Peringamala
Village in Kerala, India
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Peringammala is a panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[2][3] There are two places named Peringammala, the other one is between Balaramapuram and Venganoor which is on the southern side of the Thiruvananthapuram district.There is two villages Peringammala and Thennoor. Beautiful tourist place in there including Ponmudi, Mankayam, Brimore, etc. Festival Palode Mela also there.
Peringammala
peringammala grama panchayath | |
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village | |
  Peringammala Location in Kerala, India  Peringammala Peringammala (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8.4156°N 77.0192°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Talukas | Nedumangad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,164 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 695563[1] |
| Vehicle registration | KL-21- |
History
The verdant village of Peringammala is located in the valley of the Ponmudi hills. It owes its name to the Tamil/Malayalam word, Periyamala meaning The Big Mountain. In the olden days this area was reputed for various forest produce like honey.
Geography
Peringammala panchayath (an administrative unit) consists of two villages namely Peringammala and Thennoor. Peringammala is the largest panchayth in Thiruvananthapuram district and is the second largest in the state of Kerala. Peringammala shares its east boundary with Tamil Nadu.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Peringamala had a population of 19164 with 8918 males and 10246 females.[4][2] The majority are tribal people and agriculture is the main occupation.
1. Name of Grama Panchayath : Peringammala
2. Village : Peringammala, Thennoor
3. Block Panchayath : Vamanapuram
4. Thalook : Nedumangadu
5. Legislative Mandalam : Vamanapuram
6. Parliament Mandalam : Attingal
7. District : Thiruvananthapuram
8. Breadth : 217.94km2
9. Boundaries
10. East : Ambasamudram(Tamil Nadu)
11. South : Vamanapuram River
12. West : T.S. Road
13. North : Ammayamblam Pacha
(Kulathupuzha Reserve Forest)
14. Population : 39792
15. Female : 20688
16. Male : 19104
17. Tribal people population
18. Scheduled cast Sect : 6147
19. Male : 3041
20. Female : 3105
21. Scheduled Tribe Sect : 3289
22. Male : 1588
23. Female : 1701
24. Block Panchayath Divisions : 2, (Idinjar, Palode)
25. District Panchayath Division : 1, (Palode)