The Perambalur District is in the center of Tamil Nadu and is 267 kilometers from Chennai in the south.

Paddy, groundnut, sugarcane, millet, and cashew are the major crops grown in the district.

Perambalur accounts for about 24% of the small onion produced in Tamil Nadu and holds first place in state production.

According to popular belief, the name Perumpuliyur signifies that the region might once have been a shelter for different varieties of tigers.

Meanwhile, the villages around the town also own similar names such as keelapuliyur, melapuliyur, kurumbalur (aka kurumpuliyur), etc.

According to the 2011 census, Perambalur had a population of 49,648 with a sex ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.

It is a part of the Chidambaram constituency, which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once every five years.

A 15th-century fortress named Ranjankudi Fort located about 16 km north of the town in NH 45.

Located near the village Ladapuram, it is 23 km from Perambalur surrounded by dense forest.