LOCATION AND AREA 

Perambalur Thiruvalluvar district is bounded on the north by Rajaji, Villippuram-Ramasamy-Padayatchiyar and South Arcot-Vallalar districts, on the east by South-Arcot-Vallalar and Thanjavur districts, on the south by Thanjavur district and on the west by Perumbidugu Mutharayar district. The district headquarters of this district is located at Perambalur.

COMMUNICATIONS

 National Highway No. 45, Chennai-Dindigul passes through Perambalur taluk and thus interlinked the district with Dindigul junction, Tiruchirappalli and Chennai. Apart from the National Highway, the district has a well knit road system connecting all the important towns, taluks and Community Development Blocks headquarters within the district as well as with the adjoining districts. Due to the limitations and locational characteristics of the only metre gauge line which runs between Tiruchchirappalli and Vriddhachalam junction, the buses play a dominant role in the transport system.

TOURISM 

The Brihadiswara temple at Gangaikon Cholapuram is one of the two largest Chola temples in Tamil Nadu situated in Guruvalappar Kovil in Udayarpalayam taluk. This temple constructed of stone by Rajendra Chola-I, contains many Chola, Pandya and Vijayanagar Inscriptions. The temple marks the last phase of the early Chola architecture and its Zenith.

INDUSTRIES 

The most important factor influencing the growth of urbanisation and general economic development in a region is industrialization. Industrialisation induces parallel growth in other non-agricultural sectors of the economy, creates and augments the opportunities for employment and income. Some of the industrial units of the district are : The cement factory at Ariyalur, a unit of the TIDCO, commenced production in late 1979. This project set up a cost of Rs.25.89 crores manufactured 2.47 lakh tonnes of cement. TANCEM is setting up an asbestos pressure pipes project at Ariyalur at an estimated cost of Rs.700 lakhs.