Peralasseri is a census town and Panchayat headquarters in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala, situated on the Kannur-Kuthuparamba State Highway 38 (Kerala), 12 km from Kannur city, on the bank of Anjarakandy river.

[1] Peralasseri is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the district headquarters Kannur.

[citation needed] As of 2011 Census, Peralasseri had a population of 16,821 which constitutes 7,687 (45.7%) males and 9,134 (54.3%) females.

Peralasseri census town spreads over an area of 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi) with 3,830 families residing in it.

The male female sex ratio was 1,188 higher than state average of 1,084.