Paravai is a Town Panchayat city in district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Paravai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Paravai Town Panchayat has population of 20,042 of which 10,076 are males while 9,966 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2176 which is 10.86 % of total population of Paravai (TP). In Paravai Town Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 989 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Paravai is around 873 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Paravai city is 85.95 % higher than state average of 80.09 %. In Paravai, Male literacy is around 91.74 % while female literacy rate is 80.18 %.

Paravai Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,213 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.