Peravoor
| Peravoor | |
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Drying Rice in Peravoor
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| Coordinates: 11°54′00″N 75°43′55″E / 11.900066°N 75.731979°ECoordinates: 11°54′00″N 75°43′55″E / 11.900066°N 75.731979°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 670673 |
| Telephone code | 0490 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL 13 (Kannur), KL 58 (Thalassery), KL XX (Iritty) |
| Nearest city | Iritty |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
Peravoor is a city in Kannur district of Kerala state in India.
Peravoor is a town located in Kannur district. It is south of Kannur (54 km) and Thalassery (44 km). The nearest city is Iritty. Iritty is 15 km away from Peravoor and located to the north side.
St. Joseph's Forane Church in Peravoor is the first Syro-Malabar church formed under Thalassery Archdiocese. Peravoor is near to the famous Kottiyoor Shiva temple and Sree Mridanga Saileswari Kshethram.
Peravoor is the first place where, the Syro-Malabar (Nazrani / Saint Thomas Christians ) Christian migrants from Kottayam and nearby places occupied during Malabar migration. This community contributed a lot in to the field of education, sports and many basic developments of Peravoor.
Jimmy George (born March 8, 1955 at Peravoor, died November 30 at Italy, 1987) was a professional volleyball player from Kerala, India.He is being considered as the legend of volleyball. He was the first Indian volleyball player to become a professional and played in Italy.
Peravoor Legislative Assembly Constituency is part of Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency). Adv Sunny Joseph is the siting MLA of Peravoor.
P. K. Sreemathy is the sitting MP of Peravoor in Kannur Lok Sabha Constituency.
The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur and Thalassery on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut as of May 2016. The upcoming Kannur International Airport is just 15 km away from Peravoor.
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