Perinthatta Explained

Perinthatta
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:12.1792°N 75.2986°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:18.73
Population Total:5,416
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:670306,670353
Registration Plate:KL-86
Iso Code:IN-KL

Perinthatta is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Perinthatta village had a population of 5,416 which constitutes 2,564 (47.3%) males and 2,852 (52.7%) females. Perinthatta village spreads over an area of with 1,427 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1,112 higher than state average of 1,084. In Perinthatta, 8.7% of the population were children under 6 years age. Perinthatta had overall literacy of 91.55% higher than national average of 59% and lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 95.47% and female literacy was 88.08%.[2]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Perumba junction. 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. The nearest railway station is Payyanur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 2008-12-08 .
  2. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kannur . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 154,155 . 14 July 2020.