# Peraiyur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Madurai, Tamil Nadu 

# Peraiyur

Peraiyur is a sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **200,510 people**, 3 towns and 70 villages (70 inhabited). The largest village is Mallapuram (8,409 people).

- 200,510people (2011)
- 70villages
- 3towns
- 70.2%literacy

## Population of Peraiyur compared with Madurai

■ Peraiyur · ■ Madurai district

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**932

Working population ****55.7%**

**44.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Peraiyur

Of every 100 households in Peraiyur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Peraiyur · ■ Madurai district

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**36%

Tap water ****96%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**36%

Use banking services ****44%**

**56%

Television ****87%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****87%**

**62%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Peraiyur

- Elumalai15,746 people
- T.Kallupatti10,762 people
- Peraiyur10,394 people

## Largest villages in Peraiyur

- Mallapuram · 8,409 people
- Thullukkuttinayakkanur · 7,595 people
- Saptur · 7,170 people
- Vandari · 6,377 people
- Attipatti · 6,098 people
- Sandaiyur · 5,616 people
- Silaimalaipatti · 5,512 people
- Uthapuram · 5,149 people
- Soolapuram · 4,482 people
- Chinnapoolampatti · 4,475 people
- Kunnathur · 4,054 people
- Thirumanickam · 3,960 people
- Velambur · 3,904 people
- Genjampatti · 3,797 people
- Vannivelampatti · 3,710 people
- Pappinaickenpatti · 3,313 people

[All 70 villages in Peraiyur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Peraiyur?70 (70 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Peraiyur in?Madurai district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Peraiyur?200,510 (Census 2011)