Perla, Kasaragod

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Perla
Town
MIALP School
Perla Location in Kerala, India Perla Perla (India) Show map of KeralaShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 12°38′33″N 75°06′18″E / 12.6426°N 75.1049°E / 12.6426; 75.104912°38′33″N 75°06′18″E / 12.6426°N 75.1049°E / 12.6426; 75.1049
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Taluk	Manjeshwaram
Elevation	182 m (597 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,230
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	671552
Telephone code	04998
Vehicle registration	KL-14
Nearest city	Mangalore
Lok Sabha constituency	Kasaragod
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Manjeshwaram
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen-Geiger)
Avg. summer temperature	29.5 °C (85.1 °F)

Perla is an administrative capital of Enmakaje Panchayat, which is in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India.

State Highway 31 passes into the Perla Town, which connects Kalladka and Cherkala. It is easy to reach Mangalore via Vittal.

It is easy to reach towns like Vittal, Puthur, Uppala, Kumbla, Badiyadka, Mulleria

Geography[]

Perla is Panchayat headquarter of Enmakaje Panchayat. Perla town belongs to Enmakaje Panchayat. It is located in State Highway 31 connecting to Karnataka State Border.^[2]

The geographical coordinates of Perla are :12° 578' 0" North, 74° 98' 0" East.^[3]

Demographics[]

As of 2011 census, Perla (Enmakaje village) had a population of 13,230 with, 6,606 males and 6,624 females. The population of children in the age group of 0-6 is 1,348 (10.2% of total population). Perla had average literacy of 88 % lower than state average of 94 %. Male literacy stands at 92.9 % and Female literacy at 83.2 %.^[4]

People in Perla speak many languages including Malayalam, Tulu, Kannada.

Climate[]

Perla has a tropical climate. In most months of the year, there is significant rainfall in Perla. There is only a short dry season and it is not very effective. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Am. The average annual temperature in Perla is 25.1 °C. About 3820 mm of precipitation falls annually.

Economy[]

Arecanut is the chief agricultural product from this place. Other crops, are: Coconut, Rubber, Cashew and Cocoa. Beedi making (various brands) is the occupation of many families here. The Koraga tribal community living in Perla has its own colony. Beedi working is one of the source of Income for them.

Sports[]

Cricket and football are given major importance in Perla. Other major sports like volleyball, kabaddi, and badminton are also practiced in Perla.

Perla has some major sports clubs like Binny arts&sports club, sunny perla emirates sportings.

Perla school ground is one of the famous grounds in perla also bedrampalla ground is located about 4 km from town. It is horizontal, green and look like a stadium. Cricket and football tournaments are mainly held on SNHS ground.

Bajakudlu stadium is another stadium in Perla. Cricket is mainly practiced there.

Transportation[]

Perla is well connected to Kasaragod, Badiyadka, Kumbla, Uppala, in Kerala state and Puttur, Vittal, Mangalore in Karnataka state. Local roads have access to National Highway No.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Kumbla on Shoranur-Mangalore section of Southern railway. The nearest airport is at Mangalore.

Temples, Churches and Mosques[]

There are many temples around Perla, one of the famous temples is Bajakudlu Temple is 1 km from the town. Many programs are celebrated in Temple in the season.

• Idiyaduka Durgaparameshwari(Ullathi)Temple is famous temple in Perla. It is located 2 km form the town.
• Katukukke Sri Subhramaneshwara Temple is an important temple of Kasaragod. It is in the village of Katukukke 3 km from the town.
• Maniyampare Church is famous Church situated in Maniyampare a village in Enmakaje Panchayat in Perla. It is located 5 km from the Town
• Marthya juma masjid is one of the ancient and historical masjids of the area.
• Perla-Juma Masjid
• Bajakudlu Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple is another Famous Temple. 1.50K.m from the town.
• The Shri Raktheshwari Temple is also another temple which is situated in a place known as Poovanadka in Enmakaje Village and panchayat in Kasargod District in the Kerala- Karnataka state Border. The place where the temple is situated was having a history of more than 80 years old.

Languages[]

This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The people speak Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu, Marathi, Beary, Konkani. Migrant workers also speak Hindi language.

Administration[]

This village is part of Manjeswaram assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

Educational Organizations[]

• Kasargod Medical College, Ukkinadka,Perla
• Nalanda College of Arts and Science,
• St Gregorius College of Engineering- Perla
• Sri Sathya Narayana High School
• GHSS, Padre, Perla
• SSHSS, Katukukke, Perla
• SSHSS, Sheni, Perla
• Sri vagdevi primary school nalka

See also[]

• Kattathadka
• Uppala
• Kasaragod District
• Ananthapura Lake Temple
• Vittal

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