Perinad
Perinad is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. As of 2001 India census, Perinad had a population of 32,864 with 16,032 males and 16,832 females.
Perinad | |
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Village | |
Railway Station | |
Perinad Location in Kerala, India Perinad Perinad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8.956280°N 76.640020°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.86 km2 (5.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 35,173 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-02 |
| Nearest city | Kollam (13 km) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kundara |
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. The important towns in the Panchayath are Cherumoodu, Vellimon and Chemmakadu. The panchayath office is located at Chemmakadu. The first boxing academy in the state started by a local body is at Perinad.
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 Techno-lodgeRural IT park, and the College of Engineering, Perumon 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. The renowned Ashtamudi and Mangad variant of coir are from this region.