Perinthalmanna

Perinthalmanna is a town and municipality located in the Malappuram district of Kerala.DemographicsIndia census, Perinthalmanna had a population of 44,613. Males constituted 48% of the population and females 52%. Perinthalmanna has had an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 79%. In Perinthalmanna, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.People from Perintalmanna Cherukad, playwright and political activist E. M. S. Namboodiripad, politician and theorist also first chief minister of kerala Manjalamkuzhi Ali, current MLA from the constituency Nalakath Soopy, MLA for 26 years from 1980- 2006 and former Minister for Education Nandanar (author) Neralattu Rama Poduval, musician P. Sreeramakrishnan, Speaker of Kerala Legislature Poonthanam, author of the devotional poem Njanappana