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- LGD code
- 628295
- Pincode
- 689108
- Post office
- Peringara
- Population
- 14,440
- Households
- 3,744
- Literacy rate
- 89.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1175 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,712
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 104 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 415 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thiruvalla · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Holy Queen Dental Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Peringara compares
By population, Peringara ranks #7 of 10 villages in Thiruvalla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
89.3%
−0.4% vs mandal average
- Peringara
- 89.3%
- Thiruvalla mandal
- 89.7%
- Pathanamthitta district
- 88.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,175
+26 vs mandal average
- Peringara
- 1,175
- Thiruvalla mandal
- 1,149
Household size
people per home
3.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Peringara
- 3.9
- Thiruvalla mandal
- 3.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Peringara at a glance
Peringara is a village of 14,440 people in 3,744 households (Census 2011) in Thiruvalla taluk, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, the 7th-largest of 10 villages in Thiruvalla taluk. Literacy is 89%, about the same as the taluk average of 90% and the sex ratio is 1,175 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Pathanamthitta district centre, 3 km from Nedumpuram, the nearest town, 4 km from Thiruvalla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 689108, served by Peringara post office; the LGD village code is 628295. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre, bank, post office. The village votes in Thiruvalla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. Mathew T Thomas. The population is estimated at 17,025 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Peringara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peringara · this village | 14,440 | 89% | — |
| Nedumpuram · Thiruvalla | 12,694 | 90% | 2.8 km W |
| Thiruvalla · Thiruvalla | — | — | 3.6 km E |
| Kadapra · Thiruvalla | 23,502 | 89% | 4.3 km S |
| Niranam · Thiruvalla | 10,770 | 88% | 4.6 km SW |
| Thalavady · Kuttanad | 20,556 | 89% | 5 km W |
| Kuttoor · Thiruvalla | 19,652 | 90% | 5.4 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Peringara
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 23
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Thiruvalla
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Peringara, Muttar
- Total area (ha)
- 1,249
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,036.64
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Peringara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Peringara
- LGD code
- 628295
- Pincode
- 689108
- Post office
- Peringara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 14,440
- Population (projected 2026)
- 17,025
- Households
- 3,744
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1175
- Literacy rate
- 89.3%
- Coordinates
- 9.38005°N, 76.54388°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pathanamthitta
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Thiruvalla
- Member of Parliament
- Anto Antony
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv. Mathew T Thomas
- Block / Mandal
- Thiruvalla
- Nearest PHC
- Holy Queen Dental Clinic (0.1 km)
- Nearest post office
- Peringara Post Office (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Peringara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram104 kmcapital
- Bengaluru415 km
- Chennai578 km
- Hyderabad915 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThiruvalla4 km
- Bus stopvandhana<1 km
- Hospital / PHCHoly Queen Dental Clinic<1 km
- ATM / bankFederal Bank2 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum1 km
- CollegeNamboothiriees1 km
- Police stationPolice Station,Thiruvalla3 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- vandhanaunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Holy Queen Dental Clinicunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Hindustan Petroleum1.2 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Peringara
6 Temples, 2 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Shreemath Dwaraka TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Puthukkulangara Devi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Koottummel Devi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Pushkarath Mahavishnu TempleTemple1.0 km ↗
- ⛪Karakkal St.George Orthodox ChurchChurch1.1 km ↗
- 🛕Peringol Mahavishnu TempleTemple1.1 km ↗
- ⛪parumala thirumeniChurch1.1 km ↗
- 🛕Perinjeril Kudumba Sarpa KavuTemple1.2 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Peringara
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Karakkal Public LibraryLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🎓NamboothirieesCollege1.3 km ↗
- 📚PUBLIC LIBRARYLibrary1.6 km ↗
- 🏫basilian public schoolSchool2.0 km ↗
- 🏫Government Upper Primary School Mannamkarachira KavubhagamSchool2.1 km ↗
- 📚Public library mannnankarachiraLibrary2.2 km ↗
- 🏫Government Model Upper Primary Girls SchoolSchool2.3 km ↗
- 🏫M G M Lower Primary School ThiruvallaSchool2.3 km ↗
- 🏫D I E T Upper Primary School ThiruvallaSchool2.5 km ↗
- 🏫Govt.model pre primary shool thiruvallaSchool2.7 km ↗
Villages near Peringara
Other villages in Thiruvalla mandal
View all 11 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-28
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)