Peravurani is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district

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 in the India

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 of Tamil Nadu

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Geography

Peravurani is located at 10.3°N 79.18°E. It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet).

Demographics

At the 2001 India census

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, Peravurani had a population of 21,025. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Peravurani has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 63%. In Peravurani, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Tourism

The surrounding villages of this town are very beautiful covered with coconut plantations.Manora, an eight storeyed victory tower built by the Maratha King Saraboji in 1814 to commemorate the victory of the British over Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo, is a well known tourist center locally. The name Manora is derived from the minaret meaning small minar. From the top of this tower, one has a panoramic view of the palm-fringed Bay of Bengal

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. The tower has also served as a light house. Manora is located about 15 km east of Peravurani. Lord Sri Neelakanda Moorthy Temple is very famous in Peravurani(Site name is http://srineevi.blogspot.com/). Banana and coconuts are exported from here to other states in India.

Near by villages:

• Athanur
• Aathalur
• Ammaiyandi
• Andakottai
• Athani
• Avanam
• Balacherikkadu
• Eanathikkarambai
• kallangadu
• Kalathur
• Kalanivasal
• Kolakkudi
• Kondraikkadu
• Kundamaraikadu
• Kuruvikkarambai
• Marungappallam
• Mavadukuruchi(a village belongs to SRI SANKARA MUTT)
• Mudachikkadu
• Mudapulikadu
• Nadiyam
• Neduvasal
• Nellaiyadikkadu
• Ottangadu
• Pathukkadu
• Perumagalur
• Pinnavasal
• Ponnangannikkadu
• Pookkollai
• Rettavayal
• Seevankurichi
• Sengamangalam
• Serubalkkadu
• Solaikadu
• Thenangudi
• Thillangkadu
• Thiruchitrambalam
• Thiruppuranikkadu
• Thiruvappadi
• Thuraiyur
• Veerarahavapuram
• Veeriyankottai
• Vembangudi/Paingal
• Vilangulam
• Udayanadu

Schools

• Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School, Peravurani.
• Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Peravurani.
• Govt. Higher Secondary School, Kuruvikkarambai.
• Govt. High School, Kalathur.
• Muvender Matric and Higer Secondary School, Peravurani
• Govt High School, Sengamangalam.
• Mount Zion School, Peravurani