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{{About|the municipality in Tamil Nadu, India||Perambalur (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Perambalur
| native_name = Perumpuliur
| native_name_lang = Tamil
| other_name = Perumpuliyur
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Perambalur bus stand.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Perambalur bus station
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.23|N|78.88|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Perambalur district]]
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| established_title = 1996
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Second Grade Municipality
| governing_body = Perambalur Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_code = 04328
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 143
| population_total = 49,648
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 1
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 621212
| registration_plate = TN-46
| website = [http://www.perambalur.tn.nic.in/]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Perambalur''' is a town in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the headquarters of [[Perambalur district]] and [[Perambalur taluk|Perambalur ''taluk'']] (sub-district). {{As of|2011}} census, the town had a population of 49,648. There are a set of 11th century [[Buddhists]] images around the villages of Perambalur called [[Perambalur Buddhas]].

==Geography==
It is the largest town and administrative headquarters of [[Perambalur district]], as well as [[Perambalur taluk|Perambalur Taluk]] (Sub-District).<ref name="Municipality about">{{cite web|title=Perambalur Municipality - About Municipality|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/perambalur/about_municipality.html|access-date=1 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317120421/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/perambalur/about_municipality.html|archive-date=17 March 2012|url-status=dead}}<{{cite web |url=http://www.perambalur.tn.nic.in/maps/Perambalur-District.jpg/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309160438/http://www.perambalur.tn.nic.in/maps/Perambalur-District.jpg |archive-date=2016-03-09 }}></ref>

The town covers an area of 20.59 sq.km.<ref name="Municipality about" /> Though a landlocked district, fossils of marine species dated 416 million years ago were found near the Kunnam taluk of the district, revealing the fact that the land was part of the ancient sea.

==Demographics==
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According to [[2011 census of India|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.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> 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%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The town had a total of 12,732 households. There were a total of 18,430 workers, comprising 998 cultivators, 1,746 main agricultural labourers, 364 in house hold industries, 13,762 other workers, 1,560 marginal workers, 49 marginal cultivators, 390 marginal agricultural labourers, 78 marginal workers in household industries and 1,043 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Perambalur(05783)|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=691453|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> 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% [[Jainism|Jains]], 0.12% following other religions and 0.03% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>

==Politics==
Perambalur's Legislative Assembly is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies |access-date=2008-10-11 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185928/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=4 May 2006 }}</ref> The current Member of Parliament for Perambalur Constituency is [[T. R. Paarivendhar]]. And current MLA is Prabhakaran from DMK @2021 election.

==See also==

* [[List of educational institutions in Perambalur]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120316035436/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/perambalur/ Perambalur municipality]

{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}

{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Perambalur district]]

Perambalur - Revision history

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