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Kanchipuram District
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Kanchipuram District

Kanchipuram, Kanchi, or Kancheepuram (also sometimes Conjeevaram) is a district is in the northeast of Tamil Nadu, adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. It is bounded in the west by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai districts, in the north by Thiruvallur district and Chennai district, in the south by Viluppuram district. It lies between 11° 00' to 12° 00? North latitudes and 77° 28' to 78° 50' East longitudes. The district has a total geographical area of 4,432 km² and coastline of 57 km. The town of Kanchipuram is the district headquarters. A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... A historical town in the state of Tamil Nadu, in southernmost India, Vellore (வேலூர் in Tamil) is now the headquarters of Vellore district. ... Thiruvannamalai is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. ... . Thiruvallur district occupies an area of 3424 km² and has a population of 2,738,866 (as of 2001). ... The Chennai district is a district of Tamil Nadu, India. ... A map showing Tamil Nadu State, Southern India, Viluppuram is in the north of the State, on the coast. ... Kanchipuram temple, engraved in 1811. ...


Mostly Vanniyar community people are occupied in this district. Sriperumbudur is located in this district.


It had a population of 2,877,468 as of 2001. It is 53.34% urbanised as per Census 2001. [1]


Businesses located in this district usually serve as feeders to the gigantic Chennai district market.


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Capital Chennai
Districts ChennaiCoimbatoreCuddaloreDharmapuriDindigulErodeKanchipuramKanyakumariKarurKrishnagiriMaduraiNagapattinamNamakkalPerambalurPudukkottaiRamanathapuramSalemSivagangaThanjavurThe NilgirisTheniThoothukudiTiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • TiruvallurTiruvannamalaiTiruvarurVelloreViluppuramVirudhunagar
Major cities AlandurAvadiAmbatturChennaiCoimbatoreCuddaloreDindigulErodeKancheepuramKumbakonamMaduraiNagercoilNeyveliPallavaramPudukkottaiRajapalayamSalemTiruchirapalliTirunelveliNagercoilTambaramThoothukudiTiruppurTiruvannamalaiThanjavur • Tiruvottiyur • Vellore


 

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