Peralasseri is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

and Panchayat headquarters in

Kannur district Kannur () is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts along the west coast in the state of Kerala, India. The city of Kannur is the district headquarters and gives the district its name. The old name, Cannanore, is the anglicized form of th ...

in the

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Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...

, situated on the Kannur-Kuthuparamba State Highway 38 (Kerala), 12 km from Kannur city, on the bank of Anjarakandy river.

Geography

Peralasseri is from the district headquarters

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

. The nearest town and railway stations are Thalassery which is and Kannur which is away. It is surrounded by 4 panchayats: Kadambur, Vengad, Anjarakandi, and Pinarayi.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Peralasseri had a population of 16,821 which constitutes 7,687 (45.7%) males and 9,134 (54.3%) females. Peralasseri

spreads over an area of with 3,830 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1,188 higher than state average of 1,084. In Peralasseri, 10.3% of the population is under 6 years of age. Peralasseri had an overall literacy of 97.9% higher than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 98.8% and female literacy was 97%.

Religion

As of 2011 census, Peralasseri census town had total population of 16,821, which constitutes 79.4% Hindus, 20.4% Muslims and 0.2% others.

Transportation

Kannur - Kuthuparamba state highway passes through Peralasser, which is about 14 km from

Kannur International Airport Kannur International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Kannur, the Mahé district, Mahé district of Puducherry and the rest of northern Kerala in India. It is located in Mattanur, east of Kannur and east of Thalassery. ...

The bridge of Peralasseri across the Anjarakandy River is one of the few hanging bridges in Kannur district.

Education

* AKG Smaraka Govt.Higher secondary school * Viswabharathi Public School, Mavilayi http://cbseaff.nic.in/cbse_aff/schdir_Report/AppViewdir.aspx?affno=931286/

References

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{{Kannur district Cities and towns in Kannur district Villages near Kannur airport