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Tiruvarur district

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
Location in Tamil Nadu
Map
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 CorporationsThiruvarur, Mannargudi, Tiruthuraipoondi, Koothanallur
HeadquartersThiruvarur
TalukasKudavasal, Mannargudi, Nannilam, Needamangalam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, Valangaiman, Koothanallur. Muthupettai
Government
 • CollectorCharusri I.A.S
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,264,277
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
610xxx
Telephone code04366,04367
Vehicle registrationTN-50(6 Taluks),TN-68(Valangaiman Taluk)"" TN-49""(Mutupetai Taluk)""
Websitetiruvarur.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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901515,656—    
1911543,671+0.53%
1921532,715−0.20%
1931547,925+0.28%
1941588,632+0.72%
1951682,392+1.49%
1961745,666+0.89%
1971869,636+1.55%
1981980,972+1.21%
19911,100,096+1.15%
20011,169,474+0.61%
20111,264,277+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

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:

Politics

This section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. ( | history)
Source:[8][9]
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
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

Thiruvarur district is made up of Eight taluks:


Villages

Religion

See also

References

  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.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiruvarur_district