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Peringammala is the first largest panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. There are two places named Peringammala, the other one is between balaramapuram and venganoor which is on the sothern side of the Thiruvananthapuram district.HistoryThe verdant village of Peringammala is located in the valley of the Ponmudi hills. It owes its name to the Tamil/Malayalam word, Periyamala meaning The Big Mountain.In the olden days this area was reputed for various forest produce like honey.GeographyPeringammala panchayath consists of two villages namely Peringammala and Thennoor. Peringammala is the largest panchayth in Thiruvananthapuram district and is the second largest in the state of Kerala. Peringammala shares its east boundary with Tamil Nadu.DemographicsIndia census, Peringamala had a population of 21477 with 10361 males and 11116 females. The majority are tribal people and agriculture is the main occupation.As per official kaneshukumari it is very less than 50000. Even the nearest panchayths holds far more than this as like Nanniyode panchayth and Vithura panchayth.1. Name of Grama Panchayath : Peringammala 2. Village : Peringammala, Thennoor 3. Block Panchayath : Vamanapuram 4. Thalook : Nedumangadu 5. Legislative Mandalam : Vamanapuram 6. Parliament Mandalam : Attingal 7. District : Thiruvananthapuram 8. Breadth : 217.94km2 9. Boundaries 10. East : Ambasamudram(Tamil Nadu) 11. South : Vamanapuram River 12. West : T.S. Road 13. North : Ammayamblam Pacha (Kulathupuzha Reserve Forest) 14. Population : 39792 15. Female : 20688 16. Male : 19104 17. Tribal people population