Perambalur
Perambalur
Perumpuliur Perumpuliyur | |
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Selection Grade Municipality | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| Area code | 04328 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-46 |
| Website | https://perambalur.nic.in |
Perambalur is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is the headquarters of Perambalur district and Perambalur taluk (sub-district). As of 2011[update] census, the town had a population of 49,648.
There are a set of 11th century
Buddha statues 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 (Sub-District).[2]
The town covers an area of 20.59 km2.[2] 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
Buddhists, 0.0% Jains, 0.12% following other religions and 0.03% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[5]
Politics
scheduled castes.[6] And current MLA is Prabhakaran from DMK, elected in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
.
The current Member of Parliament for Perambalur Constituency is T. R. Paarivendhar.
Landmarks
There are a set of 11th century
Buddha statues around the villages of Perambalur called Perambalur Buddhas
.
See also
- List of educational institutions in Perambalur
References
- ^ Thiruselvam, P. (20 February 2024). "Perambalur gets new drinking water supply project". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Perambalur Municipality - About Municipality". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.<"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)> - ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Perambalur(05783)". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
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