Peravoor
| Peravoor | |
|---|---|
| town | |
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Drying Rice in Peravoor | |
| 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 |
| 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) and KL 58 (Thalassery) |
| Nearest city | Iritty |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
Peravoor is a village near Iritty in Kannur district of Kerala province in India.
Location
Peravoor is a small town located in Kannur district. It is south of Kannur (55 km) and Thalaserry (45 km). The nearest town with hotels is Iritty. Iritty is forty kilometers from Kannur and Thalaserry. It is near to the famous temple Kottiyoor.
Famous persons from Peravoor
Jimmy George (born March 8, 1955 at Peravoor, died November 30, 1987) was a professional volleyball player from Kerala, India. He was the first Indian volleyball player to become a professional and played in Italy.
Politics
Peravoor assembly constituency is part of Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Sunny Joseph is the siting MLA of Peravoor
Transportation
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 on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.as of May 2016.
References
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- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-18.