Perunad
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Ranni-Perunad റാന്നി-പെരുനാട് |
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| Village | |
| Coordinates: 9°22′0″N 76°52′15″E / 9.36667°N 76.87083°ECoordinates: 9°22′0″N 76°52′15″E / 9.36667°N 76.87083°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Government | |
| • Body | Perunad grama panchayath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.06 km2 (31.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 22,130 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 689711 |
| Telephone code | 04735 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-03, KL-62 |
| Nearest city | Ranni and Vadasserikkara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pathanamthitta |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ranny |
| Website | lsgkerala.in/ |
Perunad (Ranni-Perunad) is a scenic hilly village in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India It's located on the banks of Pamba River and Kakkadu River.
Perunad is located on the main road to Sabarimala, the Mannarakkulanji-Chalakkayam State Highway. National Highway 183A (Adoor to Vandiperiyar) also passes through Perunad. It is surrounded by the villages Chittar, Vadasserikkara and Naranammoozhy. The road to Gavi, Angamoozhy, Kakki and Moozhiyar passes through the village. A part of the famous Periyar Tiger Reserve is situated in this Panchayat. R-Perunad Panchayath Office is based at Perunad village. Perunad police station , Perunad village office , KSEB office and Community health centre are all situated close to each other near Perunad Ambalam junction.
Perunad is chiefly a plantation village, the important cash crop being rubber, pepper, ginger, coconut and food crops like tapioca, banana, pineapple, Rambuttan. The economy of Perunad has gone for a toss with dip in rubber prices going below 100. People are now moving to newer areas like mixed farming with cattle breeding, fruits yielding trees like Rambutan ,Pineapple, Banana,Tapioca etc.
Perunad comes under the Ranni block of Ranni taluk in Pathanamthitta district. The current president of the panchayath is Smt. Beena Saji.
Perunad is noted for the Kakkattu Koikkal Sree Dharma Sastha Temple. The processions of Thiruvabharanam and "Thanka Anki" - The Royal Ornaments of Lord Ayyappa halt here. The Ayyappa idol in the temple used to get decorated with "Thiruvabharanam" for a day (Jan 21) during its return trip from Sabarimala to Pandalam palace. This gives an opportunity for the women to witness Lord Ayyappa decorated with Thiruvabharanam as young women do not enter the Sabarimala temple. Thousands of people turn up for this annual event from all parts of south Kerala. Also a temple for Malikapurathamma is situated near the Ayyappa temple in Perunad.
Bethany Ashram And The Parish (Bethany Pally) was Founded in the same Year 1928, The First Parish in Eastern Area of Malankara Orthodox Syrian church under the Nilakkal diocese. The land for the parish was donated by Bethany ashram foundation stone of the first church was lais in 1918 by Ref. Fr. P. T Geevargheese and Dn. Alexious.
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