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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Peravurani
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Tamil
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town Panchayat in Tamil Nadu
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Fort of Manora
| nickname = Perai
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10.3|N|79.18|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 = [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Thanjavur
| established_title = 
| established_date = 04, June 1951
| founder =
| named_for = Peravurani literally means "Big Pond", which deriving from the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] words ''Periya'' meaning big and ''Oorani'' meaning a Pond
| government_type = Selection Grade Town Panchayat
| governing_body = Peravurani Town Municipality
| leader_title =
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| leader_title3 =
| leader_name3 =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 18.70
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 16
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2011 census data">{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=692344|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref>
| population_total = 22,084
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 961 per 1000 males [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 614804
| area_code = 04373
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = TN-49
}}
'''Peravurani''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Thanjavur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the administrative headquarters of the [[Peravurani Taluk]] and [[Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency)]]. It is declared as Selection Grade Town Panchayat.

==Geography==
Peravurani is located at {{Coord|10.3|N|79.18|E}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Peravurani.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Peravurani]</ref> It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet). This town lies in the new delta region of [[River Cauvery]]. This region is irrigated from the water source of Kallanai Kalvai and its distributories.(Canals built by the British to carry water from [[Grand Anaicut]] to this region). This area mostly consists of riverine alluvium, red loam, lateritic and black soil types in which the alluvial soil being the predominant type.

Peravurani is about 370 km south of [[Chennai]], the capital of [[Tamil Nadu]]. 26 Kilometers North East of [[Aranthangi]] and at a distance of 75 Kilometers from [[Thanjavur]]. [[Pattukkottai]] is the nearest big town at a distance of 30 kilometers from Peravurani on the highway to Thanjavur. In the west side, [[Pudukkottai]] town is located at a distance of 51 km. [[Perumagalur]] and [[Keeramangalam]] are the nearest Town Panchayats to Peravurani.

Temperature in [[Thanjavur district]] varies between 37.48 degree Celsius and 20.82 degree Celsius. Rainfall during North East Monsoon varies between 545.7mm and 953.2 mm and during South West Monsoon it varies between 342.0 and 303.1 mm.

==Demographics==
{{bar box|title=Religious census 2011|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|83.45}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|9.98}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|6.52}}{{bar percent|Not stated|grey|0.05}}}}

At the 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> Peravurani has a population of 21045 as per 2001 census and having male population of 10327 and female population of 10718. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Peravurani has shown a growth rate of 22 percent between 1981 and 1991 whereas it has shown a high growth percentage of 151% between 1991 and 2001 mainly due to increase in its jurisdiction area from 6.8 Sq. km to 18.7 Sq. km. The growth of population and decade variation from the year 1981.

As per the religious census of 2011, [[Hinduism]] is majority religion in Peravurani with 83.45% followers. [[Islam]] is second most popular religion in town of Peravurani with approximately 9.98% following it. In Peravurani Town, [[Christianity]] is followed by 6.52%, [[Jainism]] by 0.00%, [[Sikhism]] by 0.00% and [[Buddhism]] by 0.00%. Around 0.0% stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.05% stated 'No Particular Religion'.

{{Historical populations
|1981|6853
|1991|8375
|2001|21045
|2011|22,084
}}

==Economy==
[[File:Rice paddy fields.jpg|thumb|left|[[Paddy field|Paddy]] field in Peravurani Taluk|alt=a green paddy field]]
[[Agriculture]] is the main economy of this region. rice is extensively grown here and is the staple of this people. [[Rice#Harvesting, drying and milling|paddy]], [[Peanut|groundnut]]s, [[banana]]s and [[sugarcane]] are the major crops in the region. This area is the highest producer of coconut in the state. Coir industry is also an important livelihood of people here due to the large generation of coconut value added products. From here banana, gingelly, sugarcane, groundnuts and coconuts are exported domestically and internationally. Dairy products are also a major source of income in this region. The nearby village Mavadukurichi is known for its rich dairy products.everyday this village yields a large volume buffalo milk that is being distributed to other villages. People in this area are very much addicted to sea food that is brought from nearby coastal towns such as [[Mallipattinam]], [[Adirampattinam]], [[Sethubavachatram]] and [[Muthupet]] by road to the Peravurani town fish market. At the time of the summer when all the lakes dry-up with fresh water fish for commercial business. Since agriculture is extensively practiced only agrarian based industries are common in this region.

Industries like [[Shrimp farm]] also booming on the coastal sides of [[Sethubavachatram]]. Which accelerates the sea based industries like Fishing Net production. There is lot of Fishing Net production unites were working on purpose of fishery businesses. However Peravurani has no major industries in operation. OPAL Energy Solution (P) Ltd and R.G.Fibers are the only two notable factories in operation in this area.

==Administration==
{| style="clear:right; float:right; background:#ffffff; margin: 0 0 0.5em 1em;" class="toccolours" width="220" font-size : "90%"
|-
!style="background:#A8BDEC" align=center colspan="2"|'''Town Panchayat Official'''
|-
|align=center|Executive Officer||M.Manimozhiyan
|-
!style="background:#A8BDEC" align=center colspan="2"|'''Elected Representatives'''
|-
|align=center|Town President||N. Ashok Kumar
|-
|align=center|Vice President|| Parimala Neelakandan
|-
|align="center"|[[Member of Legislative Assembly]]||M. Govindarasu
|-
|align="center"|[[Member of Parliament]]||[[S. S. Palanimanickam]]
|}

Peravurani is the Selection Grade Town Panchayat Town. It was constituted as Town Panchayat on 04, June 1951 by the [[Tamil Nadu Government]] order No. 1118/LA. Peravurani also declared as headquarters of the [[Peravurani Taluk]] and [[Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency)]]. The Peravurani Town Panchayat has 18 wards and there is an elected councillor for each of those wards. The functions of the Town Panchayat are devolved into six departments. Namely General Administration/Personnel, Engineering, Revenue/Taxing, Public Health, City Planning and Information Technology (IT). All these departments are under the control of a Town Panchayat Executive Officer who is the executive head of the Town. The legislative powers are vested in a body of 18 members, one each from the 18 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected Town President assisted by a Deputy Town President.

==Politics==
Leaders from Peravurani have been dominated in both Tamil Nadu and Indian politics. Especially different individuals from different political parties were worked in many prestigious designations.

===Peravurani Assembly Constituency===
Peravurani assembly seat was created from [[Pattukkottai (state assembly constituency)|Pattukkottai Assembly constituency]] on 1967. Peravurani is the headquarters of [[Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency)]]. It elects a member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once every five years from 1967. Peravurani selected 12 members to Tamil Nadu State Assembly till the date.

===Election results===
From the 1967 elections, [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] won the assembly seat three times (in 1984, 2006, 2016 state elections), [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] won the assembly seat three times (in 1967, 1977 and 1980), [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]] won two times by 1996 and 2001 elections and [[Indian National Congress]] two times wons the seat (in 1989 and 1991) and [[Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam]] won the seat in 2011 election. The current [[Member of legislative assembly]] of [[Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency)]] is M. Govindarasu from [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party.
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Members Elected from [[Peravurani (state assembly constituency)|Peravurani Constituency]]
! Party
|-
| 1967
| M. Krishnamoorthi
| [[File:Flag DMK.svg|25px]] DMK
|-
| 1971
| Kuzha. Chellaiya
| Independent
|-
| 1977
| [[M. R. Govindan]]
| [[File:Flag DMK.svg|25px]] DMK
|-
| 1980
| [[M. R. Govindan]]
| [[File:Flag DMK.svg|25px]] DMK
|-
| 1984
| [[M. R. Govindan]]
| [[File:Flag_of_AIADMK.svg|25px]] AIADMK
|-
| 1989
| [[R. Singaram]]
| INC
|-
| 1991
| [[R. Singaram]]
| INC
|-
| 1996
| [[S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam]]
| TMC
|-
| 2001
| [[S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam]]
| TMC
|-
| 2006
| M.V.R. Veera Kabilan
| [[File:Flag_of_AIADMK.svg|25px]] AIADMK
|-
| 2011
| [[Arun Pandian]]
| [[File:DMDK_flag.PNG|25px]] DMDK
|-
| 2016
| M. Govindarasu
| [[File:Flag_of_AIADMK.svg|25px]] AIADMK
|-
|}

'''Unsuccessful Parties''' - Although there are many elections happened in Peravurani, only two to three parties continue to hold the Peravurani Assembly Constituency. Other political parties are continuously neglected by the people despite more than ten elections. Namely [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[Communist Party of India]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], [[Naam Tamilar Katchi]], [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]], etc.

==Notable people==
Many people from this city are notable in [[Tamil Nadu]] in many fields such as politics, movies, business and media industries.

===Political leaders===
* [[M. R. Govindan]] is an Indian politician and former minister and member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu]]. Who born and brought up in Mudachikadu Village of [[Peravurani Taluk]]. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Peravurani (state assembly constituency)]] in the 1977, 1980, and 1984 state assembly elections. who is the only person who selected as MLA from Peravurani assembly constituency in consecutive three terms.
* A. Vairavan Servai is a senior Indian politician and former [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] who was born and brought up in Kundamaraikadu Village of [[Peravurani Taluk]]. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate in the 1957 general elections.
* Kuzha. Chellaiya is an Indian politician and member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu]]. Who born and brought up in Mudhukadu Village of [[Peravurani Taluk]]. Who worked in both major political parties of Tamil Nadu, [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] and [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] in different times. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an Independent candidate from [[Peravurani (state assembly constituency)]] in the 1971 state assembly elections. Who is the only Independent candidate, elected as [[Member of legislative assembly]] from Peravurani assembly constituency.
* V. Vairava Devar is a senior Indian politician and former [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] who born and brought up in Kundamaraikadu Village of [[Peravurani Taluk]]. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate in the 1962 general elections.
* [[S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam]] is an Indian politician and former member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu]]. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]] candidate from [[Peravurani (state assembly constituency)]] in the year of 1996 and 2001 assembly elections.

===Bureaucrats===
* Anbuselvan Venkidusamy was conferred as an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer; he was born and brought up in Nadiyam Village of Peravurani. He is the former Commissioner of [[Greater Chennai Corporation]], Chennai District Collector. He is currently serving as [[Cuddalore District]] Collector.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
* Sathiya Sundaram is an [[Indian Police Service]] officer who was born and brought up in Mathanpattavur Village of Peravurani. He served as Deputy Superintendent in [[Mizoram Police]] Department.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
* Uma T,an [[Indian Forest Service]] Officer, was born brought up in Ottangadu Village of Peravurani. She was the former divisional forest officer of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She is serving as the Regional Deputy Director of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau - Southern Region, Chennai.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
*
* Siva Guru Prabhakaran, [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer who born brought up in Ottangadu Village of Peravurani.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

===Activists===
* M. Thangavelanar, who runs a small tea shop near Peravurani bus stand, has been featured in many leading Indian magazines and newspapers by celebrating [[Thiruvalluvar]] Day in a special way. He sells tea for one rupee throughout the day to his customers for spread the joy of learning Thirukkural. He continuously works on efforts to get Thirukkural declared as a National Book of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/for-this-tea-vendor-thirukkural-is-the-essence-of-life/article26010407.ece |title=For this tea vendor, Thirukkural is the essence of life |date=19 January 2019|publisher=|via=The Hindu}}</ref>

===Cinema personalities ===
* [[Agathiyan]] is an Indian film director. He has won the [[National Film Award for Best Direction]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director]], [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] in 1996 for the Tamil film [[Kadhal Kottai]] starred actor [[Ajithkumar]]. Who popularly known as Agathiyan belongs to Peravurani. His birth name is Karunanithi, Later he changed his name. He was the first National award winner for Best Direction in Tamil cinema.
* [[Dinesh Krishnan]] is an Indian cinematographer who was born in Peravurani nearby village Thennangudi and works in Tamil cinema. He worked as cinematographer for [[Soodhu Kavvum]], [[Puriyatha Puthir]], [[Thegidi]], [[Mr. Local]] and [[Kanaa]] movies.
* [[Dhivyadharshini]] is a popular host and actress whose father hails from Thennangudi a nearby village of Peravurani.

===Media personalities===
* [[Gopinath Chandran]] is an Indian television anchor, radio jockey, journalist, reporter, news presenter-moderator, entrepreneur, and writer who was born in Peravurani nearby village Kalathur. He is featured on the [[Vijay TV]] debate show ''Neeya Naana''. He is popularly known as "Neeya Naana Gobinath".{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
* [[Dhivyadharshini]] is an Indian television host and actress born in Peravurani and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She was born to a father Neelakandan and mother Srilatha. Her sister Priyadarshini is also a television host, while her younger brother is an airline pilot. Initially she made her debut as an actress; she featured in supporting roles in films including Kamal Hassan's production [[Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)|Nala Damayanthi]] (2003). She has regularly been a host for shows on [[Vijay TV]] and in 2014, she began hosting Koffee with DD, her own show.
* Tharasu Shyam alias "Shanumgam" was the founder editor-in-chief of the ''[[Tharasu]]'' magazine. He was born and brought up in Nadiyam village of Peravurani. He was worked as special correspondent of Kumudam and Tharasu in the late 1980s.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

== Education ==
{{bar box|title=Peravurani Literacy Rate on 2011|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Gender|right1=Percent(%)|float=right|bars={{bar percent|[[Male]]|DodgerBlue|79}}{{bar percent|[[Female]]|DeepPink|63}}}}

Peravurani has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 63%. In Peravurani, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age as per National Population Census of 2011. As of 2019, there were different private and government running schools and colleges in Peravurani Town. There is around more than 15 government and private running schools and 3 colleges within the town limits. There were well-established institutions such as follows.

===Government educational institutions===
* Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Peravurani
* Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Peravurani
* Government Arts and Science College established in the year of 2013 and inaugurated by former [[Tamil Nadu Chief Minister]] [[J.Jayalalithaa]] on 14 September 2013. Which is affiliated to [[Bharathidasan University]], Trichirappalli.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-trichy/tanjore/2013/sep/15/பேராவூரணி-கல்லூரியில்முதல-744679.html|title=பேராவூரணி கல்லூரியில்முதலாமாண்டுவகுப்புகள் தொடக்கம் |date=15 September 2013|publisher=|via=Dinamani Tamil News Daily}}</ref>
* SMR East Coast College of Engineering and Technology. Which situated in the coastal area of Kattumavadi. The engineering institution which, affiliated to [[Anna University]], Chennai
* [[Anna University]] - Pattukkottai Campus, Rajamadam

===Private educational institutions===
* Sri Venkateshwara Arts and Science College for Women, Peravurani
* Sri Venkateshwara College of Education, Peravurani
* Dr. Kalam Polytechnic, Avanam
* Dr. Kalam College of Pharmacy, Avanam
* Dr. J.C.Kumarappa Higher Secondary School, Peravurani
* Muvendar Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sengamangalam
* V.R.Veerappa Memorial Higher Secondary School, Koopulikadu
* Atlantic International School, Veeriyankottai
* Sri Venkateshwara CBSE, Peravurani
* August Zion Nursery and Primary School, Peravurani
* Busy Bees Play School, Peravurani
* St. Anne's Convent & High School, Athanoor

===Abacus Training Centre===

* UK Infos Abacus, Hindi and Vedic Coaching Centre, Peravurani.

==Transport==
Peravurani town has been well connected with different parts of Tamil Nadu and other nearby cities. This town connected with different state highways and rail lines. The nearest bus services were available at Peravurani town while the nearest airport is situated 90 kilometers (56 mi) away at Tiruchirapalli.

=== Rail Lines===
The railway station is located just within the town. It was connected to [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] Junction towards north and [[Karaikkudi]] Junction towards south. The station was initially built with meter gauge infrastructure and now it converted to broad gauge in the amount of ₹711 crore (US$100 million) sanctioned in 2007–2008. Peravurani train station have three passenger services daily with one express and two passenger trains.
{{Thiruthuraipoondi–Karaikkudi line}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Train Schedule - Peravurani Railway Station
|-
! Train No
! Train Route
! Arrival
! Departure
! Interval
|-
| 06847
| Thiruvarur - Karaikudi via Peravurani
| 12:16
| 12:18
| 2 Minutes
|-
| 06848
| Karaikudi - Thiruvarur via Peravurani
| 04:30
| 04:32
| 2 Minutes
|-
| 06855
| Pattukkottai - Karaikudi via Peravurani
| 02:28
| 02:30
| 2 Minutes
|-
| 06856
| Karaikudi - Pattukkottai via Peravurani
| 11:43
| 11:45
| 2 Minutes
|-
|}

=== Road lines ===
Tamil Nadu State Highway 71 (SH-71) is a State Highway maintained by the Highways Department of Government of Tamil Nadu. It connects Musiri with Sethubhavachathiram via Peravurani. The total length of the SH-71 is 150.69 kilometers (93.63 miles).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Distance from Near by Towns / via Road
|-
! Town !! Distance (in km)
|-
| [[Pattukkottai]] || 22
|-
| [[Keeramangalam]] || 13
|-
| [[Aranthangi]] || 26
|-
| [[Mallipattinam]] || 16
|-
| Kattumavadi || 26
|-
| Thiruchitrambalam || 11
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Distance from Major Cities of [[Tamil Nadu]] / via Road
|-
! City !! Distance (in km)
|-
| [[Chennai]] || 435
|-
| [[Madurai]] || 156
|-
| [[Tiruchirappalli]] || 104
|-
| [[Coimbatore]] || 321
|-
| [[Tuticorin]] || 264
|-
| [[Thirunelveli]] || 300
|}

== Climate ==
Peravurani having tropical climate environment, So here when it compared with winter, the summers have much more rainfall. The maximum temperature in peravurani is 36 °C and the minimum recorded temperature is 36 °C . The maximum rainfall recorded is averages to 1217 mm. In Peravurani, precipitation is the lowest in February, with an average of 18 mm. In October and November, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 187 mm. In Peravurani, average temperature is 31.3 °C, may is the hottest month at 25.7 °C on average, January is the coldest month.

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|location=Peravurani Town (altitude: 16m)
|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C=29.3
|Feb high C=31
|Mar high C=33.5
|Apr high C=35
|May high C=35.7
|Jun high C=35.2
|Jul high C=34.4
|Aug high C=34
|Sep high C=35.5
|Oct high C=32
|Nov high C=29.7
|Dec high C=28.9
|Jan mean C=25.7
|Feb mean C=26.7
|Mar mean C=28.8
|Apr mean C=30.7
|May mean C=30.3
|Jun mean C=31
|Jul mean C=30.4
|Aug mean C=29.9
|Sep mean C=29.5
|Oct mean C=28.4
|Nov mean C=26.7
|Dec mean C=25.7
|Jan low C=22.1
|Feb low C=22.7
|Mar low C=24.2
|Apr low C=26.5
|May low C=27.2
|Jun low C=26.9
|Jul low C=26.5
|Aug low C=25.9
|Sep low C=25.7
|Oct low C=24.8
|Nov low C=23.7
|Dec low C=22.6
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=37
|Feb precipitation mm=18
|Mar precipitation mm=20
|Apr precipitation mm=49
|May precipitation mm=38
|Jun precipitation mm=38
|Jul precipitation mm=64
|Aug precipitation mm=99
|Sep precipitation mm=90
|Oct precipitation mm=187
|Nov precipitation mm=181
|Dec precipitation mm=134
|source 1= ''Climate-Data.org'' (altitude: 16m)<ref name="Climate-Data.org 16m">{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/tamil-nadu/peravurani-171749|title=Climate: Peravurani (altitude: 16m) - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate=2013-12-29 }}</ref>
}}

==Tourism==
* Peravurani has famous Hindu Temple for Lord Ganesh in the name of "Theeratha Vinai Theerkkum Sri Neelakanda Pillaiyar Thirukovil". The Temple known firmly for its 10 days festival. Which is conducted every year in the Tamil month [[Chithirai]]. It attracts many devotees from different parts of the [[Tamil Nadu]] as indicated by the local stakeholders.
* Manora, an eight storied victory tower built by the Maratha King Serfoji in 1814 to commemorate the victory of the [[United Kingdom|British]] over [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] at [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]], is a well known tourist destination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://anandh--web.blogspot.in/2011/11/manora-peravurani.html|title=Manora|access-date=15 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629133304/http://anandh--web.blogspot.in/2011/11/manora-peravurani.html|archive-date=29 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name Manora is derived from the ''minaret'' meaning small ''minar''. From the top of this tower, one has a [[panoramic]] view of the palm-fringed [[Bay of Bengal]]. The tower has also served as a lighthouse. Manora is located about 15 km east of Peravurani.

[[File:Manora renamed.jpg|thumb|right|Manora, The Ancient Fort of Tamil Nadu, India]]

==See also==
*[[Peravurani Taluk]]
*[[Peravurani (state assembly constituency)]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Peravurani}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Thanjavur district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Thanjavur district]]

Peravurani - Revision history

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