Paravai

Paravai
Town
Paravai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9.9680501°N 78.0600852°E / 9.9680501; 78.0600852
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 Indianstate of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

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

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]

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "Public (Election) Department || Home" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2021.