Peringome

Peringome
Town
Peringome is located in Kerala
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Peringome
Peringome
Location in Kerala, India
Peringome is located in India
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Peringome
Peringome
Peringome (India)
Coordinates: 12°13′25″N 75°18′50″E / 12.22361°N 75.31389°E / 12.22361; 75.31389
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Government
 • TypePanchayat Raj
 • BodyPeringome–Vayakkara Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total
41.81 km2 (16.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
16,721
 • Density399.9/km2 (1,036/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670 353
Telephone code04985
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Nearest cityPayyanur (21 km)
Lok Sabha constituencyKasaragod
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPayyanur

Peringome is a revenue village and grama panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.

Location

Peringome is located on the Payyanur–Rajagiri major district road, about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-east of Payyanur and 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Cherupuzha. Other roads include Cheruthazham–Kuttur–Peringome road which connects it with the towns of Pilathara and Mathamangalam and Peringome–Cheemeni–Cheruvathur road which connects it with the towns of Cheemeni, Cheruvathur and Kanhangad.

The nearest railway stations are Cheruvathur and Payyanur, about 21 kilometres (13 mi) and 24 kilometres (15 mi) respectively.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Peringome revenue village had a total population of 16,721, with 8,751 males and 7,970 females, living in 3,755 households. The population of children aged 0-6 is 1,663, which makes up 9.95% of the total population. The average sex ratio of the village is 911, lower than the Kerala state average of 1,084, and the child sex ratio is 875.

Peringome has a literacy rate of 92.53%, lower than the Kerala average of 94%. Male literacy stands at 96.12% while female literacy is 88.60%.

Educational Institutions

CRPF Recruit Training Centre

Peringome is home to a Recruit Training Centre (RTC) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The centre was initially set up on a temporary basis at Pallippuram, Thiruvananthapuram in June 1986 and was later moved permanently to Peringome after the Government of Kerala allotted 275 acres of land in December 2000. The facility can train up to 1,500 recruits at a time, offering 44 weeks of basic training in weapons handling, tactics, fieldcraft and counter-insurgency operations for deployment in anti-Maoist and internal security duties across the country. In 2016–17, it was recognised as the best training institution among all CRPF training centres in India.

Healthcare

Peringome is primarily served by the Peringome Government Taluk Hospital, a secondary-level government hospital serving Peringome and surrounding panchayats. In February 2026, a new 23,700-square-foot hospital block was constructed at a cost of ₹8 crore to upgrade the facility. However, due to pending regulatory safety clearances for the new building, inpatient services officially resumed operations out of the older hospital wing in October 2026.

References

  1. 1 2 "Peringome Village Population". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "DE Status". lsgkerala.gov.in.
  4. ↑ "Routes & Locations". keralatourism.org.
  5. ↑ "Govt. College, Peringome". kannuruniversity.ac.in.
  6. ↑ "Govt. ITI, Peringome". itiadmissions.kerala.gov.in.
  7. ↑ "ITI directory".
  8. ↑ "Kendriya Vidyalaya CRPF Peringome".
  9. ↑ "Govt. Higher Secondary School Peringome". stackschools.com.
  10. ↑ "San Jose EM School". schools.org.in.
  11. ↑ "Recruit Training Centre Peringome - About Us". Central Reserve Police Force, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "CRPF to open new specialized training centre in Kerala". Times of India. 3 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "1241 constables pass out from CRPF training centre in Kannur". The Times of India. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  14. ↑ "ഉദ്ഘാടനം കഴിഞ്ഞ് 4 മാസമായിട്ടും തുറക്കാനാകാതെ പെരിങ്ങോം താലൂക്ക് ആശുപത്രി കെട്ടിടം; ദുരവസ്ഥയിക്ക് ഉടന്‍ പരിഹരം വേണമെന്ന് ജനങ്ങള്‍" [Peringome Taluk Hospital building remains closed even 4 months after inauguration; public demands immediate solution to the plight]. Kasargod Vartha (in Malayalam). 17 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "പെരിങ്ങോം താലൂക്ക് ആശുപത്രിയിലെ കിടത്തി ചികിത്സ പുനരാരംഭിച്ചു" [Inpatient treatment resumed at Peringome Taluk Hospital] (in Malayalam). Kannur Vision. 15 October 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026 – via YouTube.