Perambalur is a town in the

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n state of

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. It is the headquarters of

Perambalur district Perambalur is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district headquarters is located at Perambalur. The district occupies an area of 1,752 km² and had a population of 565,223 with a se ...

and Perambalur ''taluk'' (sub-district). census, the town had a population of 49,648. There are a set of 11th century

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statues around the villages of Perambalur called Perambalur Buddhas.

Geography

It is the largest town and administrative headquarters of

, as well as Perambalur Taluk (Sub-District).<> The town covers an area of 20.59 sq.km. 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

According to 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. A total of 5,190 were under the age of six, constituting 2,678 males and 2,512 females.

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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%. 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. As per the religious census of 2011, Perambalur had 86.94%

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, 9.29%

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, 3.6%

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, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 0.0%

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, 0.12% following other religions and 0.03% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.

Politics

Perambalur (state assembly constituency) is reserved for

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. And current MLA is Prabhakaran from DMK, elected in the

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. The current Member of Parliament for Perambalur Constituency is T. R. Paarivendhar.

Landmarks

There are a set of 11th century

statues around the villages of Perambalur called Perambalur Buddhas.

References

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