Peravoor

Peravoor
Town
Peravoor town
Peravoor Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Peravoor Peravoor (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°53′46″N75°44′03″E / 11.8962°N 75.7342°E / 11.8962; 75.7342 Coordinates: 11°53′46″N75°44′03″E / 11.8962°N 75.7342°E / 11.8962; 75.7342
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Taluk	Iritty
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Peravoor Grama Panchayat
•  MLA	Sunny Joseph
•  Deputy Superintendent of Police	John A.V [1]
Area
• Total	34.1 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	85 m (279 ft)
Population  (2011) [3]
• Total	23,558
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670673
Telephone code	0490
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-78
Nearest city	Iritty
Assembly constituency	Peravoor
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur

Peravoor is a small town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala state in India. ^[4] It is located 50 km (31 mi) east of Kannur and 40 km (25 mi) north east of Thalassery. And Iritty, the nearest municipality is 14 km (8.7 mi) 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.

Famous persons from Peravoor

• Jimmy George (born 8 March 1955 at Peravoor, died 30 November at Italy, 1987) was a professional volleyball player from Peravoor. He is being considered as the legend of volleyball. He was the first Indian volleyball player to become a professional, and played for Italy and Abu Dhabi. ^[7]

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

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 of Kannur rural police district. Peravoor sub division was established on 18th 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

Tallest Christmas Star

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:

• Bangalore / Bengaluru - 290 km
• Mysore - 150 km
• Coorg - 54 km
• Kochi - 293 km
• Wayand - 20 km
• Mangalore - 180 km

Educational Institutions

• Malabar B. Ed. Training College, Peravoor ^[15]
• De-Paul Arts and Science College, Edathotty ^[16]
• Government ITI, Peravoor ^[17]
• St. Joseph's HS, Peravoor ^[18]

Hospitals

• Resmi Hospital
• Archana Hospital

• Syrus Hospital
• Peravoor Taluk Hospital
• Dr.V Bhaskaran memorial Peravoor Nursing Home
• many Homeopathic, Ayurvedic and Dental hospitals and clinics

Tourism

Peravoor and the surrounding areas have many tourist attractions.

• Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
• Pazhassi Dam and garden
• Kanjirakkolly waterfalls
• Perumparamba Mahatma Gandhi Park
• Coorg valleys
• Palchuram
• Krishnagiri river and Barapole hydroelectric project
• Central State farm at Aralam
• Steel Girder Bridge at Iritty built by British
• Madikeri
• Wayanad
• Wayand Ghat Roads
• Elappeedika

References

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5. Thalassery Archdiocese
6. "Famous Temple Kerala, Kannur". Mridanga Saileswari Temple. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
7. "The volleyball player from Kerala who became an international star". India Today . Retrieved 24 December 2013.
8. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 344,345. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
9. "Peravoor Grama Panchayat - Standing Committee". lsgkerala.gov.in.
10. "Niyamasabha constituencies of Kannur". ceo.kerala.gov.in.
11. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
12. "Peravoor Assembly Election Results 2021". Oneindia .
13. "Peravoor Sub Division". keralapolice.gov.in.
14. Poolakutty
15. "List of degree colleges in Kannur-Kerala". vidyatime.com.
16. "Higher Education Institutes in Kannur University".
17. "Links to ITI - Industrial Training Department". det.kerala.gov.in.
18. "Higher Secondary Education Portal". www.dhsekerala.gov.in.