Happy TravellerPeravurani is a charming panchayat town located in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. This town is the administrative headquarters of the Peravurani Taluk and Peravurani State Assembly Constituency. Peravurani is a Selection Grade Town Panchayat and is located at 10.3°N 79.18°E / 10.3; 79.18. The town has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet) and is situated in the new delta region of River Cauvery. The region is irrigated from the water source of Kallanai Kalvai and its distributories, which are canals built by the British to carry water from Grand Anaicut to this region. The town is surrounded by riverine alluvium, red loam, lateritic and black soil types, with alluvial soil being the predominant type. Peravurani is located about 370 km south of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, and is 26 kilometers northeast of Aranthangi. Pattukkottai is the nearest big town at a distance of 30 kilometers from Peravurani on the highway to Thanjavur. Pudukkottai town is located at a distance of 51 km in the west side. Perumagalur and Keeramangalam are the nearest Town Panchayats to Peravurani. The temperature in Thanjavur district varies between 37.48 degree Celsius and 20.82 degree Celsius. Rainfall during North East Monsoon varies between 545.7mm and 953.2 mm and during South West Monsoon it varies between 342.0 and 303.1 mm.
Peravurani has a population of 21045 as per the 2001 census, with a male population of 10327 and female population of 10718. The town has shown a growth rate of 22 percent between 1981 and 1991, whereas it has shown a high growth percentage of 151% between 1991 and 2001 mainly due to an increase in its jurisdiction area from 6.8 Sq. km to 18.7 Sq. km. As per the religious census of 2011, Hinduism is the majority religion in Peravurani with 83.45% followers. Islam is the second most popular religion in the town with approximately 9.98% following it. In Peravurani Town, Christianity is followed by 6.52%, Jainism by 0.00%, Sikhism by 0.00% and Buddhism by 0.00%. Agriculture is the main economy of this region, with rice being extensively grown here and is the staple of the people. Paddy, groundnuts, bananas, and sugarcane are the major crops in the region. This area is the highest producer of coconut in the state, and the coir industry is also an important livelihood of people here due to the large generation of coconut value-added products. From here, banana, gingelly, sugarcane, groundnuts, and coconuts are exported domestically and internationally. Dairy products are also a major source of income in this region. The nearby village Mavadukurichi is known
