General Information
| Taluk Formation Date | : 01.10.1967 |
| Total Population (1991 Census) | : 1,17,085 |
| Male | : 59,906 |
| Female | : 57,183 |
| Total Villages | : 80 |
| Total Area | : 876.456 Sq.Km |
| Wet area | : 9262.80.0 Ha |
| Dry area | : 11270.12.5 Ha |
| Revenue Firkas | 1. Madurai West 2. Madurai East 3. Thirupparankundram 4. Nagamalai Pudukottai 5. Avaniyapuram 6. Viradhanur 7. Valayangulam |
| Panchayat Unions | 1. Thirupparankundram |
| Town Panchayats | 1. Avaniyapuram 2. Thirunagar 3. Harveypatti |
| Places of Historical importance | Sri Meenakshi Sundareswar Temple Thirumalai Naicker Mahal Theppakulam Gandhi Museum Thirupprankundram Temple |
| Educational Instituions | Colleges : 10 High schools : 46 Higher Secondary schools : 75 Law college : 1 Medical college : 1 University : 1 |
| Government Hospitals | : 4 |
| Primary Health Centers : | : |
Villages in Madurai-South Taluk
| Revenue Villages | |||
| Achampattu | Chettikulam | Chinthamani | Eliyarpatti |
| Iravadanallur | K.Pudupatti | Kallambal | Karadipatti |
| Keelamathur | Kilakuyilkudi | Kilamathikattian | Kodimangalam |
| Kombadi | Kudalsengulam | Kudiraikutti | Kusavankundu |
| Kusavanpatti | Melakuyilkudi | Melamathur | Moothankulam |
| Mullakulam | Muthupilli Alangulam | Nallur | Nedumadurai |
| Nedungulam | Nilaiyur II Bit | Othaialangulam | Panaikulam |
| Panaiyur | Pappandai | Paraippathi | Periya Alangulam |
| Periyakoodakoil | Perumanendal | Perungudi | Pirakkudi |
| Pudukulam | Puliyankulam | Ramankulam | sakkilipatti |
| Samanatham | Sambakudi | Silaiman | Solankuruni |
| Soorakkulam | Tattanur | Thanakkankulam | Thenpalanji |
| Thoppur | Thottiyapatti | Thuvariman | Tirupparankundram |
| Vadapalanji | Vadivelkarai | Valanendal | Valayankulam |
| Valayapatti | Vedarpuliankulam | Vilacheri | Viradhanur |
| Viraganur | Yerkudi |