Periya, Mananthavady
Periya (പേരിയ) is a village located in the Mananthavady Taluk of Wayanad district of Kerala. The village falls in Mananthavady block and comes under Thavinhal Grama Panchayat. It belongs to Wayanad parliament constituency and Mananthavady assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Periya is 12.1 thousands out of which 6 thousands are males and rest 6 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1005 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.1 thousands teenagers in Periya. It has literacy rate of 79% which means around 9.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 387 people belonging to scheduled caste and 2.8 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 2.8 thousands households in Periya, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 5.5 thousands. The pincode of Periya is 670644 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Thalappuzha Sub Post office
- Varayal Branch Post office
- Kampatti Branch Post office
- PorurWynad Branch Post office
- Kappattumala Branch Post office
Schools
Periya has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. High School Periya
- Nirmala Lower Primary School Alattil
- Snmlps Varayal
- Alternate School Vayyode
- Govt. High School Periya
Banks
Periya has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.