| Perakam | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Perakam Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°36′13″N76°00′27″E / 10.6037400°N 76.007440°E Coordinates: 10°36′13″N76°00′27″E / 10.6037400°N 76.007440°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 10,356 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Perakam is a census town in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
A census town is a type of town that satisfies certain characteristics, depending on the country in which it is located.
Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population.
India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
