Peravurani

Peravurani is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Peravurani Taluk and Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency). It is declared as Special Grade Town Panchayat.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Peravurani
Settlement.native_name_lang: Tamil
Settlement.settlement_type: Town Panchayat in Tamil Nadu
Settlement.image_caption: Fort of Manora
Settlement.nicknames: Coconut Town, Perai
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Thanjavur
Settlement.blank2_name_sec1: Lok Sabha constituency
Settlement.blank2_info_sec1: Thanjavur
Settlement.established_date: 04, June 1951
Settlement.named_for: Peravurani literally means "Big Pond", which is derived from the Tamil words Periya meaning big and Oorani meaning a Pond
Settlement.government_type: Special Grade Town Panchayat

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Wikidata facts

Area: 18.70
Elevation: 16
Dialing code: 4373

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Commons category: Peravurani
postal code: 614804

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Geography
Demographics
Economy
Administration
Politics
Peravurani Assembly Constituency
Election results
Notable people
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Cinema personalities
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==Geography== Peravurani is located at . It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet). This town lies in the new delta region of River Cauvery. This region is irrigated from the water source of Kallanai Kalvai and its distributories.(Canals built by the British to carry water from Grand Anaicut to this region). This area mostly consists of riverine alluvium, red loam, lateritic and black soil types in which the alluvial soil being the predominant type.