# Peringara Village, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/pathanamthitta/thiruvalla/peringara/ Village · Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta # Peringara Peringara is a village in Thiruvalla sub-district of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, PIN code **689108**. The 2011 Census counted **14,440 people in 3,744 households**, the 7th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.4%. - 14,440people (2011) - 3,744households - 97.3%literacy - 689108PIN code ## Peringara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peringara is 689108.** Peringara falls in Thiruvalla sub-district, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. - PIN code689108 - Gram panchayatPeringara, Muttar - Community development blockVeliyanad - Census village code628295 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peringara from nearby towns? - Thiruvalla (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Pathanamthitta (district HQ)40 km by road - Thiruvalla (nearest town)5 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 Peringara? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Peringara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvalla - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Peringara known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and vegetables**. About 77% of the 1,249 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,037 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 Peringara Of every 100 households in Peringara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Peringara · ■ Thiruvalla rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****96%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **4% Tap water ****57%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **48% Use banking services ****80%** **80% Television ****82%** **82% Mobile phone ****67%** **73% Computer with internet ****7%** **7% Two-wheeler ****29%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **14% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Peringara? ■ Peringara · ■ Thiruvalla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.3%** **97.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1175** **1149 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **984 Working population ****32.6%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.9% for men and 96.7% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 163 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 328 (7%) · **■** Household industry 111 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,570 (55%) · **■** Marginal 1,540 (33%) 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 Thiruvalla - Kadapra23,502 people - Kuttoor19,652 people - Kaviyoor16,852 people - Thottapuzhassery14,469 people - Nedumpuram12,694 people - Niranam10,770 people - Kavumbhagom6,644 people [All 10 villages in Thiruvalla](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/pathanamthitta/thiruvalla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peringara?689108 - How far is Peringara from Pathanamthitta?40 km by road - What is the population of Peringara?14,440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peringara in?Pathanamthitta district (Thiruvalla sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Peringara?97.3% (Census 2011)