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{{Infobox islands
| name = Perumal Par
| native_name =
| native_name_link = Malayalam
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| pushpin_map = India Lakshadweep
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| coordinates = {{coord|11.164|N|72.05|E|region:IN-LD_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology =
| location = [[Arabian Sea]]
| island_type = [[Atoll]]
| archipelago = [[Lakshadweep]]
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]
| total_islands = 3
| major_islands = {{hlist|North|Middle|South}}
| area_km2 = 0.0172
| area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Lakshadweep}}</ref>
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| elevation_m = 0
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| country = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[States and union territories of India|Territory]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[Union territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[List of districts in India#Lakshadweep (LD)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Lakshadweep]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Aminidivi]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Aminidivi]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_4 = [[Subdivisions of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_4 = [[Bitra]]
| population = 0
| population_as_of = 2014
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| ethnic_groups = [[Malayali]], [[Mahl people|Mahls]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.lakshadweep.gov.in/}}
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code = IN-LD-01<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}
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'''Perumal Par''', also known as '''Peremul Par''', is an uninhabited [[coral]] [[atoll]] belonging to the [[Amindivi]] Subgroup of islands of the [[Union Territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]], [[India]].
It has a distance of {{convert|2001|km|abbr=on}} south of the city of [[Delhi]].
==Geography==
Perumal Par is located at {{coord|11.164|N|72.05|E}}, 33 km south of [[Bitra Par]] and 25 km to the northwest of [[Bangaram Atoll]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/indian/lakshadweep/peremul-par.php |title=Peremul Par - Oceandots |accessdate=2011-11-09 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/indian/lakshadweep/peremul-par.php |archivedate=23 December 2010 }}</ref>

The atoll is very similar in appearance to [[Cherbaniani Reef]] further north. It has a large lagoon devoid of islands in the encircling reef, except for 3 small sandy islets located at the eastern area.
The [[lagoon]]s area is {{convert|83.02|km2|abbr=on}}.
the Islands of Perumal Par are:
*North Island, located at {{coord| 11.2088|N| 72.1041|E}}, with an area of {{convert|0.1|ha}}.
*Middle Island, located at {{coord|11.1977|N|72.0955|E}}, with an area of {{convert|0.64|ha}}.
*South Island, located at {{coord|11.15|N|72.0875|E}}, with an area of {{convert|0.98|ha}}.
==Ecology==
[[Tern]]s of different species visit this atoll.<ref>[http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/10pdfs/Kurup-Lakshadweep.pdf Birds of Lakshadweep Islands]</ref> Some damage to the corals of this atoll caused by ''[[Acanthaster planci]]'' crown-of-thorns starfish was observed in the 1990s.<ref>[http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5627E/x5627e06.htm Coral Reefs of India: Review of Their Extent, Condition, Research and Management Status by Vineeta Hoon]</ref>

Its surrounding waters are a good fishing area for [[baitfish]] and the place is often visited by fishermen from inhabited islands nearby.<ref>[http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2166.pdf Length-weight relationship of tuna baitfish from the Lakshadweep Islands, India]</ref> Tourists from nearby Bangaram Island resort often make excursions to this lonely atoll.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/travel-plus/story/india-secrets-lakshadweep-137865-2011-07-19 | title=Explore lovely getaway from Bangaram, Lakshadweep | date=19 July 2011 | publisher=India Today | accessdate=21 May 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub173/173sec05.pdf Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)]
*[http://www.cghearth.com/introduction/pdf/EarthCallingJanFeb2009.pdf Angling adventures in the Arabian Sea]
*[http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/10pdfs/Kurup-Lakshadweep.pdf Birds of Lakshadweep Islands]
*[http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/4897/1/00019.pdf List of Atolls]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130617052832/http://www.indianbirds.in/pdfs/An%20ornithological%20expedition.pdf An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago]
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00856407908722989 Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands]
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[[Category:Landforms of Lakshadweep]]
[[Category:Atolls of India]]
[[Category:Tourism in Lakshadweep]]

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