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Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu

Perambalur is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 5.7 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Perambalur
Name in Hindi
पेरम्बलुर जिला
Population (2011 census)
5,65,223
Rank in Tamil Nadu by population
37th of 37
Area
1,750 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
323
Official website
perambalur.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q15186
All districts of Tamil Nadu

Population in context

With 5,65,223 people in 2011, Perambalur ranks 37th among the 37 districts of Tamil Nadu for which we have a 2011 figure. That makes it the least populous of them. The most populous is Chennai (46,46,732).

District boundaries change. If Perambalur has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Perambalur to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu

AriyalurChengalpattuChennaiCoimbatoreCuddaloreDharmapuriDindigulErodeKallakurichiKancheepuramKanniyakumariKarurKrishnagiriMaduraiMayiladuthuraiNagapattinamNamakkalPerambalurPudukkottaiRamanathapuramRanipetSalemSivagangaTenkasiThanjavurThe NilgirisTheniThiruvallurThiruvarurThoothukkudiTiruchirappalliTirunelveliTirupathurTiruppurTiruvannamalaiVelloreViluppuramVirudhunagar

Questions people ask

Which state is Perambalur district in?

Perambalur district is in Tamil Nadu, India.

What is the headquarters of Perambalur district?

The headquarters of Perambalur district is Perambalur, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Perambalur district?

Perambalur district had a population of 5,65,223 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.