Peravoor is a small town and

Grama Panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

in Kannur district of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a 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 regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

state in India. It is located east of

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...

and north east of

Thalassery Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu (Karna ...

. And

Iritty Iritty is a Municipality and a Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala State, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is one of ...

, the nearest municipality is north of Peravoor. Peravoor is situated in the Western Ghats mountain range.

Introduction

History of Peravoor is related to

Pazhassi Raja Pazhassi Raja () (3 January 1753 – 30 November 1805) was known as Kerala Varma and was also known as Cotiote Rajah and Pychy Rajah. He was a warrior Hindu prince and de facto head of the kingdom of Kottayam, otherwise known as Cotiote, in ...

, a warrior prince and de facto head of the kingdom of

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-we ...

and one of the earliest freedom fighters of India. There are many remnants of Pazhassi Raja's hiding places in and around of Peravoor. St. Joseph's Forane Church in Peravoor is the first

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in Malabar, formed under th
Thalassery Archdiocese
Peravoor is near the Kottiyoor Shiva temple and Sree Mridanga Saileswari Kshethram. It is the first place where the Syro-Malabar

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( Nazrani /

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) migrants from

Northern Travancore The Northern Division or Kottayam Division was one of the three (or four) administrative subdivisions of the princely state of Travancore in British India. It was established in 1856 and covered parts of Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki in the p ...

region occupied during the

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. This community contributed to the fields of education, sports, culture and many more basic developments of Peravoor and its vicinity. Peravoor holds th
Guinness World Record
for the Tallest

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Star in the World. Government and private institutions include hospitals, schools, clubs, churches, a police station, a fire station, theatres, banks, a treasury, and shopping malls.

Famous persons from Peravoor

Jimmy George Jimmy George (8 March 1955 – 30 November 1987) is often considered one of the greatest volleyball players of all time and was a member of India men's national volleyball team. He was the first Indian volleyball player to become a prof ...

(born 8 March 1955 at Peravoor, died 30 November at

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, 1987) was a professional volleyball player from Peravoor. He is being considered as the legend of volleyball. He was the first Indian volleyball player to become a professional, and played for

and

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Demographics

As of 2011 census, Peravoor

had total population of 23,558 which constitutes 11,319 males and 12,239 females. There are 5,584 families residing in rural panchayat limits. The sex ratio of Peravoor was 1081 lower than state average of 1084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 2,310 (9.8%) where 1,159 are males and 1,151 are females. Peravoor Panchayat had an overall literacy of 94% where male literacy stands at 96.4% and female literacy was 91.9%. Peravoor Panchayat consists of two revenue villages like

Manathana Manathana is a village in Peravoor Grama Panchayat of Kannur district, Kerala, India. Manathana belongs to Peravoor Assembly constituency under Kannur Loksabha constituency. The village has signs of very early human settlement. This small v ...

and Vellarvelly.

Administration

Peravoor

is part of Peravoor

Block Panchayat Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat ...

and is divided into 16

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. P.P. Venugopalan is the current president of Peravoor Grama Panchayat.

Politics

Peravoor Assembly constituency is a part of

Kannur Lok Sabha constituency Kannur Lok Sabha constituency ( ml, കണ്ണൂര്‍ ലോക്സഭാ മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. Assembly Segments Kannur Lok Sabha constituency ...

. The current MLA of Peravoor is Adv. Sunny Joseph from

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who won in

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with a vote share of 46.93%.

Law and order

Peravoor is one of the four sub divisions in Kannur rural police district. Peravoor sub division was established on 18th February 2021 by bifurcating Iritty sub division. The sub division has jurisdiction over four police stations, viz Peravoor,

Muzhakkunnu Muzhakkunnu is a Village and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Muzhakkunnu had a population of 21,807 of which 10,532 are males and 11,275 are females. Muzhakkunnu village spr ...

, Maloor and Kelakam, with an area of 379 km², comprising 11 villages.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Kannur town.

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

and

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

can be accessed on the northern side and

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

and

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

and

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. The nearest railway station is

on Shoranur-Mangalore Section of southern railway.

Kannur International Airport Kannur International Airport is an airport serving the North Malabar region of Kerala, Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka and Mahé district of Puducherry in India. It is located east of Kannur, and east of Thalassery, near the municip ...

is just 27 km away from Peravoor. There are airports at

and

Calicut Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...

. Kerala Hill Highway ( SH 59) passes through Peravoor town which connects eastern parts of Kannur district with Kozhikode and Wayanad districts .

Wayanad Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...

is just 30 km away from Peravoor. Wayanad can be accessed through Peravoor-

Nedumpoil Nedumpoil is a small village in the Kannur district of Kerala, India. It is situated between two major towns, Thalassery and Mananthavady. Border town Nedumpoil sits at the junction of roads from Thalassery (through Kuthuparamba) to Kottiyoo ...

Mananthavadi Mananthavady is a municipality and ''taluk'' in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. Etymology The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). T ...

road (Baveli Road) or Peravoor-

Kottiyoor Kottiyoor is a village and Grama Panchayat situated in eastern hilly area of Kannur district in Kerala state. Kottiyoor is the 23rd Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala, located in the serene hills of Western Ghats. The ancient pilgrimage conducted ...

-Mananthavady road. There are several bypass roads available such as the Peravoor -Poolakutty-Mananthvady road which was used by

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people and

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. Distances to some of the important places: *

/ Bengaluru - 290 km *

- 150 km *

Coorg Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. It occupies ...

- 54 km *

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- 293 km * Wayand - 20 km *

- 180 km

Educational Institutions

* Malabar B. Ed. Training College, Peravoor * De-Paul Arts and Science College, Edathotty * Government ITI, Peravoor * St. Joseph's HS, Peravoor * Government HSS,

Hospitals

* Resmi Hospital
Archana Hospital
* Syrus Hospital * Peravoor Taluk Hospital * Dr.V Bhaskaran memorial Peravoor Nursing Home * * many

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and Dental hospitals and clinics

Tourism

Peravoor and the surrounding areas have many tourist attractions. *

Aralam Aralam is a village and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Aralam had a population of 29,328 people which constitutes 14,438 males and 14,890 females. Aralam village spreads ov ...

Wildlife Sanctuary * Puralimala (Mayiladumpara) * Pazhassi Dam and garden * Kanjirakkolly waterfalls * Perumparamba Mahatma Gandhi Park *

valleys * Palchuram * Krishnagiri river and Barapole hydroelectric project * Central State farm at Aralam
Steel Girder Bridge at Iritty built by British
*

Madikeri Madikeri is a hill station town in Madikeri taluk and headquarters of Kodagu district in Karnataka, India. Etymology Madikeri was known as ''Muddu Raja Keri'', which meant Mudduraja's town, was named after the prominent Haleri king Muddura ...

* Wayanad * Wayand Ghat Roads
Elappeedika

References

{{Malabar Cities and towns in Kannur district Villages near Iritty