Peringolam | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 11.2897°N 75.88°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Name2: | Kozhikode |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 673571 |
Area Code: | 0495 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | KL 11 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kozhikode |
Website: | peringolamtown.blogspot.com |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kozhikode |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Sub District |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Kozhikode |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Grama Panchayath |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Peruvayal |
Peringolam is a village situated in the west of Peruvayal panchayath in Kozhikode district, Kerala. It is located two kilometers away from NH 766. This village is surrounded by Kunnamangalam, Kuttikkatoor, Kurikkathoor and Kottamparamb.[1] Peringolam is famous as a location for several important institutions including milma regional headquarter.
The word Peringolam derived from two Malayalam words "Peru" means largest and "Kulam" means pond.
Peringolam is a part of Peruvayal Gramapanchayath. It includes two wards, i.e. ward 1 and ward 2.
It is an educational service programme run by Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) Peringolam Unit. Marhama helps students with the distribution of study materials and scholarships.[12]
It is a common platform of all local political and social groups of Peringolam against narcotic materials. It conducted a Human chain programme on 2 October 2014 at Peringolam.[13]