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- LGD code
- 627449
- Pincode
- 676541
- Post office
- Edavanna
- Population
- 19,696
- Households
- 3,777
- Literacy rate
- 80.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1045 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,485
- Distance to district centre
- 25 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 20 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 312 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 252 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vaniyambalam · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Exa institution · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Perakamanna compares
By population, Perakamanna ranks #9 of 15 villages in Ernad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.6%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Perakamanna
- 80.6%
- Ernad mandal
- 80.2%
- Malappuram district
- 80.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,045
−6 vs mandal average
- Perakamanna
- 1,045
- Ernad mandal
- 1,051
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Perakamanna
- 5.2
- Ernad mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Perakamanna at a glance
Perakamanna is a village of 19,696 people in 3,777 households (Census 2011) in Ernad taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, the 9th-largest of 15 villages in Ernad taluk. Literacy is 81%, about the same as the taluk average of 80% and the sex ratio is 1,045 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Malappuram district centre, 1 km from Edavanna, the nearest town, 15 km from Vaniyambalam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 676541, served by Edavanna post office; the LGD village code is 627449. The nearest hospital or health centre is Exa institution, 2 km away. The village votes in Mankada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjalamkuzhi Ali. The population is estimated at 23,222 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Edavanna →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perakamanna · this village | 19,696 | 81% | — |
| Edavanna · Ernad | 26,432 | 81% | 1.3 km E |
| Thiruvali · Nilambur | 27,734 | 82% | 6.5 km E |
| Amarambalam · Nilambur | 35,975 | 80% | 6.5 km E |
| Trikkalangode · Ernad | 15,112 | 82% | 7.1 km S |
| Kavanoor · Ernad | 37,977 | 79% | 7.1 km W |
| Areekode · Ernad | 31,563 | 81% | 8.8 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Perakamanna
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- 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
- Manjeri
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 29
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Edavanna
- Total area (ha)
- 2,362
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,032.99
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Perakamanna
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Perakamanna
- LGD code
- 627449
- Pincode
- 676541
- Post office
- Edavanna
- Population (Census 2011)
- 19,696
- Population (projected 2026)
- 23,222
- Households
- 3,777
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1045
- Literacy rate
- 80.6%
- Coordinates
- 11.21387°N, 76.12704°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Malappuram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mankada
- Member of Parliament
- E. T. Muhammed Basheer
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manjalamkuzhi Ali
- Block / Mandal
- Ernad
Getting there
How to reach Perakamanna
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram312 kmcapital
- Bengaluru252 km
- Chennai496 km
- Hyderabad732 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVaniyambalam15 km
- Bus stopPallippadi Bus stop1 km
- Hospital / PHCExa institution2 km
- ATM / bankKerala Gramin Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpKadeeja Petroleum1 km
- CollegeGOVT IOHSS1 km
- Police stationareekode police station9 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Pallippadi Bus stop1.3 km
- Health centre
- Aspel Hospital2.2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Perakamanna
6 Mosques, 2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Perakamanna
4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 676541
Villages near Perakamanna
Other villages in Ernad mandal
View all 22 →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, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)