Perumkulam

Perumkulam
village
Perumkulam Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Perumkulam Perumkulam (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 8°42′19″N76°47′10″E / 8.705244°N 76.786133°E / 8.705244; 76.786133
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	kollam
Taluk	Kottarakara Taluk
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population  (2001)
• Total	19,074
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691566 [1]
Vehicle registration	KL-

Perumkulam is a village in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. ^{[2] [3]} It is India's second and Kerala's first 'village of books'. ^[4] The village received 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

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, Perumkulam had a population of 19074 with 9286 males and 9788 females. ^[2]

See also

• Bhilar
• Pustakanch Gaav

References

1. "India Post :Pincode Search". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
2. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
3. "Yahoo Maps India" . Retrieved 18 December 2008.
4. "How Perumkulam became Kerala's first village of books". The Indian Express. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
5. "Perumkulam becomes first 'village of books' in Kerala; MT declares via online". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 25 January 2022.