Perambalur district

Perambalur District
District of Tamil Nadu
Top: Vadavaayilsrikoyil at Erattaikoyil Bottom: Ranjankudi Fort
Nickname:  Perumpuliyur
Location in Tamil Nadu
Perambalur district
Coordinates: 11°14′.6″N 78°52′59.92″E / 11.233500°N 78.8833111°E / 11.233500; 78.8833111
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Perambalur
Government
• Collector	K. Karpagam I.A.S
• Superintendent of Police	S. Mani, IPS
Area
• Total	1,752 km2 (676 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	565,223
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	621212
Telephone code	04328
Vehicle registration	TN-46[2]
Sex ratio	0.993 ♂/♀
Literacy	74.32%%
Climate	Semi-arid (Köppen)
Precipitation	908 millimetres (35.7 in)
Website	perambalur.nic.in

Perambalur is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district headquarters is located at Perambalur. The district occupies an area of 1,752 km² and had a population of 565,223 with a sex-ratio of 1,003 females for every 1,000 males in 2011.

Perambalur district is a centrally located inland district of Tamil Nadu. It was trifurcated from the erstwhile composite Tiruchirappalli district and was formed on 1 January 1995. The district is bounded by the following districts Kallakurichi in the North, Cuddalore in Northeast, Ariyalur in East, Tiruchirappalli in West and South and Salem in Northwest.