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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Town in Kerala, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Perole <br />
| native_name = <br />
| other_name = <br />
| settlement_type = [[census town]]<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right <br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12.2570|N|75.1432|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| parts_type = [[Taluks of Kerala|Taluk]]<br />
| parts = [[Hosdurg taluk|Hosdurg]]<br />
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| governing_body = Nileshwaram Municipality <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
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| area_total_km2 = 13.61<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
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| population_total = 14,965<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam]], English<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 |url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911111246/http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 September 2014}}</ref><br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 671314<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL-60]]<br />
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'''Perole''' is a [[census town]] and part of the [[Nileshwaram|Nileshwaram Municipality]] in [[Hosdurg taluk]] of [[Kasaragod district]], Kerala, India. It is located 1.5&nbsp;km east of Nileshwaram town.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kasargod.nic.in/tehsil/ |title=Taluk Offices |date= |author= |access-date= 24 August 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to 2011 Indian [[census]], Perole had population of 14,965 of which 7,125 are males and 7,840 are females. Perole census town spreads over an area of 13.61&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> with 3,748 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Perole was 1,100 higher than state average of 1,084. In Perole, population of children under 6 years was 9%. Perole had overall literacy of 91.9% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 96.3% and female literacy was 87.9%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kasaragod |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=92,93 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3201_PART_B_KASARAGOD.pdf |access-date=15 August 2022}}</ref> Hindus form 88.77% of the town’s population which is incidentally the highest in the district while Muslims form 7.26% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kasaragod District Religion Data - Hindu/Muslim |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/district/271-kasaragod.html |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref><br />
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==Administration==<br />
Perole is a part of [[Nileshwaram]] Municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2015/1250 |title=Nileshwar Municipality - LSGD}}</ref> Perole is politically part of [[Kanhangad (State Assembly constituency)]] under [[Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf<br />
|title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies<br />
|accessdate = 2008-10-18<br />
|work = Kerala<br />
|publisher = Election Commission of India<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf<br />
|archivedate = 2009-03-04<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Transportation==<br />
[[National Highway 66]] passes through [[Nileshwaram]] town connects [[Mangalore]] and [[Mumbai]] in the northern side and [[Kochi]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in the southern side. The nearest railway station is [[Nileshwar railway station]].<br />
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