Peraiyur is a Taluk located in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 7 Taluks of Madurai district. There are 70 villages and 3 towns in Peraiyur Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Peraiyur Taluk has 54835 households, population of 200510 of which 100448 are males and 100062 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 19789 which is 9.87% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Peraiyur Taluk is around
996 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Peraiyur Taluk is 63.31% out of which 72.29% males are literate and 54.3% females are literate. The total area of Peraiyur is 821.77 sq.km with population density of 244 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 81.6% of population lives in Urban area and 18.4% lives in Rural area. There are 24.34% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.08% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Peraiyur Taluk.
Peraiyur Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 200510 | 100% |
Hindu | 195672 | 97.59% |
Muslim | 3253 | 1.62% |
Christian | 992 | 0.49% |
Religion not stated | 539 | 0.27% |
Sikh | 29 | 0.01% |
Buddhist | 10 | 0% |
Jain | 8 | 0% |
Other religions and persuasions | 7 | 0% |
Peraiyur Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
Description | Urban | Rural |
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Number of households | 9794 | 45041 |
Total Population | 36902 | 163608 |
Population (%) | 50.36% | 49.96% |
Male Population | 18585 | 81863 |
Female Population | 18317 | 81745 |
Sex Ratio | 986 | 999 |
Literacy (%) | 67.78% | 62.3% |
List of Cities in Peraiyur
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List of Villages in Peraiyur
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