Perambalur district
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Perambalur district பெரம்பலூர் மாவட்டம் |
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Perambalur Ranchankudi Fort
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 Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Coordinates: 11°14′.6″N 78°52′59.92″E / 11.233500°N 78.8833111°ECoordinates: 11°14′.6″N 78°52′59.92″E / 11.233500°N 78.8833111°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Headquarters | Perambalur |
| Government | |
| • Collector | K Nandhakumar IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Sonal Chandra IPS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,752 km2 (676 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 565,223 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 621212 |
| Telephone code | 04328 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-46 |
| Sex ratio | 0.993 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 65.88%% |
| Climate | Semi-arid (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 908 millimetres (35.7 in) |
| Website | perambalur |
Perambalur (Tamil: பெரம்பலூர் மாவட்டம்) is an administrative district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district headquarters is located at Perambalur. The district occupies an area of 1,752 km² and had a population of 565,223 with a sex-ratio of 1,003 females for every 1,000 males in 2011.
Perambalur district is a centrally located inland district of Tamil Nadu. It 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, Ariyalur in the east and Namakkal and Tiruchirappalli districts in the west.
The district lies in the Southern plateau & hill zone of Agro-climate regional planning with characteristics of semi-arid climate.And also the world class Black Granite in Pachai malai Hills. 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. Now the major cultivation is small Onion, totally 24% in Tamil Nadu i.e. first place in Tamil Nadu. The Onion cultivation villages are Nakkasalem, Ammapalayam, Siruvayalur, Chettikulam, Kalarampatty, Esanai, Melapuliyur, Navalur, K.Pudur, Arumbavur,Irur,Alathur,Padalur and etc.
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