# Perambalur District, Tamil Nadu – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/ District · Tamil Nadu # Perambalur district Perambalur is a district of Tamil Nadu, the least populous of 32 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **565,223 people** in 3 sub-districts, 5 towns and 159 villages; 17% lived in towns. The largest town is [Perambalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/perambalur/perambalur/) (49,648). - 565,223people (2011) - 3sub-districts - 5towns - 74.3%literacy ## Who lives in Perambalur? Perambalur had **565,223 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.8% of Tamil Nadu's population and the smallest of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu by population. There were 1,003 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Tamil Nadu figure of 996; 14th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu). Among children under 7 the ratio was 913 girls per 1,000 boys (the Tamil Nadu figure is 943). An average household had 3.8 people, against 3.9 across Tamil Nadu. ## How literate is Perambalur? 74.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Tamil Nadu's 80.1%), 25th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. Men were at 82.9% and women at 65.9% — a gap of 17.0 points (it is 13.3 points across Tamil Nadu). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Perambalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/perambalur/) (81.3%) and lowest in [Kunnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/kunnam/) (70.7%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Perambalur do for a living? 53.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 48.4%). Of all workers, 36% farmed their own land, 30% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 17% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 15% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 66% of workers here, against 34% across Tamil Nadu. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Veppanthattai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/) (72% of workers in farming) and the least is [Perambalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/perambalur/) (54% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 15 (15%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Perambalur 17.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below Tamil Nadu's 48.4%), 30th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. The Census counted 5 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Perambalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/perambalur/perambalur/) with 49,648 people, home to 51% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Perambalur Perambalur had 159 census villages, 147 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,184 people; 20 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Elambalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/perambalur/elambalur/) (10,357), [Veppanthattai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/veppanthattai-636174/) (10,148), [V.Kalathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/v-kalathur/) (9,230), [Aranarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/perambalur/aranarai-636193/) (9,005) and [Ladapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/perambalur/ladapuram-636198/) (8,537). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Perambalur compared with Tamil Nadu ■ Perambalur · ■ Tamil Nadu Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **80.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **943 Working population ****53.0%** **45.6% 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 Perambalur Of every 100 households in Perambalur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Perambalur · ■ Electricity for lighting ****91%** Toilet within the home ****22%** No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** Tap water ****82%** Drinking water within premises ****19%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** Use banking services ****59%** Television ****84%** Mobile phone ****64%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****22%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****7%** Own their home ****89%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Perambalur Sub-district People Villages Towns [Veppanthattai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/) 148,743 41 2 [Perambalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/perambalur/) 162,356 29 2 [Kunnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/kunnam/) 254,124 89 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Perambalur - Perambalur · 49,648 - Arumbavur · 12,467 - Kurumbalur · 12,420 - Labbaikudikadu · 11,891 - Poolambadi · 10,737 ## Largest villages in Perambalur - Elambalur · 10,357 - Veppanthattai · 10,148 - V.Kalathur · 9,230 - Aranarai · 9,005 - Ladapuram · 8,537 - Padalur · 6,484 - Esanai · 6,340 - Chettikulam · 6,231 - Eraiyur · 6,074 - Siruvayalur · 5,800 - Ammapalayam · 5,692 - Siruvacher · 5,616 - Sirumathur · 5,421 - Keelaperambalur · 5,413 - Vallikandapuram · 5,385 - Keelakkarai · 5,334 - Thondamandurai · 5,126 - Keelapuliyur · 5,091 - Nochikulam · 5,037 - Vayalapadi · 5,021 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Perambalur?3: Veppanthattai, Perambalur, Kunnam - What is the population of Perambalur district?565,223 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Perambalur?Perambalur