Pulingome

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{{short description|Village in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pulingome
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Kottathalachi Mount.JPG
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| image_caption = Kottathalachi Mount near Pulingome
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|17|0|N|75|25|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 28.8
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| population_total = 10,672
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 670511
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04985
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL-86]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Payyannur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kasaragod]]
| website = http://www.pulingome.com
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]
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'''Pulingome''' is a village in [[Kannur District]] of [[Kerala]] state, India.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-08 }}</ref>

==Location==
Pulingome is a village located in Cherupuzha Grama Panchayat, in the Kannur district in northern Kerala. Located between the [[Western Ghats]] and the Karnataka forest, It is 76 km away from [[Kannur]] and 37 km from [[Payyanur]].

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Pulingome village which spreads over an area of {{cvt|28.8|km2}} had total population of 10,672 which 5,237 males and 5,435 females. Total number of households were 2,631 in the village limits. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 1,014 (9.5%) where 518 are males and 496 are females. Pulingome village had overall literacy of 94% where male literacy was 95.4% and female literacy was 92.8%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=154,155 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==History==
Pulingome was under the rule of [[Mushika dynasty]] of Ezhimala during the Sangha Age. Later, this became part of "Kolathunadu" under [[Chirakkal dynasty]]. Pulingome had a well established society and a rich culture all through its history. The ancient Sree Sankaranarayan temple here is believed to be set up by "Parasuram". The Pulingome Makham were two holy men of Islam, were buried some 1300 years ago and the remaining of a temple in the Karnataka forest near the border are examples of Pulingome’s cultural heritage. Later with the invasion of Tippu these regions were brought under Mysore kingdom and after Tippu’s death the region was under British rule. The Kamballur Kottayil Nambiar clan were the landlords of the Pulingome village and surrounding areas up until [[land reform in Kerala]] in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/religious-amity-to-the-fore-at-uroos/article22488603.ece |title=Religious amity to the fore at Uroos |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>

==Transportation==
The national highway passes through [[Perumba River|Perumba]] junction. [[Goa]] 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 of [[Iritty]] connects to [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest railway station is [[Payyanur railway station|Payyanur]] on [[Mangalore]]-[[Palakkad]] line.
Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]], [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] and [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]]. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

==References==
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{{Kannur district}}

[[Category:Villages in Kannur district]]

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