# Peralam Village, Taliparamba, Kannur (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kannur/taliparamba/peralam/ Village · Taliparamba, Kannur # Peralam Peralam is a village in Taliparamba sub-district of Kannur district, Kerala, PIN code **670521**. The 2011 Census counted **7,607 people in 1,947 households**, the 31st largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.7%. - 7,607people (2011) - 1,947households - 93.6%literacy - 670521PIN code ## Peralam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peralam is 670521.** Peralam falls in Taliparamba sub-district, Kannur district, Kerala. - PIN code670521 - Gram panchayatKarivellur-Peralam - Community development blockPayyannur - Census village code627178 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peralam from nearby towns? - Taliparamba (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Kannur (district HQ)48 km by road - Payyannur (nearest town)9 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Peralam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Peralam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karivellur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Payyannur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kayyur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Peralam known for? The main crops are **coconut, arecanut and paddy**. About 95% of the 1,092 hectares of village land is sown, and 534 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Peralam Of every 100 households in Peralam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Peralam · ■ Taliparamba rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****98%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **3% Tap water ****7%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **89% Use banking services ****94%** **89% Television ****73%** **69% Mobile phone ****78%** **80% Computer with internet ****6%** **4% Two-wheeler ****20%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Peralam? ■ Peralam · ■ Taliparamba rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%** **93.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025** **959 Working population ****45.2%** **37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.2% for men and 90.5% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 174 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 404 (12%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,022 (59%) · **■** Marginal 811 (24%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Taliparamba - Kalliad9,410 people - Alapadamba8,660 people - Thirumeni8,611 people - Kuttoor8,143 people - Perinthatta5,416 people [All 32 villages in Taliparamba](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kannur/taliparamba/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peralam?670521 - How far is Peralam from Kannur?48 km by road - What is the population of Peralam?7,607 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peralam in?Kannur district (Taliparamba sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Peralam?93.6% (Census 2011)