Perumannu
village
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670593
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-
Nearest citykannur
Sex ratio50:50 /
Literacy100%
Lok Sabha constituencykannur
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Perumannu is a village near Iritty in Kannur district of Kerala, India.

2008 accident

On 4 December 2008, nine schoolchildren were killed and twelve injured in a road accident at Perumannu, when a Jeep hit the children as they were on their way home from school.[1][2] One of the injured victims died a few days later, raising the death toll to 10 children.[3]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.

References

  1. "Steps to ensure road safety". The Hindu. 6 December 2008.
  2. "Tearful adieu to children killed in accident". The Hindu. 6 December 2008.
  3. "Perumannu road accident victim buried". The Hindu. 15 December 2008.


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