Peralam, Payyannur
Peralam (പെരളം) is a village located in the Payyannur Taluk of Kannur district of Kerala. The village falls in Payyannur block and comes under Karivellur -Peralam Grama Panchayat. It belongs to Kasaragod parliament constituency and Payyannur assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Peralam is 8.2 thousands out of which 3.8 thousands are males and rest 4.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1144 females per 1000 males. There are around 652 teenagers in Peralam. It has literacy rate of 86% which means around 7 thousands persons can read and write. Total 421 people belonging to scheduled caste and 12 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 2.1 thousands households in Peralam, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 3.7 thousands. The pincode of Peralam is 670521 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Karivellur Sub Post office
- Ettukudukka Branch Post office
- Kozhummal Branch Post office
- Kuniyan Branch Post office
Schools
Peralam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Peralam Upper Primary School
- Govt. Lower Primary School Kozhummal
- Peralam Lower Primary School
- Puthur Lower Primary School
- Kshemalayam Buds Special School
Banks
Peralam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.