About Peringome Village

Peringome is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,721, made up of 8,751 males and 7,970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peringome Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peringome village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Taliparamba
Pincode	670307
Area (hectares)	4181 hectares
Population	16,721
Male Population	8,751
Female Population	7,970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Peringome compares

By the 2011 count Peringome is the 13th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 4181 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Peringome

Peringome is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peringome 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Peringome from other places

Peringome lies about 40 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Chandera, about 17 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 Peringome
Nearest railway station	Chandera	17 km
Nearest town	Pariyāram	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taliparamba	21 km
District headquarters	Kannur	40 km

Villages closest to Peringome

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 Peringome

As per the Census of India 2011, Peringome village had a population of 16,721. That makes it the 13th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Peringome village has 8,751 males and 7,970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peringome has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Peringome is 670307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peringome covers 4181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peringome falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Peringome is Chandera, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Peringome is about 40 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peringome is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Chandera is about 17 km away. Pariyāram is about 19 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.