Peravoor Explained

Peravoor
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.8962°N 75.7342°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Taluk
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Subdivision Name3:Iritty
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Peravoor Grama Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:34.1
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:85
Population Total:23,558
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:auto
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Sunny Joseph
Leader Title1:Deputy Superintendent of Police
Leader Name1:John A.V [3]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:670673
Area Code:0490
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Iso Code:IN-KL
Registration Plate:KL-78
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Iritty
Blank2 Name Sec1:Assembly constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Peravoor
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Kannur

Peravoor is a town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala state in India.[4] It is located east of Kannur and north east of Thalassery. And Iritty, 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, a warrior prince and de facto head of the kingdom of Kottayam 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 Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Malabar, formed under the Thalassery Archdiocese[5] Peravoor is near the Kottiyoor Shiva temple and Sree Mridanga Saileswari Kshethram.[6]

It is the first place where the Syro-Malabar Christian (Nazrani / Saint Thomas Christians) migrants from Northern Travancore region occupied during the Malabar migration. This community contributed to the fields of education, sports, culture and many more basic developments of Peravoor and its vicinity.

Peravoor holds the Guinness World Record for the Tallest Christmas 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.

Notable people from Peravoor

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Peravoor Grama Panchayat 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 and Vellarvelly.[8]

Administration

Peravoor Grama Panchayat is part of Peravoor Block Panchayat and is divided into 16 wards. P.P. Venugopalan is the current president of Peravoor Grama Panchayat.[9]

Politics

See main article: Peravoor Assembly constituency. Peravoor Assembly constituency is a part of Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.[10] [11] The current MLA of Peravoor is Adv. Sunny Joseph from INC who won in 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election with a vote share of 46.93%.[12]

Law and order

Peravoor is one of the four sub divisions in Kannur rural police district. Peravoor sub division was established on 18 February 2021 by bifurcating Iritty sub division. The sub division has jurisdiction over four police stations, viz Peravoor, Muzhakkunnu, Maloor and Kelakam, with an area of 379 km2, comprising 11 villages.[13]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore 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. The nearest railway station is Thalassery on Shoranur-Mangalore Section of southern railway. Kannur International Airport is just 27 km away from Peravoor. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.

Kerala Hill Highway (SH 59) passes through Peravoor town which connects eastern parts of Kannur district with Kozhikode and Wayanad districts . Wayanad is just 30 km away from Peravoor. Wayanad can be accessed through Peravoor-Nedumpoil-Mananthavadi road (Baveli Road) or Peravoor-Kottiyoor-Mananthavady road. There are several bypass roads available such as the Peravoor-Poolakutty[14] -Mananthvady road which was used by Pazhassi Raja, British people and Tippu Sultan.

Distances to some of the important places:

Educational Institutions

Hospitals

Tourism

Peravoor and the surrounding areas have many tourist attractions.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: peravoor elevation map . topographic-map.com.
  2. Web site: കണ്ണൂര്‍ ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള്‍ | Deparyment of Panchayats.
  3. Web site: Kerala Police - List of Police officers to the cadres of DySP/ACP.
  4. Web site: DE Status.
  5. http://www.archdioceseoftellicherry.org/ Thalassery Archdiocese
  6. Web site: Famous Temple Kerala, Kannur . Mridanga Saileswari Temple . 2022-04-11.
  7. News: The volleyball player from Kerala who became an international star. India Today. 24 December 2013.
  8. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kannur . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 344,345 . 14 July 2020.
  9. Web site: Peravoor Grama Panchayat - Standing Committee . lsgkerala.gov.in.
  10. Web site: Niyamasabha constituencies of Kannur . ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  11. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies . 2008-10-18 . Kerala . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf . 2009-03-04.
  12. Web site: Peravoor Assembly Election Results 2021 . Oneindia.
  13. Web site: Peravoor Sub Division . keralapolice.gov.in.
  14. http://www.postoffices.co.in/kerala-kl/poolakutty-thalassery-50-kannur/ Poolakutty
  15. Web site: List of degree colleges in Kannur-Kerala . vidyatime.com.
  16. Web site: Higher Education Institutes in Kannur University.
  17. Web site: Links to ITI - Industrial Training Department . det.kerala.gov.in.
  18. Web site: Higher Secondary Education Portal. www.dhsekerala.gov.in.