About Peralam Village

Peralam is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,607, made up of 3,548 males and 4,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1092 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peralam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peralam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Taliparamba
Pincode	670521
Area (hectares)	1092 hectares
Population	7,607
Male Population	3,548
Female Population	4,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,144
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Peralam compares

By the 2011 count Peralam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 1092 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Peralam

Peralam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peralam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Peralam from other places

Peralam lies about 37 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Trikaripur, about 5.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Peralam
Nearest railway station	Trikaripur	5.1 km
Nearest town	Payyanur	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taliparamba	21 km
District headquarters	Kannur	37 km

Villages closest to Peralam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taliparamba tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Peralam

As per the Census of India 2011, Peralam village had a population of 7,607. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Peralam village has 3,548 males and 4,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peralam has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Peralam is 670521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peralam covers 1092 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Peralam falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Peralam is Trikaripur, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Peralam.

Peralam is about 37 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peralam is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Trikaripur is about 5.1 km away. Payyanur is about 8.5 km away. Taliparamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.