Virudhunagar district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Virudhunagar.

Virudhunagar District is a district (an administrative district) of Tamil Nadu state in south India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters of Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar district was formed by the separation of Old Ramanathapuram District in 1987 into Ramanathapuram District, Sivagangai District and the west part as Virudhunagar District. Virudhunagar District was formerly called Karmavirer Kamarajar District. As of 2011, Virudhunagar district had a population of 1,942,288 with a sex-ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males. Sivakasi is the most populous and largest city in the district.

Virudhunagar district
District of Tamil Nadu
Srivilliputhur Andal Temple Tower
Nickname:  Virudhai
Virudhunagar district Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 9°36′N 78°00′E / 9.6°N 78°E / 9.6; 78Coordinates: 9°36′N 78°00′E / 9.6°N 78°E / 9.6; 78
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Taluks	10
Panchayat Unions (Blocks)	11
Corporation	1
Municipalities	6
Administrative headquarters	Virudhunagar
Talukas	Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Tiruchuli, Vembakottai, Virudhunagar, Watrap
Government
• Collector	J. Meghanatha Reddy (IAS) Superintendent of Police Manohar (IPS)
• Superintendent of Police	T. Senthilkumar, TPS
Area
• Total	4,288 km^2 (1,656 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,942,288
• Density	450/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	626xxx
Telephone code	04562
ISO 3166 code	[[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Vehicle registration	TN 67(Virudhunagar), TN 84(Srivilliputtur) TN 67W(Aruppukottai), TN 95(Sivakasi)
Central location:	9°35′N 77°57′E / 9.583°N 77.950°E / 9.583; 77.950
Website	virudhunagar.nic.in

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	584,278	—
1911	654,862	+1.15%
1921	691,149	+0.54%
1931	739,064	+0.67%
1941	768,137	+0.39%
1951	859,840	+1.13%
1961	972,288	+1.24%
1971	1,151,449	+1.71%
1981	1,340,907	+1.53%
1991	1,565,037	+1.56%
2001	1,751,301	+1.13%
2011	1,942,288	+1.04%
source:^[1]

Religions in Virudhunagar district
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			93.84%
Christian			3.47%
Muslim			2.46%
Other			0.23%

According to 2011 census, Virudhunagar district had a population of 1,942,288,^[2] up from 1,751,301 in 2001,^[3] or about an 11% increase. The sex-ratio was 1,007 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929,^[2] but down from 1,012 in 2001.^[3] A total of 197,134 were under the age of six, constituting 100,827 males and 96,307 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 20.59% and 0.12% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 72.02%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.^[2] The district had a total of 537,748 households. There were a total of 950,158 workers, comprising 52,361 cultivators, 168,174 main agricultural labourers, 30,292 in house hold industries, 603,239 other workers, 96,092 marginal workers, 4,792 marginal cultivators, 40,528 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,006 marginal workers in household industries and 45,766 other marginal workers.^[4]

Location

 

River Basins in Virudhunagar district. Dark green shaded region shows the drainage basins.

 

Relief map of Virudhunagar district. Western Ghats appear left hand side as brightly shaded region.

The district is bounded by Sivagangai district and Madurai district on the north, Tenkasi district and Tuticorin District to the south and Ramanathapuram District on east Theni district to the northwest and Idukki district of Kerala to the west.

Politics

This section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. (edit | history)

District	No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Alliance		Remarks
Virudhunagar district	202	Rajapalayam	S. Thangappandian		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		UPA
	203	Srivilliputhur (SC)	E. M. Manraj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
	204	Sattur	A. R. R. Raghumaran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)		UPA
	205	Sivakasi	A. M. S. G. Ashokan		Indian National Congress		UPA
	206	Virudhunagar	A. R. R. Seenivasan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		UPA
	207	Aruppukkottai	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		UPA
	208	Tiruchuli	Thangam Thennarasu		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		UPA

Administration

The district is divided into three revenue divisions - Sivakasi, Sattur and Aruppukottai.

The district comprises ten taluks: Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Tiruchuli, Vembakottai, Virudhunagar and Watrap.^[5] In total there are 600 revenue villages in this district.

This district has nine town panchayats – Seithur, Vathirairuppu, Chettiarpatti, Kariapatti, Mamsapuram, Sundarapandiam, Mallankinaru, S.Kodikulam and W.Pudupatti.

The Parliamentary Constituency number of Virudhunagar District is 34.

Economy

Virudhunagar district is leading in the country in the match industry, fireworks and printing, mostly concentrated in and around Sivakasi.^{[citation needed]} Virudhunagar is the main market for oil, chicory, coffee seeds, dry chillies and pulses.^{[citation needed]} There are two trade centres (Godowns) in the District one in Virudhunagar and another in Rajapalayam. Ginning factories, spinning mills, power loom and hand loom industries are also present in the district at Rajapalayam the second big weaving town in the state after Coimbatore.^{[citation needed]} One of the cement plants of Ramco Cements Ltd is located in RR Nagar^[6] near Viudhunagar another one located at Alankulam of Sivakasi Taluk.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Villages in Virudhunagar district
• Kallamanaickerpatti
• List of districts of Tamil Nadu

References

1. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
2. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
3. "Census of India 2001: Basic Data Sheet: District Virudhunagar" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2012.
4. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Virudhunagar district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
5. "NPR Report: Tamil Nadu: Virudhunagar". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. from the original on 16 July 2014.
6. "Cements | India Cements | Ramco Cements | Cement | Best Cement in India | | Cements share price | Cements of India | Cement of India | Good Cement | Cement manufacturing company India | Cement Company | Cement manufacture | Indian Cement". ramcocements.in. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

External links

 

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