Paravai
{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
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Paravai is a Panchayat town in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2019/0602_pd/17th-lok-sabha-elections-victorious-candidates-cpim |title=17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M) |author= |date=2019-06-02 |website=People's Democracy |publisher=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |access-date=2019-08-31 |quote="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."}}
This area is in the Madurai West (state assembly constituency).{{cite web |title=Public (Election) Department {{!}}{{!}} Home |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/PSLIST_20012021/dt24/English/AC194.pdf |website=www.elections.tn.gov.in |access-date=31 August 2021}}