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'''Perambra''' is a small town located in the [[Thrissur district]] of [[Kerala]], [[South India]]. It is located on [[National Highway 544 (India)|National Highway (NH) 544]], 23 km south of the city of [[Thrissur]] and about 7 km north of [[Chalakudy]].

Perambra is well known for St.Sebastian's feast and St. Antony's feast. The St.Sebastian's feast is celebrated on January 29 &30 every year. It's a big feast were a lot of people come and celebrate.St.Antony's feast is celebrated during June every year .

==Location==

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{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Near by Places of Perambra'''
|Northwest = [[Anandapuram]]
|North = [[Kodakara]]
|Northeast = [[Kodaly, Thrissur|Kodaly]]
|West = [[Aloor, Kerala|Aloor]], [[Kallettumkara]], [[Irinjalakkuda]]
|Centre = Perambra
|East = [[Kanakamala]]
|Southwest = [[Mala, Kerala|Mala]]
|South = [[Apollo Tyres]], [[Potta]], [[Chalakkudy]]
|Southeast = [[Athirappilly]]
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=={{anchor|District}}Government and industry==
[[File:FarmPerambra.jpg|thumb|Perambra village map|alt=Black-and-white map of Perambra]]
Administratively, Perambra is part of the [[Kodakara]] panchayat and the chalakudy taluk. [[Apollo Tyres]] has a factory in Perambra.<ref>[http://www.apollotyres.com/cor_ourcompany_operations.htm Perambra, Cochin, Kerala] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106101500/http://www.apollotyres.com/cor_ourcompany_operations.htm |date=2012-01-06 }} Retrieved 2012-01-20.</ref>
It is an agricultural area, although Apollo Tyres is a major employer. Perambra has many [[rubber]] estates, [[nutmeg]] and [[rice]] farms, [[coconut]] plantations, [[cashew nut]] and pepper farms. Many residents work abroad in [[Dubai]], [[Saudi Arabia]], the [[UK]], and the [[United States]].

==Travel==
The nearest railway stations are at [[Chalakudi railway station|Chalakudy]] and [[Irinjalakuda railway station|Irinjalakuda]], both located 7 km from the town. Although Perambra is considered a single block with 1,600 families, NH-544 cuts it into two pieces and there is a need for an underpass at Perambra Junction.

=={{anchor|Religion}}Religion and infrastructure==

St.Antony's Church is a pilgrimage center in Perambra. The church's history in the town dates back to 1820, when a chapel was dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua as part of the Chalakudy parish for Sunday mass. In 1830 a church was built, and in 1832 it became an independent parish.

CYM (Catholic Youth Movement) is a youth wing of the Perambra parish. The KCYM (Kerala CYM) has about 100 active members, and celebrated its [[Silver Jubilee]] in 2010. CYM is involved in [[blood donation]], [[eye donation]], a public library and other social-welfare activities. Perambra was declared a complete blood literacy village on 29 December 2005, when all 8,000 residents had been tested for their [[blood groups]]. Perambra was the third village to achieve blood literacy in [[Kerala]], thanks to the CYM initiative.
[[File:stantonysperambrachurch.jpg|thumb|St.Antony's Church altar|alt=Multicolored church altar with flowers, statues and crucifix]]
[[File:perambrachurch.jpg|thumb|St.Antony's Church|alt=Front of white, domed church]]

Puthukkavu Temple, one of the oldest Bagavathy temples, is located in Perambra. ''Thaalapoli maholsavam'' is celebrated every year on the tenth day of [[Malayalam calendar|Makaram]], featuring nine elephants.

The Government Ayurveda Hospital Perambra, established in the 1940s, moved to Perambra in 1960. This hospital is one of the three government [[ayurveda]] hospitals in Kerala where Panchakarma treatment is available.

Perambra is the birthplace of Member of Parliament [[Lonappan Nambadan]], a former teacher and leading figure in the Communist Party who was MP from Mukundapuram from 2004–2009.

==Education==
=== Schools ===
*[[St. Antonys UP School, Perambra]]
*[[St. LIOBA ACADEMY School, Perambra]]
*[[Saraswathy Vidyanikethan Senior Secondary School, Perambra]]
* Heal autism center [ special education school in Kerala]

==See also==
*[[Apollo Tyres]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cymperambra/ Images from Perambra]
* [http://cymperambra.blogspot.com/ CYM Eye Donation Blog]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110204000316/http://stantonyschurchperambra.org/ St. Antonys Church]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Thrissur district]]

Perambra, Thrissur - Revision history

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