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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Perumkulam
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| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.705244|N|76.786133|E||display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[kollam]]
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| parts_type = [[Taluk]]
| parts = [[Kottarakara Taluk]]
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| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 19074
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 691566<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/pinsearch.aspx|title=India Post :Pincode Search|accessdate=2008-12-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520133707/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pin/pinsearch.aspx|archivedate=2012-05-20}}</ref>
| registration_plate = KL-
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'''Perumkulam '''is a village in the [[Kollam district]] of [[Kerala]], India.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2008-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.maps.yahoo.com/#?lat=8.5366800&lon=77.0585500&z=4&plat=8.4156800&plon=77.0192900&pz=4&addr=Perumkulam|title=Yahoo Maps India|accessdate=2008-12-18}}</ref> It is India's second and Kerala's first 'village of books'.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-18|title=How Perumkulam became Kerala’s first village of books|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/how-perumkulam-became-keralas-first-village-of-books-7409878/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The village received this recognition on 19 June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Perumkulam becomes first 'village of books' in Kerala; MT declares via online|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/books-news/perumkulam-becomes-first-village-of-books-in-kerala-mt-declares-via-online-1.4845671|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref>

== Location ==
Perumkulam (Pusthakagramam) village is situated in [[Kulakkada]] Panchayath along [[Kottarakkara]] - [[Mannady]] (Dalawa road) road 6 km away from Kottarakkara town and 3 km away from Inchakkad on [[Main Central Road]]. 5 km away from [[Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathi Kshethram]]. The nearest railway station is [[Kottarakara railway station]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Perumkulam had a population of 19074 with 9286 males and 9788 females.<ref name="censusindia" />

== See also ==

* [[Bhilar]]
* [[Pustakanch Gaav]]
{{Kollam district}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Kollam district]]
[[Category:Villages in Kollam district]]
[[Category:History of Kerala (1947–present)]]

Perumkulam - Revision history

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