Peermade

Peermade
View from Parunthumpara in Peerumedu
View from Parunthumpara in Peerumedu
Peermade is located in Kerala
Peermade
Peermade
Location in Kerala, India
Peermade is located in India
Peermade
Peermade
Peermade (India)
Coordinates: 9°33′02″N 77°01′49″E / 9.5505100°N 77.0302580°E / 9.5505100; 77.0302580
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictIdukki
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyPeermade Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total
52.34 km2 (20.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
22,213
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English[1]
 • RegionalMalayalam, Tamil[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
685531
Area code04869
Vehicle registrationKL-37
Website[1]

Peermade, also spelt Peerumedu is a village, Grama Panchayat and hill station in the state of Kerala, in southwestern India.[3] It lies 915 metres (3,002 ft) above sea level in the Western Ghats (Sahyadri) about 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Kottayam on the way to Thekkady through the nearby city of Kanjirappally.

  1. ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)