Peermade
Peermade | |
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Tea plantation near Pambanar community. Taken from National Highway 183. | |
Peermade Location in Kerala, India Peermade Peermade (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°34′40″N 77°1′15″E / 9.57778°N 77.02083°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Peermade Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.34 km2 (20.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 22,213 |
| • Density | 424.4/km2 (1,099/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| • Regional | Malayalam, Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 685531 |
| Area code | 04869 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-37 |
| Website | [1] |
Peermade, also spelt Peerumedu is a village, Grama Panchayat and hill station in the state of Kerala, in southwestern India. It lies 915 metres (3,002 ft) above sea level in the Western Ghats (Sahyadri) about 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Kottayam on the way to Kumily.