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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Peraiyur<br />
| other_name = Peraiyur<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Nagar panchayat<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.72|N|77.8|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Madurai district|Madurai]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluk]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Peraiyur taluk|Peraiyur]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = Taluk<br />
| governing_body = Nagar panchayat<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 150<br />
| population_total = 8880<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = Peraiyurar<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 625703<br />
| registration_plate = TN-58Z([[Thirumangalam, Madurai|Thirumangalam]] RTO)<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
'''Peraiyur''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Madurai district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is one of the Revenue blocks of Madurai District. Peraiyur is the headquarters of the peraiyur taluk.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Revenue Administration {{!}} Madurai District, Government of Tamilnadu {{!}} India|url=https://madurai.nic.in/administrative-setup/revenue-administration/|access-date=2020-11-29|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
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Peraiyur town lies 42 km south west of Madurai City and 28 km South East of Virudhunagar. It is well connected by road network.<br />
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Peraiyur comes under the Usilampatti Educational District.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Peraiyur is located at {{coord|9.72|N|77.8|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Peraiyur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Peraiyur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 150&nbsp;metres (492&nbsp;feet).<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Peraiyur had a population of 8880. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Peraiyur has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 59%. In Peraiyur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
==Politics==<br />
It is part of the [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. [[S. Venkatesan]] also known as Su. Venkatesan from [[CPI(M)]] is the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]], after his election in the [[2019 Indian general election]].<ref name="pd0">{{cite web |url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2019/0602_pd/17th-lok-sabha-elections-victorious-candidates-cpim |title=17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2019-06-02 |website=People's Democracy |publisher=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] |access-date=2019-08-31 |quote="Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes."}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Madurai district]]<br />
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