Peranamallur

Geography

Peranamallur is located at 12.45°N 79.43°E / 12.45; 79.43. It has an average elevation of 135 metres (442 feet).

History

Since war happened between two groups of soldiers at this place, this town got name as "pe-ra-ni-mallur" then it became "pe-ra-ni-nallur" and now it called as " per-na-mallur". Some believe is there like because of a dam build across the panai-yaar, this name came. This is one of important place of pallava and early cholas on Thondaimandalam. The chola kings used to stay here for rest while they travel to pazhaiyaar, So this became the head for all around the villages. It is mainly dominated and administrated by Samburayar kings like vallavaraiyar headed Thiruvannamalai.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Peranamallur had a population of 25554. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Peranamallur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 58%. In Peranamallur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The Pernamallur block is a revenue block in the Thiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 57 panchayat villages.

This Town and near by villages have Vanniyars (Vanniya Goundars) dominantly and Scheduled Caste peoples. Other than these, Mudaliyaar. Chettiyar, Brahmin, Kammalar, and other Hindu religion peoples also living along with Jain, Muslims and Christians peoples.

Politics

Pernamallur was an assembly constituency Since 1957.

Tamil Nadu State

Due to reformation of assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, pernamallur Assembly dissolved and merged in Vandavasi and Polur due to 2008 assembly delimitation.

Now Pernamallur town became part of Vandavasi Assembly and in Arani (Lok Sabha constituency).

Notable Benchmark:

AIADMK chief J.Jayalalitha secured victories in 1991 and became CM of Tamil Nadu for the first time. But Specially Peranamallur voters given Miss.Jayalalitha a big victorious support for her re-entry even before to the assembly elections 1991. Her candidate Mr.Chinnakozhandhi won in 1989 by-election conducted for Peranamallur Assembly among with 3 other assembly constituencies.

Places of interest

Valarkiri velmurugan temple (built on the side of pernamallur big lake and on the big rock (Valarkiri), from where one can see the nature view of lake and (an oval-shaped rock standing on another sliding rock)

Thiru-karai-yeswarar temple – The great Shiva devotee Kocengannan built this temple and hence this temple tank called as kochengannan therrtham. Once upon a time, there was a river called paniyaar flew in this area. Panaiyaar is got the name since plenty of panai trees there on the banks of this river. The chola king Kocengannan built this temple on the banks of the panai yaar. Other than this, this town has more ancient temples for Perumal, Anjaneya, Ettiyamman and also for Jain. more info, http://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=1170

Famous and ancient temples for Lord Shiva and Lord Perumal are there in around villages.

Famous Shiva temple is there at Injimedu Village near Peranamallur.

Famous prasanna Vengadewsa perumal temple is there in (injimedu) near Peranamallur. http://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=399

1000-year-old historical famous Samanar temples there in ponnur which is few km away and on the way to vandavasi.

Near by Avaniyapuram has a dam on the river which is part of cheyyar which built at British period.