Peraiyur taluk is a
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
Madurai district
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of the
Indian state
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History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Tamil Nadu
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. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of
Peraiyur
Peraiyur is a panchayat town in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the Revenue blocks of Madurai District. Peraiyur is the headquarters of the peraiyur taluk.
Location
Peraiyur town lies 42 km south west of Mad ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Peraiyur had a population of 200,599 with 100,508 males and 100,091 females. There were 996 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 35.47%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were 9,406 Males and 8,727 Females.
References
Taluks of Madurai district
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