 2,23,503. Despit ...
Of
Pathanamthitta district
Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalitie ...
,
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 ...
. Peringara is located 3.9 km from
Thiruvalla
Thiruvalla, () also spelled Tiruvalla, is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. The town is spread over an area of and has a population of 52,883 people, down from 56,837 in 2001. It is also the H ...
Town Centre.
The gram panchayat includes the wards of
Mepral, Idinjillam, Perumthuruthy, and
Chathenkary.
The revenue village covers wards 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the gram panchayat.
Geography
Peringara is part of the
Upper Kuttanad
Upper Kuttanad is a part of India's Kuttanad region. It consists of parts of Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, and Alapuzha districts.
Kuttanad is broadly divided into Lower Kuttanad (Taluks of Ambalapuzha and Kuttanad in Alappuzha district), Upper ...
geographical region. It has an average elevation of 19 m. The area is located along the border with
Alappuzha district
Alappuzha district (), is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It was formed as Alleppey district on 17 August 1957, the name of the district being changed to ''Alapp ...
and
Kottayam district
Kottayam () is one of List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Kerala, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettu ...
. Low-lying paddy fields typical of Kuttanad cover most of the area, making it prone to flooding during the monsoons. The area lies between the
Pamba and
Manimala
Manimala is a small town and a village in Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, situated about from the nearest town Kanjirappally. It was declared a folklore village in 2011 by the central government to promote folklore.
Geograp ...
rivers, the latter of which flows through the panchayat.The southeastern part (Peringara proper), and northern part (Perumthuruthy and Idinjillam) form a part of the built-up area of Thiruvalla.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Indian census, Peringara has a total population of 14,440, a 4.3% decline from the 15,089 registered in 2001. Of this, 46.1% is male and 53.9% is female. 8.25% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitute 6.79% and 0.2% of the population respectively. The total literacy rate was 97.29% (97.93% for males and 96.75% for females), which is higher than the state average of 94% and the national average of 74.04%.
Administration
The Peringara gram panchayat covers an area of approximately 18.2 sq mi. It is divided into 15 wards:
*1. Mepral West
*2.
Mepral
*3. Mepral East
*4. Alumthuruthy
*5. Idinjillam
*6. Perumthuruthy
*7. Chalakkuzhy
*8. Kuzhivelipuram
*9. Karackal
*10. Peringara East
*11. Peringara
*12. Karackal South
*13. Peringara West
*14.
Chathenkary
*15. Chathenkary North
Religious places
* Yammarkulangara Sree Mahaganapathi Temple
* Koottummel Bhagavathi Temple
* Puthukkulangaraara Temple
* India Pentecostal Church of God
* The Pentecostal Mission
* St. George Orthodox Church
* Malankara Catholic Church Peringara, Karakkal
* Church of God (Full Gospel) In India, Mepral
References
Villages in Pathanamthitta district
Villages in Thiruvalla taluk
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