Palani Village, Palani, Tamil Nadu, India
Reported by MSN.
Perunavalur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Tamil Nadu.
Temples near Perunavalur
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Aranthangi mandal is Sri Perungaraiyadi Meenda Ayyanar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Perunavalur itself.
Golu: an odd number of steps holding dolls, and women invited each evening for sundal, kumkum and a gift. Saraswati Puja on Navami and Vidyarambham on Vijayadashami.
The regional form observed across Tamil Nadu. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Perunavalur ranks #32 of 101 villages in Aranthangi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Perunavalur is a village of 1,969 people in 490 households (Census 2011) in Aranthangi taluk, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, the 32nd-largest of 101 villages in Aranthangi taluk. Literacy is 67%, 3 points below the taluk average of 70% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Pudukkottai district centre, 12 km from Kodikulam, the nearest town, 9 km from Arantangi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 614618, served by Tirupperunthurai post office; the LGD village code is 639758. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Avudaiyarkoil, 4 km away. The village votes in Alangudi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siva.V.Meyyanathan. The population is estimated at 2,321 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Perunavalur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perunavalur · this village | 1,969 | 67% | — |
| Veeramangalam · Aranthangi | 1,782 | 68% | 2.7 km NW |
| Maruthakudi · Avudayarkoil | 0 | — | 2.8 km SW |
| Sivandankadu · Aranthangi | 2,201 | 68% | 3.6 km NE |
| Sathirapatti · Avudayarkoil | 59 | 54% | 3.7 km S |
| Avadaiyar Kovil · Avudayarkoil | 6,464 | 75% | 4.2 km SE |
| Amanji · Aranthangi | 241 | 66% | 4.2 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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