Perambalur Perumpulyiur | |
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 Perambalur bus station | |
  Perambalur Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates:11°14′N78°53′E / 11.23°N 78.88°E /11.23; 78.88 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Perambalur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Perambalur Municipal Corporation |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 49,648 |
| • Rank | 1 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 621212 |
| Area code | 04328 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-46 |
| Website | https://perambalur.nic.in |
Perambalur is aMunicipal corporation which is located in the heart ofTamil Nadu and is 267 kilometers South of the capital city ofChennai. The district covers an area of 1,757 square kilometers, located between 10.54' and 11.30' degrees of Northern latitude and 78.40' and 79.30' degrees of Eastern longitude. There are no coastal lines in this inland district.
The District has the Vellar River in the North and well-marked natural divisions.
The most important irrigation resource is groundwater, accessed through tube wells and wells. Paddy, groundnut, sugarcane, millet, and cashew are the major crops grown in the district. Perambalur accounts for about 24% of the small onion produced in Tamil Nadu and holds first place in state production.
As per the 2011 Census, the total population of the Perambalur District is 5,65,223. The density of the population in the district is 321 per sq. Km
There is a set of 11th-centuryBuddha statues around the villages of Perambalur calledPerambalur Buddhas.
Historically, Perumpuliyur was commonly referred to in English as Perambalur. According to popular belief, the name Perumpuliyur signifies that the region might once have been a shelter for different varieties oftigers. "Perum" refers to "vast" and "puli" refers to "tiger" in English. Meanwhile, the villages around the town also own similar names such as keelapuliyur, melapuliyur, kurumbalur (aka kurumpuliyur), etc. declares additional importance to the stance.
According toHindu mythology, the name referred to a once livedsiddhar in the locality named pulisiddhar.
It is the largest city and administrative headquarters ofPerambalur district andPerambalur Taluk (Sub-District).[1]
The city covers an area of 74 km2.[1] Though a landlocked district, fossils of marine species dated 416 million years ago were found near the Kunnam taluk of the district, revealing that the land was part of the ancient sea.
| Religion | Percent(%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 86.94% | |||
| Muslim | 9.29% | |||
| Christian | 3.6% | |||
| Sikh | 0.01% | |||
| Buddhist | 0.01% | |||
| Jain | 0.0% | |||
| Other | 0.12% | |||
| No religion | 0.03% | |||
According tothe 2011 census, Perambalur had a population of 49,648 with a sex ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[1] A total of 5,190 were under the age of six, constituting 2,678 males and 2,512 females.Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 29.43% and 0.29% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 80.77%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[1] The town had a total of 12,732 households. There was a total of 18,430 workers, comprising 998 cultivators, 1,746 main agricultural laborers, 364 in household industries, 13,762 other workers, 1,560 marginal workers, 49 marginal cultivators, 390 marginal agricultural laborers, 78 marginal workers in household industries and 1,043 other marginal workers.[2] As per the religious census of 2011, Perambalur had 86.94%Hindus, 9.29%Muslims, 3.6%Christians, 0.01%Sikhs, 0.01%Buddhists, 0.0%Jains, 0.12% following other religions, and 0.03% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[3]
Perambalur District comprises one Revenue Division viz., Perambalur, Four Taluks viz., Perambalur, Veppanthattai, Kunnam, Alathur comprising 152 Revenue Villages. The District has four blocks, viz. Perambalur, Veppanthattai, Veppur, Alathur comprise 121 Village Panchayats. There is one Municipality viz. Perambalur and four Town Panchayats viz. Arumbavur, Kurumbalur, Labbaikudikadu and Poolambadi.
Perambalur comes under thePerambalur parliamentary constituency which elects two members to theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. After 2008, the district was represented by two elected members, one each for thePerambalur andKunnam constituencies. It is a part of theChidambaram constituency, which elects itsMember of Parliament (MP) once every five years.Perambalur (state assembly constituency) is reserved forscheduled castes.[4] And current MLA is Prabhakaran from DMK, elected in the2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. The current Member of Parliament for Perambalur Constituency isArun Nehru.
Law and order are enforced by theTamil Nadu police, which, for administrative purposes, has constitutedPerambalur city as a separate district with a total of 9 police stations
The National Highway NH38 Passes through the District connecting various prominent cities likeTiruchirapalli,Karaikal,Vellore,Villupuram,Madurai,Salem,Erode,Karur,Thanjavur,Nagapattinam,Pudukottai.TNSTC runs regular buses from Perambalur Bus stand to all the above cities and much more.TNSETC Buses connect Perambalur withChennai,Hosur, andBengaluru.PRTC runs regular buses fromPondicherry andKaraikal towards Perambalur.
The Only Railway Station in the District isSillakkudi Railway Station.[5] Other nearest Railway Junctions areAriyalur Railway Station (40 km.)Tiruchirapalli Railway Junction (59 km.) andVriddhachalam Railway Junction (69 km.)
Perambalur district doesn't have its own Airport. The nearest International Airport isTiruchirapalli International Airport (61 km.)
The district doesn't have any coast lines, So the nearest seaport isKaraikal port, 139 km away from Perambalur which is located in theUnion Territory of Puducherry.
There is a set of 11th-centuryBuddha statues around the villages of Perambalur calledPerambalur Buddhas.
A 15th-century fortress namedRanjankudi Fort located about 16 km north of the town in NH 45. The fort has a palace, residence buildings, underground chamber and an underground passage that links Pettai with Kottai Medu.
Mayil ootru is a waterfall on the foothills of Pachaimalai. Located near the village Ladapuram, it is 23 km from Perambalur surrounded by dense forest.[6]
