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Perakam

Perakam is a census town in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala.

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The place

Perakam is a census town in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Perakam

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Guruvayur

    Guruvayur IPA: [guɾuʋɐːjuːr]) is a municipal temple town in Thrissur district, of Kerala State in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city, located 26 kilometres from Thrissur towards the north-west.

    3.3 km · it is a famous temple,town in kerala · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Guruvayur Temple

    The Guruvayur Temple, also called the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, is situated in the town of Guruvayur, Thrissur district, Kerala, India. Located approximately 26 kilometers northwest of Thrissur city, the temple is dedicated to the deity Guruvayurappan, a form of Krishna-Vishnu.

    3.6 km · historic Krishna temple and pilgrimage site in Guruvayur, Kerala · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Mammiyoor Temple

    Mammiyur Mahadeva Temple is a popular Shiva temple situated in Guruvayoor, Thrissur district of Kerala, India. Every devotee who goes to Guruvayur Temple is supposed to go to Mammiyoor also, as the ritual goes.

    3.2 km · a Siva temple in Kerala · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Chavakkad Beach

    Chavakkad Beach is a beach in Chavakkad Municipality of Thrissur District in the Indian state of Kerala.

    3.5 km · Beach in Thrissur district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Chettuva Lighthouse

    The Chetwai Lighthouse is situated at Chettuva near Guruvayur in Thrissur District of Kerala. It was inaugurated on 29 September 1986.

    5.6 km · lighthouse in India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Palayur

    Palayur Mar Thoma Major Archiepiscopal Church, is located at Palayur, in Thrissur district in Kerala on the west coast of India. According to Saint Thomas Christian tradition, the Syrian church is believed to be established in 52 AD by St Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ.

    3.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Sree Perunthatta Siva Temple

    Sree Perunthatta Siva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva situated in Guruvayur of Thrissur District in Kerala state in India. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol of Lord Shiva in the Treta Yuga.

    3.9 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Perakam Mahadeva Temple

    Perakam Mahadeva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva situated at Perakam village of Thrissur District in Kerala state in India. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol of Lord Shiva in Perakam village.

    1.8 km · Hindu temple in Perakam, India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Palayoor Mahadeva Temple

    Palayur Mahadeva Temple was a legendary temple located in Palayoor near Chavakkad in the Thrissur district in ancient Kerala. This Shiva temple was later converted into a Christian church with the arrival of St.

    3.2 km · shiva temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Devaswom Museum

    Devaswom Museum is a museum located at Guruvayur in Thrissur District showcasing rare offerings of devotees to the Guruvayur Temple. The museum exhibits temple materials, antiques, musical instruments, mural paintings, adornments used in folk arts like Krishnanattam and Kathakali, elephant teeth of Guruvayur Keshavan.

    3.8 km · museum · Wikipedia

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Getting to Perakam

Airports
Calicut (CCJ), 59 km · Cochin (COK), 66 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 123 km
Stations
Guruvayur Railway Station, 4.2 km
  • Calicut → Perakam
    76 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · ₹580–720
  • Kochi → Perakam
    78 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · ₹550–690
  • Coimbatore → Perakam
    50 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · ₹430–540
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Perakam

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Perakam. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inA large helipad at Guruvayur, enables helicopter transportation from Cochin and Kozhikode airport.
  • Get aroundTaxis and autorickshaws are available at nominal rates.

From Wikivoyage: Guruvayoor, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    74 km
  2. 02
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    136 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    144 km
  4. 04
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    144 km
  5. 05
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    177 km

If you know how people move in Perakam – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Perakam

Perakam is 25 km from Thrissur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.