Mayiladuthurai district
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Mayiladuthurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters is located at Mayiladuthurai.
Mayiladuthurai district | |
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Clockwise from top left: Vaitheeswaran Koil; Sattainathar Temple in Sirkazhi; Dansborg Fort in Tharangambadi; boats in Poompuhar harbour; and Veerateeswarar Temple, Vazhuvur | |
Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Chola Nadu |
| Established | 28 December 2020 |
| Founded by | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Headquarters | Mayiladuthurai |
| Taluks | Kuthalam, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkali, Tharangambadi, |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | A. P. Mahabharathi, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | N. S. Nisha, IPS[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,172 km2 (453 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 37 |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 918,356 |
| • Rank | 34 |
| • Density | 782/km2 (2,030/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 609001 |
| Telephone Code | 04364 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 82 |
| Website | mayiladuthurai |
Geography
The district is bounded on the north by Cuddalore district, on the west by Thanjavur district, on the south by Tiruvarur district and Karaikal district of Puducherry, and the Bay of Bengal to the east.
The district is situated in the fertile delta of the Kaveri and is entirely flat plain. The Kaveri, as well as many of its distributaries, flows through the district and enters the sea here. Most of the northern border with Cuddalore is formed by the Kollidam River.
Taluks
As of 2020, when Mayiladuthurai District was carved out of Nagapattinam it had the following taluks:
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Mayiladuthurai district had a population of 918,356, of which 176,568 (19.23%) lived in urban areas. Mayiladuthurai district has a sex ratio of 1029 females per 1000 males and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 32.31% and 0.23% of the population respectively.[3] Tamil is the predominant language, spoken by 99.32% of the population.[4]
Politics
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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| Mayiladuthurai district | 160 | Sirkazhi (SC) | M. Panneerselvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | UPA | |||
| 161 | Mayiladuthurai | S. Rajakumar | Indian National Congress | UPA | ||||
| 162 | Poompuhar | Nivedha M. Murugan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | UPA | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Special Officer, SP appointed for Mayiladuthurai district". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 12 July 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Tamil Nadu". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Nagapattinam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tamil Nadu". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
External links
- Mayiladuthurai District