Paravai
Paravai | |
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Town | |
  Paravai Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°58′05″N 78°03′36″E / 9.9680501°N 78.0600852°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 16,346 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 625402 |
Paravai is a Panchayat town in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Demographics[edit]
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Paravai had a population of 16,346. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Paravai has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65%. In Paravai, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Paravai is a town panchayath in Madurai district.
Politics[edit]
It is part of the Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency). S. Venkatesan also known as Su. Venkatesan from CPI(M) is the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, after his election in the 2019 Indian general election.[2]
This area is in the Madurai West (state assembly constituency).[3]
Adjacent communities[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M)". People's Democracy. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes.
- ^ "Public (Election) Department || Home" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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