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.^[1]

Peraiyur Peraiyur
Nagar panchayat
Peraiyur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9.72°N 77.8°E / 9.72; 77.8
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Taluk	Peraiyur
Government
• Type	Taluk
• Body	Nagar 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)

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 9.72°N 77.8°E / 9.72; 77.8.^[2] It has an average elevation of 150 metres (492 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] 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]