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Encyclopedia > Tiruvarur district
Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu, India
Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu, India

Tiruvarur district is one of the 30 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. The district occupies an area of 2161 km². It is lies between Nagapattinam district on the east and Thanjavur district on the west, and is bounded by the Palk Strait on the south. The district headquarters is at Tiruvarur town. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 483 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (596 × 739 pixels, file size: 20 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: 20 KB, MIME type: image/gif) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India is divided into 30 districts. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... 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. ... Nagapattinam District is a coastal district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ... Thanjavur district is one of the 30 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. ... The Palk Strait is a 40-85 mi (64-137 km) wide strait that lies between Indias Tamil Nadu state and the island nation of Sri Lanka. ... Thiruvarur is an administrative district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. ...

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Demographics

The district has a population of 1,169,474 (as of 2001). It is 20.29% urbanised. [1] Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...


It has a literacy of 76.90%, slightly higher than the state average.


History

The Tiruvarur district, along with the Nagapattinam district was part of the Thanjavur district before 1981. After that, the present Taluks of Tiruvarur district and Nagapattinam district were separated from the Thanjavur district, and formed the Nagapattinam district. The present Tiruvarur district was formed in 1997 by bifurcating the then Nagapattinam district. Adiyakkamangalam and Kodikkal Palayam is a Muslim Majority region in the town. A Tehsil is an administrative subdivision or tier of local government in some South Asian countries. ...


Prominent people from Tiruvarur district

M. Karunanidhi (Tamil: ) or Karunanidhi Muthuvel generally referred to as M.K (Tamil: )and Dr. Kalaingar (கலைஞர்), is the present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. ... Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is a regional political party in the Tamil Nadu state of India. ... Valangiman Sankarana-rayana Srinivasa Sastri CH (1869–1946) was an Indian statesman and founder of the Indian Liberal Federation. ... Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is a regional political party in the Tamil Nadu state of India. ...

Administration

Thiruvarur district is made up of 7 taluks namely

koothanallur , Mannargudi (also spelt Mannarkudi) is a city and a municipality in Thiruvarur district (formerly part of Thanjavur district) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Nannilam is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Needamangalam is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Thiruthuraipoondi is a city and a municipality in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Thiruvarur is an administrative district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. ... Valangaiman is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...


Top Govt Officials

  1. DIG of POLICE Mr Abhash Kumar IPS
  2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR Mr SHAMBU KALLOLIKAR IAS
  3. SUP of POLICE Ms.ANISHA HUSSIAN IPS
  4. DIST.PANCHAYANT CHAIRMAN Ms .KAMALAVATHAM SELVARASU
  5. DIST.PANCHAYANT VICE CHAIRMAN Mr.POONDI K. KALAISELVAN
  6. TIRUVARUR MUNICIPAL CHARIMAN Mr.KU.THENNAN
  7. TIRUVARUR MUNICIPAL VICE CHARIMAN Mr.R.SHANKAR

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Districts of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (306 words)
In 1953 the eleven northern districts of Madras State became the new state of Andhra Pradesh, and Bellary District was divided between Andhra Pradesh and Mysore State (present-day Karnataka).
Tamil Nadu acquired its present boundaries on 1 November 1956, when Dakshina Kannada and Malabar districts were ceded to Mysore and Kerala states, respectively, and Kanyakumari District of erstwhile Travancore-Cochin state was ceded to Madras State.
In 1956, Madras State was made up of 13 districts: Chengalpattu, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Madras, Madurai, The Nilgiris, North Arcot, Ramanthapuram, Salem, South Arcot, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappallli, and Tirunelveli.
Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Thiruvarur (192 words)
Tiruvarur is famous for Sri Tyagaraja temple and the annual chariot festival perfomed at the month of Chitrai (April/May).
The district occupies an area of 2161 km² and has a population of 1,165,213 (as of 2001).
It is lies between Nagapattinam district on the east and Thanjavur district on the west, and is bounded by the Palk Strait on the south.
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