Peringathur


Peringathur is a census town in Thalassery taluk of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is part of Greater Mahé Region.

Demographics

India census, Peringathur had a population of 42,079. Males constitute 45% of the population and females 55%. Peringathur has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 79%. In Peringathur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.in peringathur stands historical masjid

Etymology

It is believed that the name "Peringathur" was derived from Peringalath Ur, which means the place where great wars took place. It gradually came to be known as Peringathur. An ashram of the renowned writer "Nithya Chaithanya Yathi" is present here on a small hill, Kanakamala. Kanakamala is a developing tourist spot and the hill ranges of Wayanad and Mahe beach can be viewed from this hilltop.
Peringathur town is situated in the southern border of Kannur district. This town comes under Panoor Municipality and is 6 km away from The Union Territory, Mahe. Mayyazhi river flows through this town. Nearest towns include Panoor, Nadapuram, Kadavathur, Chokli, Thalassery, and Kuthuparamba.

Location

Distance to various places from Peringathur:

Thalassery: 13 km,
Kuthuparamba: 14 km,
Panoor: 6 km,
Chokli: 4 km,
Nadapuram: 9 km,
Mahe: 6 km,
Kariyad: 3 km,
Kadavathur: 3.5 km,
Kallachi: 11 km,
Kozhikode airport 94
Kannur airport 37

Famous Personality

Famous footballer V.P. Sathyan who represented Kerala in Santosh Trophy was born in Mekkunnu.,P K Noushad Master who represent india as a volunteer in FIFA world cup Southafrica,Brazil and volunteer coordinator in Russia.and also won fifa FairPlay award along with other fifa Brazil volunteers in the year 2015,and He was co-operating with Kerala Blasters in ISL.https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/z6BwzTuanCXHCcnQ9Qze0J/The-World-Cups-India-connection.html

Transportation

The national highway passes through Thalassery town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Thalassery on Mangalore-Palakkad line.
Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There three airports to Mangalore Airportand Calicut International Airport 92kmkannur international airport35km all of them are international airports.