Peringara

Peringara is a village and in the Peringara gram panchayat in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. Peringara is located 3.9 km from Thiruvalla. The gram panchayat includes the wards of Mepral, Idinjillam, Perumthuruthy, and Chathenkary.

The revenue village covers wards 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the gram panchayat.

Geography
Peringara is part of the Upper Kuttanad geographical region. It has an average elevation of 19 m. The area is located along the border with Alappuzha district and Kottayam district. Low-lying paddy fields typical of Kuttanad cover most of the area, making it prone to flooding during the monsoons. The area lies between the Pamba and Manimala rivers, the latter of which flows through the panchayat.The southeastern part (Peringara proper), and northern part (Perumthuruthy and Idinjillam) form a part of the built-up area of Thiruvalla.

Demographics
As per the 2011 Indian census, Peringara has a total population of 14,440, a 4.3% decline from the 15,089 registered in 2001. Of this, 46.1% is male and 53.9% is female. 8.25% of the population is under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitute 6.79% and 0.2% of the population respectively. The total literacy rate was 97.29% (97.93% for males and 96.75% for females), which is higher than the state average of 94% and the national average of 74.04%.

Administration
The Peringara gram panchayat covers an area of approximately 18.2 sq mi. It is divided into 15 wards:
 * 1. Mepral West
 * 2. Mepral
 * 3. Mepral East
 * 4. Alumthuruthy
 * 5. Idinjillam
 * 6. Perumthuruthy
 * 7. Chalakkuzhy
 * 8. Kuzhivelipuram
 * 9. Karackal
 * 10. Peringara East
 * 11. Peringara
 * 12. Karackal South
 * 13. Peringara West
 * 14. Chathenkary
 * 15. Chathenkary North

Religious places

 * Yammarkulangara Sree Mahaganapathi Temple
 * Koottummel Bhagavathi Temple
 * Puthukkulangaraara Temple
 * India Pentecostal Church of God
 * The Pentecostal Mission
 * St. George Orthodox Church
 * Malankara Catholic Church Peringara, Karakkal
 * Church of God (Full Gospel) In India, Mepral