Peramur is a village situated in Thiruvaiyaru taluka of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 547 families residing in the village Peramur. The total population of Peramur is 2,065 out of which 1,038 are males and 1,027 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Peramur is 989.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Peramur village is 231 which is 11% of the total population. There are 123 male children and 108 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Peramur is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Peramur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Peramur is 83.5%. Thus Peramur village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 91.37% and the female literacy rate is 75.63% in Peramur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Peramur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Peramur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 231 | 123 | 108 |
| Literacy | 83.48% | 91.37% | 75.63% |
| Scheduled Caste | 758 | 357 | 401 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 534 | 202 | 332 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Peramur village.
In Peramur village out of total population, 1,077 were engaged in work activities. 95.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,077 workers engaged in Main Work, 226 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 620 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,024 | 607 | 417 |
| Cultivators | 226 | 144 | 82 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 620 | 330 | 290 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 175 | 130 | 45 |
| Marginal Workers | 53 | 27 | 26 |
| Non Working | 988 | 404 | 584 |
Below are the list of villages near Peramur village in Thiruvaiyaru.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Semmangudi | 735 |
| Swayambachanallur | 666 |
| Okkakudi | 1,730 |
| Thiruppayanam | 2,345 |
| Karkudi | 2,750 |
| Vilangudi | 2,877 |
| Rayampettai | 2,947 |
| Punavasal | 1,962 |
| Perumpuliyur | 2,238 |
| Melapunavasal | 1,510 |