Tiruvarur district

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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.

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[edit] Demographics

The district has a population of 1,169,474 (as of 2001). It is 20.29% urbanised. [1]

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

[edit] 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. Major towns are Thiruvarur, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupettai, Mannargudi.

[edit] Prominent people from Tiruvarur district

[edit] Administration

Thiruvarur district is made up of 7 taluks namely

[edit] Top Govt Officials

  1. DIG of POLICE Mr Abhash Kumar IPS
  2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR Mr M CHANDRASEKARAN 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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