Peraiyur

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Peraiyur
Peraiyur
Nagar panchayat
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Peraiyur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°43′N77°48′E / 9.72°N 77.8°E / 9.72; 77.8
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Taluk Peraiyur
Government
 • TypeTaluk
 • BodyNagar panchayat
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
8,880
Demonym Peraiyurar
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625703
Vehicle registration TN-58Z(Thirumangalam RTO)

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. [1]

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Location

Peraiyur is 42 kilometres (26 mi) southwest of Madurai and 28 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Virudhunagar. It comes under the Usilampatti Educational District.

Peraiyur is located at 9°43′N77°48′E / 9.72°N 77.8°E / 9.72; 77.8 . [2] It has an average elevation of 150 metres (492 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [3] 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.

Politics

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. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Revenue Administration | Madurai District, Government of Tamilnadu | India" . Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Peraiyur
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. ↑ "17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M)". People's Democracy. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019. 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.
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