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Encyclopedia > Tiruvallur District
Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu, India

Tiruvallur district is an administrative district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town of Thiruvallur is the district headquarters. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 483 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (596 × 739 pixels, file size: 19 KB, MIME type: image/gif) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 483 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (596 × 739 pixels, file size: 19 KB, MIME type: image/gif) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The geographical south of India includes all Indian territory below the 20th parallel. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Tiruvallur is an town in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ...

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Geography

It is bounded on the north by Andhra Pradesh state, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the southwest by Chennai district, and on the south by Kanchipuram and Vellore districts. “Andhra” redirects here. ... Look up Bay of Bengal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Chennai district is a district of Tamil Nadu, India. ... Kanchipuram, Kanchi, or Kancheepuram (also sometimes Conjeevaram) is a district is in the northeast of Tamil Nadu, adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. ... Vellore district is one of the 30 districts in the Tamilnadu state of India. ...


Demographics

It occupies an area of 3424 km² and has a population of 2,754,756 as of 2001. It is 54.45% urbanised.[1] This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...


The district has a literacy of 76.90%, higher than the state average.


Administration

The following are the Taluks of the district. A Tehsil is an administrative subdivision or tier of local government in some South Asian countries. ...

Thiruvallur is a city and a municipality in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Poonamallee (Punamalli or originally Pūvirundavalli) is a suburb of Chennai, Tamil nadu, India. ... , Ambattur is a major municipality in Thiruvallur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India It is an industrial area north-west of Chennai. ... Ponneri is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... , Gummidipoondi is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Uthukottai is an Indian town located near Andhra Pradesh border separating it from Tamil Nadu. ... Tiruttani is one of the main tourist centre in Thiruvallur district, Tamil nadu about 85km from Chennai. ... Pallipattu is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...

Economy

The Veera Raghava Swami Temple in Tiruvallur

In retail spending, the Thiruvallur district emerges third in India, only after Noida and SW Delhi surpassing Bangalore and Mumbai by a clear margin.[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Veeraraghava. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... , Bombay redirects here. ...


Temples

Tiruvallur is well known for the Sri Vaidya Veera Raghava Swami Temple, which is located in the center of the town. This temple one of the sacred 108 temples for Vaishnavites. Vaishnavites are followers of Vaishnavism in which Vishnu or His avatars are worshipped as the supreme God. ...


It is also nowadays famous for Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman Ashram. A five-faced idol of Lord Hanuman is worshipped here. This article is about a divine entity in Hinduism. ...


The Vadivudai amman temple situated at Tiruvottiyur is also a very famous temple located in the Tiruvallur district


References

  1. ^ Census 2001
  2. ^ Times of India, Bangalore dated Aug 24, 2006

External links

  • Tiruvallur District
  • Website of Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman Ashram


 

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