Peravoor

Peravoor
town
Peravoor Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°54′00″N 75°43′55″E / 11.900066°N 75.731979°E / 11.900066; 75.731979Coordinates: 11°54′00″N 75°43′55″E / 11.900066°N 75.731979°E / 11.900066; 75.731979
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	670673
Telephone code	0490
Vehicle registration	KL-
Nearest city	Iritty
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur

Peravoor is a small town in Kannur district of Kerala state, south India.

Peravoor is a panchayat. This 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. 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]

References

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