Perinad
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Perinad പെരിനാട് |
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| Grama Panchayat | |
Railway Station
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 Perinad
 Perinad
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| Coordinates: 8°57′23″N 76°38′24″E / 8.956280°N 76.640020°ECoordinates: 8°57′23″N 76°38′24″E / 8.956280°N 76.640020°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 32,864 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
| Nearest city | Kollam City (13 km) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kundara |
Perinad (Malayalam: പെരിനാട് ) is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. As of 2001[update] India census, Perinad had a population of 32864 with 16032 males and 16832 females.
Perinad is a fast-growing village at the outskirts of Kollam city. National Highway 183 (India) connects Perinad region with Kollam, Kundara, Chengannur etc.
Perinad is situated on the shores of Ashtamudi lake.
The Perinad panchayath office is about 13 km away from Kollam City center and 27 km away from Paravur Town. The important towns in the Panchayath are Cherumoodu, Vellimon and Chemmakadu. The panchayath office is located at Chemmakadu.
The panchayat is witnessing a flurry of developmental activities with the advent of technical and educational institutions like the Fashion Technology Institute, Kerala Institute of Management, the Technolodge Rural IT park, and the Perumon Co-operative Engineering college are some of them apart from the private sector educational institutions.
Perinad was once a centre of Coir industry in Kollam which flourished along the backwater shores of the region.
Perinad enjoys a significant position in the history of Kerala due to Kallumala Samaram a historic lower caste social revolution movement that took place here on October 1915 under the leader ship of Ayyankali
1. Kerala State Institute of Design, Chnathanathope P.O Kollam
2. Perinad Techno Lodge (Rural IT Park), Cherumoodu - 13 km away from Kollam City
3. Kerala Institute of Management, Chemmakadu - 12 km away from Kollam City
4. College of Engineering, Perumon - 13 km away from Kollam City
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