Perinthalmanna

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Perinthalmanna

Total population

44,613

Coordinates10.98°, 76.23°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Perinthalmanna is a town and a municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It serves as the administrative centre for the Perinthalmanna taluk, as well as a revenue division, a community development block, and a police sub-division bearing the same name. It was the headquarters of the former Walluvanad Taluk in Malabar district during British rule. The town is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Malappuram at the centre of the Kozhikode–Palakkad National Highway 966.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

E. M. S. Namboodiripad

Indian communist politician and theorist and first Chief Minister of Kerala state (1909-1998)

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Mankada Ravi Varma

Indian film director (1926–2010)

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Nandanar

Indian writer

P. Sreeramakrishnan

Indian politician

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Vinay Govind

Malayalam film director

Cherukat

Indian writer and activist

Rajeev Nair

Indian writer, lyricist, film producer

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E.K.Sheeba

Indian writer

Shahina EK

South Indian contemporary short story writer

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M.P.M. Menon

Indian diplomat

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P. Abdul Hameed

Indian politician

K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal

Indian politician

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Rasna

Indian actress

Deepa Palanad

Indian Kathakali musician

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Shahajas Thekkan

Indian football player

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Vignesh Puthur

Indian cricketer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kerala

• Melattur
  6.7 mi away
• Padapparamba
  8.1 mi away
• Vengad
  8.2 mi away
• Cherpulassery
  9 mi away
• Malappuram
  10.9 mi away · pop. 101,330
• Valanchery
  12 mi away
• Pattambi
  12.2 mi away · pop. 29,000
• Manjeri
  12.3 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Kadampuzha
  12.7 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Sreekrishnapuram
  13.3 mi away
• Othukungal
  13.8 mi away
• Vettichira
  14.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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