Palery
Palery is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]
Palery | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Palery Location in Kerala, India  Palery Palery (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°35′5″N 75°45′10″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 14,566 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673508 |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Palery had a population of 14566 with 7141 males and 7425 females.[1]
Transportation
Paleri village connects to other parts of India through Koyilandy town. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Koyiandy. The national highway no.66 passes through Koyilandy and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore.
In popular culture
Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (Undying Echoes of Silence in English), the 2008 best-selling novel by T. P. Rajeevan, fictionalises the first recorded murder case that was registered after the formation of the first democratically elected communist government in Kerala. The story revolves around the murder of a young Thiyya girl who comes from a neighbouring village to Palery as the wife of the assistant sorcerer of the village. The novel was adapted into a film with the same title in 2009.
References
- "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.