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About Peringara Village

Peringara is one of the larger villages in Thiruvalla tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,440, made up of 6,640 males and 7,800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,175 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peringara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peringara village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Tehsil Thiruvalla
Pincode 689108
Area (hectares) 1249 hectares
Population 14,440
Male Population 6,640
Female Population 7,800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,175
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Peringara compares

By the 2011 count Peringara is the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 17,062 residents. Its 1249 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1143.

Getting to Peringara

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

Peringara lies about 29 km from Pathanamthitta. 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 Peringara
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvalla 3.4 km
Nearest town Tiruvalla 3.4 km
District headquarters Pathanamthitta 29 km

Villages closest to Peringara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thiruvalla 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 Peringara

As per the Census of India 2011, Peringara village had a population of 14,440. That makes it the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,062 residents.

Peringara village has 6,640 males and 7,800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peringara has about 1175 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1143.

The pincode recorded for Peringara is 689108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peringara covers 1249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Peringara falls under Thiruvalla tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

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

Peringara is about 29 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peringara is in Thiruvalla tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Thiruvalla is about 3.4 km away. Tiruvalla is about 3.4 km away. Pathanamthitta is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavumbhagom (1.6 km), Nedumpuram (2.8 km) and Kadapra (4.3 km).

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

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