Periya, Kanhangad

Periya (പെരിയ) is a village located in the Hosdurg Taluk of Kasaragod district of Kerala. The village falls in Kanhangad block and comes under Pullurperiya Grama Panchayat. It belongs to Kasaragod parliament constituency and Uduma assembly constituency.

As on May 2024, the current population of Periya is 15.2 thousands out of which 7.2 thousands are males and rest 7.9 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1095 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.5 thousands teenagers in Periya. It has literacy rate of 80% which means around 12.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 316 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.9 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 3.3 thousands households in Periya, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 5.9 thousands. The village has pincode 671320 and has a post-office (PERIYE Sub Post office) nearby.