perambra
{{Short description|Perambra Town in Kerala, India}}{{No inline|date=January 2025}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Perambra
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.5575|N|75.7605|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kozhikode
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| government_type = Panchayat
| governing_body = Perambra Grama Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 26.12
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| population_total = 32,784
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 673 525
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 496
| registration_plate = KL-77
| website = {{URL|www.kozhikode.nic.in}}
| iso_code = IN-KL
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Perambra is a major town in Koyilandy taluk of Kozhikode district in North Malabar region of Kerala state, India. Perambra is the anglicized form of the original name 'Payyormala' from the British rule. It is one of the 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, and one of the 12 block Panchayats in Kozhikode district. Perambra lies almost at the centre of the district.
The area which was formerly known as Payyormalanadu, eventually became Perambra.It is located 22 km from Vadakara,13 km from Kuttiadi and 38 km from Kozhikode.Perambra is situated in the slopes of the Western Ghats.
Demographics
As of the 2011 census of India, Perambra had a population of 32,784. Perambra has an average literacy rate of 95.5%,higher than the national average of 74%.
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Block panchayat
The block has a population of 1,71,433; (86,019 males and 85414 females). The Perambra block has seven panchayats: Changaroth, Cheruvannur, Kayanna, Koothali, Chakkittapara, Nochad and Perambra.
Transportation
File:Perambra Vadakara Road.jpg
Perambra is connected to Koyilandy, Kozhikode, Vatakara, Balussery. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Koyilandy. The national highway no.66 passes through Koyilandy and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum.
Notable people
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080615161552/http://www.kkd.kerala.gov.in/admin.htm Official website of Kozhikode]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080923125013/http://kozhikode.nic.in/kzk/admin_la.htm Kozhikode District Website-Administration]
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