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About Perinthatta Village

Perinthatta is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,416, made up of 2,564 males and 2,852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1873 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perinthatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perinthatta village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kannur
Tehsil Taliparamba
Pincode 670306
Area (hectares) 1873 hectares
Population 5,416
Male Population 2,564
Female Population 2,852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Perinthatta compares

By the 2011 count Perinthatta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 1873 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Perinthatta

Perinthatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Perinthatta 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 Perinthatta from other places

Perinthatta lies about under 2 km from Kannur. 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 Perinthatta
District headquarters Kannur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Taliparamba 19 km

Villages closest to Perinthatta

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.

Common questions about Perinthatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Perinthatta village had a population of 5,416. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Perinthatta village has 2,564 males and 2,852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perinthatta has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Perinthatta is 670306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perinthatta covers 1873 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perinthatta falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The census record for Perinthatta notes the nearest railway station 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 Perinthatta.

Perinthatta is about under 2 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perinthatta is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Kannur is about under 2 km away. Taliparamba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheleri (11 km), Maniyoor (14 km) and Panniyoor (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Perinthatta today is likely to be higher.

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