General Information
| Taluk Formation Date | : 25.09.1993 |
| Total Population (1991 Census) | : 1,78,186 |
| Male | : 90,015 |
| Female | : 88,171 |
| Total Villages | : 75 |
| Total Area | : 81418 Ha |
| Wet area | : 3331 Ha |
| Dry area | : 44368 Ha |
| Revenue Firkas | 1. Sedapatti 2. Aththipatti 3. Elumalai 4. Modhagam 5. T. Kallupatti 6. Peraiyur |
| Panchayat Unions | 1. Sedapatti 2. T. Kallupatti |
| Town Panchayats | 1. Elumalai 2. T. Kallupatti 3. Peraiyur |
| Places of Historical importance | - |
| Educational Instituions | Colleges : High schools : 7 Higher Secondary schools : 14 |
| Government Hospitals | : 1 |
| Primary Health Centers : | : 6 |
Villages in Peraiyur Taluk
| A.Paraipatti | Adanur | Appakkarai | Athikaripatti |
| Athipatti | Avalseri | Chinnakattalai | Chinnapoolampatti |
| Chinnareddipatti | Ekottaipatti | Elumalai RF | Genjampatti |
| Gopalapuram | Iswaraberi | Jambalapuram | Jariusiliampatti |
| Kadaneri | Kalappanpatti | Karaikeni | Kavundampatti |
| Kethuvarpatti | Kilamgulam | Koovalapuram | Kudipatti |
| Kudiseri | Kunnathur | Kuppalanatham | Lakshimipuram |
| Madagam | Mallapuram | Mangalarevu | Manibamettupatti |
| Mathakkarai | Melathirumanikam | Muruganeri | Muthunagapuram I Bit |
| Muthunagapuram II Bit | Nagayapuram | Nallamaram | Pappinaikkenpatti |
| Peraiyampatti | Peraiyur | Periyakattalai | Perungamanallur |
| Poosalapuram | S.Keelapatti | Salichandai | Sandaiyur |
| Saptur | Saptur RF | Sedapatti | Seelnaiaykkanpatti |
| Sembarani | Sengulam | Silaimalaipatti | Silarpatti |
| Sittilotti | Soolapuram | Subbulapuram | Thadayampatti |
| Thirumanickam | Thullukuttinayakkanur | Uthapuram | Vairavi Ammapatti |
| Vaiyur | Vandari | Vannankulam | Vannivelampatti |
| Velambur | Vittalpatti |