Peringathur

Peringathur is a census town in Thalassery taluk of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a part of the municipality of Panoor.

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Settlement.name: Peringathur
Settlement.settlement_type: Census Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Kerala#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kerala, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kerala
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kannur
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body: Panoor (Municipality)
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 20.46
Settlement.population_total: 40,292
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Malayalam, English

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Area: 20.46
Elevation: 9
Dialing code: 49739

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postal code: 670675

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Peringathur is a census town in Thalassery taluk of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a part of the municipality of Panoor.

==Demographics== As of the 2011 Census, Peringathur had a population of 40,292. Males constitute 46% of the population and females were 54%. Peringathur had an average literacy rate of 96%, higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 97.6%, and female literacy was 94.6%. In Peringathur, 12.5% of the population was under 6 years of age.