Alandur (Taluk)

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Taluk Alandur
ஆலந்தூர் வட்டம்
Sub-district location map
State Tamil Nadu
District : Kanchipuram
Main town : Alandur
Area : 45.4 km²
Residents : 678,927 (2011)
Population density : 14,954 inhabitants / km²

The Taluk Alandur ( Tamil : ஆலந்தூர் வட்டம் ) is a Taluk (sub-district) of the Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The main town is the eponymous city of Alandur .

geography

The Taluk Alandur is located in the northeast of the Kanchipuram district in the suburbs of the metropolis of Chennai (Madras). It borders on the Taluks Sholinganallur in the southeast, Tambaram in the south and Sriperumbudur in the west and in the northeast on the city district of Chennai. The area of ​​the Taluk Alandur is 45.4 square kilometers.

population

According to the 2011 census, the Taluk Alandur has 678,927 inhabitants. This makes it the most populous Taluk in the Kanchipuram district. Due to its proximity to the metropolis of Chennai, the Taluk Alandur is highly urbanized and very densely populated: the entire population is classified as urban, the population density is 14,954 inhabitants per square kilometer.

history

The Taluk Alandur was created in 2009 when the Taluk Tambaram was divided into the three taluks Tambaram, Sholinganallur and Alandur. As a result of the city expansion of Chennais in 2011, part of the Taluk Alandur including the main town of Alandur was incorporated into the urban area of ​​Chennais.

Cities and villages

The Taluk Alandur includes the following places:

Cities:

Villages:

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Census of India 2011: Administrative Atlas of India . (PDF; 31.7 MB)
  2. ↑ a b The Hindu, December 30, 2009: "Stage set for creation of two more taluks".
  3. ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011. Sub District (Taluk) Level. ( Memento from June 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.1 MB)
  4. ^ Census of India 2011: Villages / Towns Directory - 2011.