The verdant village of Peringammala is located in the valley of the Ponmudi hills. It owes its name to the Tamil/Malayalam word, Periyamala meaning The Big Mountain. In the olden days this area was reputed for various forest produce like honey.
Geography
Peringammala panchayath (an administrative unit) consists of two villages namely Peringammala and Thennoor. Peringammala is the largest panchayth in Thiruvananthapuram district and is the second largest in the state of Kerala. Peringammala shares its east boundary with Tamil Nadu.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census, Peringamala had a population of 21477 with 10361 males and 11116 females.[2] The majority are tribal people and agriculture is the main occupation.
1. Name of Grama Panchayath : Peringammala
2. Village : Peringammala, Thennoor
3. Block Panchayath : Vamanapuram
4. Thalook : Nedumangadu
5. Legislative Mandalam : Vamanapuram
6. Parliament Mandalam : Attingal
7. District : Thiruvananthapuram
8. Breadth : 217.94km2 9. Boundaries
10. East : Ambasamudram(Tamil Nadu)
11. South : Vamanapuram River
12. West : T.S. Road
13. North : Ammayamblam Pacha
(Kulathupuzha Reserve Forest)
14. Population : 39792
15. Female : 20688
16. Male : 19104
17. Tribal people population