| Peralam | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.1745°N 75.21°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Payyanur |
| Governing Body: | Karivellur-Peralam Grama Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.92 |
| Population Total: | 7,607 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 670521 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 4985 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-86 |
| Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Peralam is a village in Payyanur Taluk of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
As of 2011 Census, Peralam village had total population of 7,607 which constitutes 3,548 males and 4,059 females. Peralam village has an area of with 1,947 families residing in it. Population of the age group 0-6 was 652 (8.6%) where 322 are males and 330 females. Peralam had overall literacy of 93.6% where male literacy stands at 97.2% and female literacy was 90.5%.[2]
The national highway(NH 66) passes through Karivellur town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore.[3] The nearest railway station is Payyanur on Shoranur-Mangalore section under Southern Railway.The nearest airport is Kannur, about 65 km away.