Tiruvarur district

District of Tamil Nadu in India

Thiruvarur district

District of Tamil Nadu

Clockwise from top-left: Thyagaraja Temple in Thiruvarur, Vaduvoor Bird Sanctuary, Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi, Mangroves in Muthupet Lagoon

Location in Tamil Nadu

Tiruvarur district

Coordinates: 10°46′17.76″N 79°38′12.48″E﻿ / ﻿10.7716000°N 79.6368000°E﻿ / 10.7716000; 79.6368000
Country|  India
State|  Tamil Nadu
Municipal Corporations| Thiruvarur, Mannargudi, Tiruthuraipoondi, Koothanallur
Headquarters| Thiruvarur
Talukas| Kudavasal, Mannargudi, Nannilam, Needamangalam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, Valangaiman, Koothanallur.  Muthupettai
Government

• Collector| Charusri I.A.S
Population

(2011)

• Total| 1,264,277
Languages

• Official| Tamil
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

610xxx

Telephone code| 04366,04367
Vehicle registration| TN-50(6 Taluks),TN-68(Valangaiman Taluk)"" TN-49""(Mutupetai Taluk)""
Website| tiruvarur.nic.in

Thiruvarur district is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,264,277 with a sex-ratio of 1,017 females for every 1,000 males.

## Geography

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The district occupies an area of 2,161 km2. The district is bounded by Nagapattinam district on the east, Mayiladuthurai district on the north, Thanjavur District on the west, Palk Strait on the south and a small border on the northeast with the Karaikal district of the union territory Puducherry.[citation needed]

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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|

1901| 515,656| —
1911| 543,671| +0.53%
1921| 532,715| −0.20%
1931| 547,925| +0.28%
1941| 588,632| +0.72%
1951| 682,392| +1.49%
1961| 745,666| +0.89%
1971| 869,636| +1.55%
1981| 980,972| +1.21%
1991| 1,100,096| +1.15%
2001| 1,169,474| +0.61%
2011| 1,264,277| +0.78%
source:[1]

Religions in Tiruvarur district (2011)[2]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 89.60%
Islam |

| 7.60%
Christianity |

| 2.63%
Other or not stated |

| 0.17%

According to 2011 census, Thiruvarur district had a population of 1,264,277 with a sex-ratio of 1,017 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 20.39% of the population lived in urban areas.[3] A total of 121,973 were under the age of six, constituting 62,280 males and 59,693 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 34.08% and 0.24% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 74.86%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[3] The district had a total of 327,219 households. There were a total of 540,168 workers, comprising 60,508 cultivators, 200,126 main agricultural labourers, 7,264 in house hold industries, 144,527 other workers, 127,743 marginal workers, 9,375 marginal cultivators, 95,062 marginal agricultural labourers, 3,176 marginal workers in household industries and 20,130 other marginal workers.[4]

Tamil is the predominant language spoken by 99.40% of the population.[5]

## History

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Thiruvarur temple car

The Thiruvarur district, along with the Nagapattinam district was part of the Thanjavur District before 1991. After that, the present Taluks of Thiruvarur district and Nagapattinam district were separated from the Thanjavur District, and formed the Nagapattinam district. The present Thiruvarur district was formed in 1997 by bifurcating the then Nagapattinam District and joined valangaiman taluk of thanjavur district.[6][7] Major towns are:

* Thiruvarur
* Mannargudi
* Thiruthuraipoondi
* Koothanallur
* Kudavasal
* Needamangalam
* Mutupetai

## Politics

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

Source:[8][9] District  | No.  | Constituency  | Name  | Party  | Alliance  | Remarks

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Tiruvarur | 166  | Thiruthuraipoondi (SC) | K. Marimuthu |  | Communist Party of India |  | SPA |
167  | Mannargudi | Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | SPA |
168  | Thiruvarur | K. Poondi Kalaivanan |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | SPA |
169  | Nannilam | R. Kamaraj |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | None |

## Administration

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Thiruvarur district is made up of Eight taluks:

* Kudavasal
* Mannargudi
* Nannilam
* Needamangalam
* Thiruthuraipoondi
* Thiruvarur
* Valangaiman
* Koothanallur
* Mutupetai

### Villages

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Village  |  | Taluk

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|

Abivirutheeswaram |  | Kudavasal
Vilamal |  | Thiruvarur
Kattur |  | Thiruvarur
Manakkal |  | Thiruvarur
Thandalai |  | Thiruvarur
Achudamangalam |  | Nannilam
Adambar Ukkadai |  | Kudavasal
Adambar |  | Nannilam
Adambar |  | Nannilam
Adhanur |  | Needamangalam
Adichapuram |  | Mannargudi
Adippuliyur |  | Kudavasal
Adiyakkamangalam |  |
Agarathirumalam |  | Nannilam
Agarathirunallur |  | Kudavasal
Agaravelukudi |  | Needamangalam
Akkarai Kottagam |  | Mannargudi
Aladikaruppur |  | Kudavasal
Alangottai |  | Mannargudi
Alangudi |  | Nannilam
Alathur |  | Kudavasal
Alathur |  | Mannargudi
Alivalam |  | Tiruvarur
Ammaiyappan |  | Kudavasal
Anaikuppam |  | Nannilam
Anaivadapathi |  | Kudavasal
Annadanapuram |  | Nannilam
Annavasal |  | Kudavasal
Anniyur |  | Kudavasal
Arasavanangadu |  | Kudavasal
Aravathur |  | Mannargudi
Arpar |  | Kudavasal
Asesham |  | Mannargudi
Athicholamangalam |  | Kudavasal
Athikkadai |  | Mannargudi
Athikkottai (Thiruvarur) |  |
Athikottai |  | Mannargudi
Ayikkudi |  | Kudavasal
Ayyampettai |  | Nannilam
Deepangudi |  | Kudavasal
Devarkandanallur |  | Kudavasal
Elaiyur |  | Kudavasal
Elangarkudi |  |
Elavangargudi |  | Kudavasal
Engan |  | Kudavasal
Erukattur |  | Koothanallur
Jambuvanodai |  | Thiruthuraipoondi
Kadalangudi |  | Kudavasal
Kamalapuram |  | Kudavasal
Kamugakudi |  | Nannilam
Kamukakudi |  | Kudavasal
Kandiramanickkam |  | Kudavasal
Kangalanchery |  |
Kankoduthavanitham |  | Kudavasal
Kappanamangalam |  | Kudavasal
Karaiyappalaiyur |  | Kudavasal
Karuvakkurichi |  |
Karuvakkurichi |  | Mannargudi
Kattimedu |  |
Kattur |  |
Keelaperumalai
Keerangudi |  | Kudavasal
Killiyur |  |
Kodikkalpalayam |  |
Koothanur |  |
Kunniyur |  | Mannargudi
Lakshmangudi |  | Mannargudi
Manjakkudi |  |
Mela Amaravathi |  |
Melamaravakkadu |  |
Melathiruppalakudi |  | Mannargudi
Munnavalkottai |  | Needamangalam
Nachikulam |  |
Nedumbalam |  |
Pakkam Kottur |  |
Palayakkottai |  | Mannargudi
Paravakottai |  | Mannargudi
Paruthiyur |  |
Pillur |  |
Podakkudi |  | Koothanallur
Poongulam |  |
Poonthottam  |  | Nannilam
Rettakudi |  | Nannilam
Saliperi |  |
Sannanallur |  | Nannilam
Semmangudi |  | Kodavasal
Sengalipuram |  |
Serugudi |  | Kudavasal
Sethanipuram |  |
Sirupuliyur |  | Nannilam
Sithamalli |  |
Solapandi |  |
Someswarapuram |  | Papanasam
Srivanchiyam |  |
Thappalampuliyur |  |
Thattathimoolai |  |
Thediyur |  | Kudavasal
Thirumakkottai |  | Mannargudi
Thirupampuram |  | Kudavasal
Thiruveezhimizhalai |  | Kudavasal
Ullikkottai |  | Mannargudi
Vadamattam |  |
Vaduvur |  |
Vangathangudi |  |
Budamangalam |  | Mannargudi
Nadappur |  | Thiruvarur Taluk
Keelathiruppalakudi |  | Mannargudi

## Religion

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* Nellivananathar Temple
* [[Rathnapureeswarar Temple]
* Muthupetai Dargah

## See also

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* List of districts of Tamil Nadu

## References

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1. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
2. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Tamil Nadu". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
3. ^ a b "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.
4. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Thiruvarur district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
5. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tamil Nadu". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. ^ "District Survey Report of Thiruvarur District" (PDF). Department of Geology and Mining Thiruvarur District.
7. ^ Mohan, Gopu (5 April 2011). "Boyhood friend waits for CM to come home". The Financial Express. p. 3.
8. ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners". CNBCTV18. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
9. ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Full list of winners". www.indiatvnews.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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