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Perambalur District
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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 1,752 km² and has a population of 4,93,646 (as of 2001), making it the least populous in the state.[3]
Perambalur district is a centrally located inland district of Tamil Nadu, spread over 3,69,007 ha, 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 total geographical area of the district is 3,69,007 ha, and net sown area and gross sown area are 2,16,422 ha and 2,37,136 ha, respectively. The net area under irrigation is 71,624 ha.
Geography
The district lies in the Southern plateau & hill zone of Agro-climate regional planning with characteristics of semi-arid climate. 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 precipitation during northeast monsoon, southwest monsoon and remaining winter & hot weather period account for 52%, 34% and 14% of annual rainfall, respectively.
Cauvery is the major river flowing in the region and the composite district has a canal system covering just 47 km stretch and ayacut of 11,610 ha. 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.
Divisions
The district for administrative purpose has been divided into three taluks (Perambalur, Kunnam, Veppanthattai) which is further sub-divided into four blocks viz. Perambalur, Veppanthattai, Veppur, Alathur. The district comprises 121 village panchayats, four town panchayats and one municipality. The District Collector of Perambalur is Dr. Darez Ahamed IAS.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Perambalur district has a population of 564,511,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands[5] or the US state of Wyoming.[6] This gives it a ranking of 536th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 323 inhabitants per square kilometre (840 /sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.36 %.[3] Perambalur has a sex ratio of 1006 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 74.68
In 2011, Perambalur had population of 564,511 of which male and female were 281,436 and 283,075 respectively. There was change of 14.36 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Perambalur District recorded increase of 9.45 percent to its population compared to 1991.
The initial provisional data suggest a density of 323 in 2011 compared to 282 of 2001. Total area under Perambalur district is of about 1,750 km2.