Peringamala
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Peringammala
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village | |
| Coordinates: 8°24′56″N 77°01′09″E / 8.4156°N 77.0192°E | |
| Country | |
| 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- |
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.
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.