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- LGD code
- 628112
- Pincode
- 685532
- Post office
- Peruvanthanam
- Population
- 14,093
- Households
- 3,424
- Literacy rate
- 86%
- Sex ratio
- 1014 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,702
- Distance to district centre
- 31 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 114 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 387 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thiruvalla · 42 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Peruvanthanam · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Peruvanthanam compares
By population, Peruvanthanam ranks #8 of 10 villages in Peerumade mandal.
Literacy rate
%
86.0%
+4.7% vs mandal average
- Peruvanthanam
- 86.0%
- Peerumade mandal
- 81.3%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,014
+4 vs mandal average
- Peruvanthanam
- 1,014
- Peerumade mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Peruvanthanam
- 4.1
- Peerumade mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Peruvanthanam at a glance
Peruvanthanam is a village of 14,093 people in 3,424 households (Census 2011) in Peerumade taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 8th-largest of 10 villages in Peerumade taluk. Literacy is 86%, 5 points above the taluk average of 81% and the sex ratio is 1,014 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Idukki district centre, 4 km from Kokkayar, the nearest town, 42 km from Thiruvalla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685532, served by Peruvanthanam post office; the LGD village code is 628112. Mapped within or next to the village: anganwadi, post office. The village votes in Peerumade assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vazhoor Soman. The population is estimated at 16,616 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Peruvanthanam
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- 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
- Kottayam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 62
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 73
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Peruvanthanam
- Total area (ha)
- 6,892
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 169.07
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Peruvanthanam
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Key facts — Peruvanthanam
- LGD code
- 628112
- Pincode
- 685532
- Post office
- Peruvanthanam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 14,093
- Population (projected 2026)
- 16,616
- Households
- 3,424
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1014
- Literacy rate
- 86.0%
- Coordinates
- 9.55280°N, 76.92682°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Idukki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Peerumade
- Member of Parliament
- Dean Kuriakose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vazhoor Soman
- Block / Mandal
- Peerumade
- Nearest post office
- Post Office, Peruvanthanam (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Peruvanthanam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram114 kmcapital
- Bengaluru387 km
- Chennai536 km
- Hyderabad887 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThiruvalla42 km
- Bus stopPeruvanthanam Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre, Peruvanthanam<1 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM3 km
- Petrol pumpStandard Motor Fuel Agency10 km
- CollegeNalanda College12 km
- Police stationPolice Camp6 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Peruvanthanam Bus Stopunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Primary Health Centre, Peruvanthanamunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Anganwadi
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Peruvanthanam
2 Mosques, 4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Peruvanthanam
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🧒Peruvanthanam UP SchoolAnganwadi<1 km ↗
- 📚Library PeruvanthanamLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🧒St Joseph's HSSAnganwadi1.1 km ↗
- 🧒Kumaran Ashan Memorial LP School ,36th MileAnganwadi2.2 km ↗
- 🧒Kallivayalil Pappan Memmorial Public School and Juniour CollegeAnganwadi3.0 km ↗
- 🧒St Louis LP SchoolAnganwadi3.7 km ↗
- 🧒St Antonys High SchoolAnganwadi4.2 km ↗
- 📚Public Library , NarakampuzhaLibrary4.7 km ↗
- 📚Public Library MundakayamLibrary4.7 km ↗
- 📚Mundakkayam LibraryLibrary4.7 km ↗
Villages near Peruvanthanam
Other villages in Peerumade mandal
View all 9 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)