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Country
  
India

District
  
Tiruvannamalai

PIN
  
604402

State
  
Tamil Nadu

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Population
  
8,000 (2001)

Perungattur

Perungattur is a village located in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, South India. It is suburb of Cheyyar town. Its 24 km away from the temple town Kanchipuram.

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Map of Perungattur, Tamil Nadu 604402

Population

The population of this village is about 5000 where in it has 2500 votes as per election commission of India; 1200 male votes and 1300 female votes.

Festivals

The people of this village celebrate a number of festivals throughout the year. The main celebrations are ADI THIRUVIZA (mari amman and ponni amman). and Muthu mari Amman Kovil THIRUVIZHA in Pongal (every Jan 17th).

Entertainment & Sports

The MCC - Magandril Cricket Club formed in early 1992. Each year in the month of May a cricket tournament is conducted across the division and surrounding villages will participate.

Ponds - There are two large ponds In village. But they go dry by the mid summer.

The Dr. Ambedkar Kabadi Kuzhu formed in 25 years ago. Each year in the month of Jan a Kabadi tournament in conducted across the division and surrounding villages and down will participated.

Facilities

In the village is a 25 bedded Government Hospital which are serving across various surrounding villages such as delivery normal/cesarean and all other diseases.

In and around the villages there are many professional and arts colleges. There is a government secondary school in the villate. In 2003, there was a theatre school in the village.

Indian Bank is located and it's serves to many people around the various villages. There is post office located in main road.

Transportation

There are train stations at nearby Arakonam and Vellore katpadi.

The village is well connected by public transport. Buses are available from Chennai, Arcot, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Cheyyar, Vandavasi, Polur, and Tindivanam.

References

Perungattur Wikipedia