District of Tamil Nadu

Perambalur: 5.7 lakh people, one story

People
5,65,223
Area
1,756 km²
Literacy
74.32%
Sex ratio
1,003
#1 in Tamil NaduWorkers in farming: 78.6 % of workers. Rank 1 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduPopulation: 5,65,223. Rank 32 of 32.See the numbers →Big number5.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 322 to every km².See the numbers →

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PerambalurTamil Nadu

The history, places and schemes of Perambalur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Perambalur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population5.7 lakh#32/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area1,756 km²#30/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density322 per km²#30/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio1,003 females per 1000 males#14/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)913 girls per 1000 boys#30/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate74.32%#25/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy65.90%#25/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population17.2%#30/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

74.3% can read. 1,003 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.986.8
Female literacy
65.973.4
Scheduled Castes
31.020.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.51.1
Living in towns
17.248.4

Gender literacy gap: 17.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.3%
  • Muslim 5.8%
  • Christian 1.8%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3 lakh workers, 53.0% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 39.1%
    • Farm labourers 39.5%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 72% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      72.074.5
      Latrine at home
      17.638.5
      Tap water
      65.263.7
      LPG / PNG
      26.238.3
      Phone
      54.759.8
      Television
      66.869.4
      Bicycle
      31.736.1
      Two-wheeler
      17.125.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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