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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 627298
- Pincode
- 670644
- Post office
- Thalappuzha
- Population
- 11,174
- Households
- 2,571
- Literacy rate
- 78.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1005 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,092
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 16 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 387 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 227 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mahé · 37 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Community Health Centre Peria · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Periya compares
By population, Periya ranks #15 of 16 villages in Mananthavady mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.7%
+0.5% vs mandal average
- Periya
- 78.7%
- Mananthavady mandal
- 78.2%
- Wayanad district
- 79.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,005
−19 vs mandal average
- Periya
- 1,005
- Mananthavady mandal
- 1,024
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Periya
- 4.3
- Mananthavady mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Periya at a glance
Periya is a village of 11,174 people in 2,571 households (Census 2011) in Mananthavady taluk, Wayanad district, Kerala, the 15th-largest of 16 villages in Mananthavady taluk. Literacy is 79%, about the same as the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Wayanad district centre, 2 km from Periya, the nearest town, 37 km from Mahé railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 670644, served by Thalappuzha post office; the LGD village code is 627298. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, post office. The village votes in Mananthavady assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kelu O.R.. The population is estimated at 13,174 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Periya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Koothuparamba
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 54
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Thavinhal
- Total area (ha)
- 6,250
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,216.18
- Forest area (ha)
- 3,037.11
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Periya
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Key facts — Periya
- LGD code
- 627298
- Pincode
- 670644
- Post office
- Thalappuzha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 11,174
- Population (projected 2026)
- 13,174
- Households
- 2,571
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1005
- Literacy rate
- 78.7%
- Coordinates
- 11.83346°N, 75.85502°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wayanad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mananthavady
- Member of Parliament
- Rahul Gandhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kelu O.R.
- Block / Mandal
- Mananthavady
- Nearest post office
- Post Office Periya (0.3 km)
- Nearest bank
- Periya Service Co-operative Bank (3.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Periya
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram387 kmcapital
- Bengaluru227 km
- Chennai499 km
- Hyderabad679 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMahé37 km
- Bus stopAyanikkal Junction<1 km
- Hospital / PHCCommunity Health Centre Peria<1 km
- ATM / bankkerala gramin bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
- CollegeApplied Engineering Staff Room13 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Kelakam9 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Ayanikkal Junctionunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Community Health Centre Periaunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- kerala gramin bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Periya
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Periya
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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Villages near Periya
Other villages in Mananthavady mandal
View all 15 →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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)