Perumanna
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Perumanna is a village
in the Kozhikode district
in the state of Kerala
, India
.
, Perumanna had a population of 28027 with 13964 males and 14063 females.
Perumanna has 18 Wards. There is one High School.
Perumanna literally means "great land".
It stretches between Chaliyar River and Mampuzha River.
Olavanna, Kuttikkattoor and Peruvayal are adjacent villages.
Edakkottupadam is a small paddy field near the Perumanna market. The market place was formerly known as Edakkottupadam Angadi.
Peumanna lies 13 kilometres to the east of the city of Calicut. There are many accesses to Perumanna:
Perumanna is locally administered by Peumanna Grama Panchayath. It is part of Kozhikode revenue district and Kozhikode taluk.
Perumanna has been well known for extensive fertile paddy fields and lush coconut tree groves. Paddy fields have become a thing of the past. They have mostly been filled up with soil excavated from nearby hillocks to erect houses and commercial buildings. Very few farmers cultivate paddy. Non-availability of labourers and escalating labour costs are aggravating the situation. The fast diminishing of paddy fields has already affected the eco-system adversely.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Kozhikode district
Kozhikode district
Kozhikode District , formerly Calicut, is a district of Kerala state, situated on the southwest coast of India. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 38.25% urbanised...
in the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
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.
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, Perumanna had a population of 28027 with 13964 males and 14063 females.
Perumanna has 18 Wards. There is one High School.
Perumanna literally means "great land".
It stretches between Chaliyar River and Mampuzha River.
Olavanna, Kuttikkattoor and Peruvayal are adjacent villages.
Edakkottupadam is a small paddy field near the Perumanna market. The market place was formerly known as Edakkottupadam Angadi.
Peumanna lies 13 kilometres to the east of the city of Calicut. There are many accesses to Perumanna:
- MananchiraMananchiraMananchira Square is a park in the centre of Kozhikode, Kerala state, southern India. The historic maithan, adjacent to Manachira has been converted into an arcadia with trees and plants, an artificial hill, shrubs, sculpture, an open air theatre, and a musical fountain.Mananchira Square is named...
- Francis Road Junction - Chalappuram - Mooriad - Azhchavattom - Mankav - Kinasseri - PokkunnuPokkunnuPokkunnu is the highest hill in Kozhikode Corporation, situated at 6km east of the city of Kozhikode. Zamorins Guruvayurappan College is situated on this hill. Malabar Botanical Garden - the biggest one in Kerala is also in Pokkunnu.-References:...
- Kunnathupalam - Pantheerankav - Puthurmadom - Perumanna. (13 km) - Mananchira - Mavoor Road - Arayidathupalam - Pottammal - Thondayad - Chevayur - Kovur - Medical College - Velliparamba - Kuttikkattoor - Poovattuparamba - (take diversion to the right) - Perumanpura - Pulikkal Thazham - Kottayi Thazham - (turn right) - Arathil - Palathumkuzhi - Puthukkudi Thodi Thazham - Perumanna. (16 km)
- Mananchira - Mavoor Road - Arayidathupalam - Pottammal - Thondayad Junction - (turn right) - Pantheerankave Junction - (turn left) - Puthurmadom - Perumanna. (15 km)
Perumanna is locally administered by Peumanna Grama Panchayath. It is part of Kozhikode revenue district and Kozhikode taluk.
Perumanna has been well known for extensive fertile paddy fields and lush coconut tree groves. Paddy fields have become a thing of the past. They have mostly been filled up with soil excavated from nearby hillocks to erect houses and commercial buildings. Very few farmers cultivate paddy. Non-availability of labourers and escalating labour costs are aggravating the situation. The fast diminishing of paddy fields has already affected the eco-system adversely.