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Perambalur

Tamil Nadu, India · Asia

About Perambalur

Perambalur sits on the route: 15 minutes from Kurumbalūr, 55km from Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road.

Perambalur is in Tamil Nadu, India, with about 50,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kurumbalūr, about 9 km away.

Perambalur is a Selection Grade Municipality is located in the heart of Tamil Nadu and is 267 kilometers South of the capital city of Chennai. The district covers an area of 1,757 square kilometers, located between 10.54' and 11.30' degrees of Northern latitude and 78.40' and 79.30' degrees of Eastern longitude. There

Read more are no coastal lines in this inland district. The District has the Vellar River in the North and well-marked natural divisions. The most important irrigation resource is groundwater, accessed through tube wells and wells. Paddy, groundnut, sugarcane, millet, and cashew are the major crops grown in the district. Perambalur accounts for about 24% of the small onion produced in Tamil Nadu and holds first place in state production. As per the 2011 Census, the total population of the Perambalur District is 5,65,223. The density of the population in the district is 321 per sq. Km There is a set of 11th-century Buddha statues around the villages of Perambalur called Perambalur Buddhas.

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What is there to see near Perambalur?

Within an hour or so of Perambalur: Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road (55 km), Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur (57 km).

Are there any good drives near Perambalur?

The nearest famous roads are Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road.

Where is Perambalur?

Perambalur is in Tamil Nadu, India, about 9 km from Kurumbalūr.

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Quick Information

Population
49,648
Continent
Asia
Country
India
Region
Tamil Nadu
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
11.2333, 78.8833

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in India

Police
100
Ambulance
102
Fire
101
All emergencies
112
Driving side
left
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Worth the detour from Perambalur

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

famous road

Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road

A Tamil Nadu ghat road that climbs the Kolli Malai in exactly seventy hairpin bends, each marked with a painted number so you can count them off. Far quieter than the Nilgiris and thick with jackfruit groves and coffee.

55 km · about 65 min drive

landmark

Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur

A UNESCO Chola masterpiece with a 66-meter vimana tower topped by an 80-ton granite capstone, engineered without cranes over 1,000 years ago.

57 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Perambalur

  • 55 kmKolli Hills 70 Hairpin RoadA Tamil Nadu ghat road that climbs the Kolli Malai in exactly seventy hairpin bends, each marked with a painted number so you can count them off. Far quieter than the Nilgiris and thick with jackfruit groves and coffee.

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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