Perambalur District

Perambalur

Perambalur

Perambalur was trifurcated from the erstwhile composite Tiruchirappalli district and was formed on 1st November 1995. The district is bounded by Cuddalore district in the North, Tirucirappalli district in the South, Thanjavur in the East and Namakkal and Tiruchirappalli districts in the West. The district for administrative purpose has been divided into six Taluks. They are Perambalur, Kunnam, Veppanthattai, Ariyalur, Sendurai and Jayakondam. Perambalur is an administrative district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters are located at Perambalur. The district occupies an area of 1752 km² and has a population of 493,646 (as of 2001). It is 16.05% urbanised as per Census 2001.

Perambalur district is a centrally located inland district of Tamilnadu, spread over 3690.07 km², which was trifurcated from the erstwhile composite Tiruchirappalli district and was formed on 1 November 1995. The district is bounded by Cuddalore district in the North, Tiruchirappalli district in the South, Thanjavur in the East and Namakkal and Tiruchirappalli districts in the West. Perambalur is a panchayat town in Perambalur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Perambalur District.Perambalur district is a centrally located inland district of Tamilnadu, spread over 3690.07 km², which was trifurcated from the erstwhile composite Tiruchirappalli district and was formed on 1 November 1995.

The district is bounded by Cuddalore district in the North, Tiruchirappalli district in the South, Thanjavur in the East and Namakkal and Tiruchirappalli districts in the West. The district, for administrative purpose, has been divided into six Taluks (Perambalur, Kunnam, Veppanthattai, Ariyalur, Sendurai and Jayakondam) which is further sub-divided into ten blocks viz. Perambalur, Veppanthattai, Veppur, Alathur, Ariyalur, Thirumanur, Sendurai, Jayakondam, Andimadam and T.Palur) comprising of 345 Villages, 322 Village Panchayats and nine Town Panchayats The soil is predominantly red loamy and black soil. The normal rainfall of the district is 908 mm which is less than 946.9 mm, the normal rainfall of the State. The Ground water resource through tubewells and wells contribute nearly 68% of irrigated area command. The major crops grown in the district are paddy, groundnut, sugarcane and millets. Cashew is the major plantation crop.

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