PEERMADE TOWN

It is the famous Plantation town.It is surrounded by lofty peaks and tea plantations.The place has a beautiful river flowing and an old bridge over the river (A new one is used now).The water flows steeply downwards just after the bridge.It is very beautiful to see the waterfall from the bridge.The Altitude of the place is around 913 Meters above sea level.The place is covered by mist almost all round the year.

There is a Head Post Office and a Bank At Peermade.There is the office of Peermade Development Society. The place got the name from the name of the Sufi Saint Peer Mohammad who visited here for trading Purposes.The meaning of Peermade is hill of Peer. Peermade Panchayat is around 114.75 Square Kilometers in area. It came to existence in 1954,It is surrounded by Vandiperiyar Panchayat in the east,Peruvandanam in the West and Elapara in the North. To the south it is surrounded by Forests where there are many tribal settlements.