Perumkulam Explained

Perumkulam
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:8.7052°N 76.7861°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:kollam
Parts Type:Taluk
Parts:Kottarakara Taluk
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:19074
Population As Of:2001
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:691566[1]
Registration Plate:KL-

Perumkulam is a village in the Kollam district, in the state of Kerala, India.[2] [3] It is the India's second and Kerala's first village of books.[4] The village got this recognition on 19 June 2020.[5]

Location

The village is situated in Kulakkada Panchayath along Kottarakkara - Mannady (Dalawa Road) road 6 km away from Kottarakkara town and 3 km away from Inchakkad on Main Central Road. The nearest railway station is Kottarakara railway station.

Demographics

India census, Perumkulam had a population of 19074 with 9286 males and 9788 females.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: India Post :Pincode Search. 2008-12-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120520133707/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pin/pinsearch.aspx. 2012-05-20.
  2. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2008-12-10.
  3. Web site: Yahoo Maps India. 2008-12-18.
  4. Web site: 2021-07-18. How Perumkulam became Kerala’s first village of books. 2021-07-18. The Indian Express. en.
  5. Web site: Perumkulam becomes first 'village of books' in Kerala; MT declares via online. 2022-01-25. Mathrubhumi. en.