Ariyalur (District)

Ariyalur District அரியலூர் மாவட்டம்
State	Tamil Nadu
Administrative headquarters :	Ariyalur
Area :	1,940 km²
Residents :	754,894 (2011)
Population density :	389 inhabitants / km²
Website :	ariyalur.tn.nic.in

The district of Ariyalur ( Tamil : அரியலூர் மாவட்டம் ) is a district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The administrative center is the eponymous city of Ariyalur . The Ariyalur district has an area of ​​1,940 square kilometers and around 750,000 inhabitants (2011 census).

geography

The district of Ariyalur is located in the central interior of Tamil Nadu. Neighboring districts are Cuddalore in the northeast, Thanjavur in the south, Tiruchirappalli in the west and Perambalur in the northwest.

With an area of ​​1,940 square kilometers, the Ariyalur district is one of the smallest districts in Tamil Nadu. The district area is completely flat. In the south, the Kollidam , the northernmost branch of the mouth of the Kaveri River, marks the border of the district, in the north of the district the periodically water-bearing river Vellar flows .

In the Ariyalur district there is an alternately humid tropical climate . The annual mean temperature in Ariyalur is 28.7 ° C, the annual mean precipitation is 1,029 mm. Most of the rainfall occurs during the northeast monsoon between October and December. It also rains during the southwest monsoons in August and September.

history

In the Middle Ages, the area of ​​the district belonged to the kingdom of the Chola , who resided in Thanjavur , about 60 kilometers away . In 1022/23 the Chola king Rajendra I founded the new capital Gangaikonda Cholapuram in the area of ​​today's Ariyalur district. Gangaikonda Cholapuram remained the capital of the Chola Empire for two centuries before it was conquered by the Pandyas in the 13th century . In the following centuries the area was under the rule of changing dynasties, most recently in the 18th century by the Muslim nawabs of Arcot . When the British annexed their territory in 1801, Ariyalur also came to British India .

Since the British colonial era, the area of ​​today's district has belonged to the Tiruchirappalli district of the Madras province . After Indian independence, the area became part of the newly formed state of Madras (now Tamil Nadu) in 1956. In 1995 the Tiruchirappalli district was divided into the three districts of Tiruchirappalli, Karur and Perambalur . The Ariyalur district emerged in 2001 from the eastern parts of the Perambalur district. After the AIADMK party in Tamil Nadu took over government responsibility, Ariyalur was reunited with Perambalur just one year later. In 2006 the DMK replaced the AIADMK as the governing party, so that in November 2007 the Ariyalur district was re-established.

population

Resident of Ariyalur District in Jayankondam

According to the 2011 Indian census, the Ariyalur district has 754,894 inhabitants. In terms of population, it is the third smallest district in Tamil Nadu. The population density of 389 inhabitants per square kilometer is well below the mean of the state (555 inhabitants per square kilometer). The Ariyalur district is clearly rural: only 11 percent of the district's residents live in cities. The degree of urbanization is the lowest of all Tamil Nadu districts and is less than a quarter of the state mean (48 percent). 23 percent of the district's residents are scheduled castes . The literacy rate is 71 percent, among the lowest in the state (the Tamil Nadu average is 80 percent).

According to the 2011 census , the Hindus make up a large majority of the district's residents with 94 percent. 5 percent of the population profess Christianity . The Muslims are only a small minority with a good 1 percent. The main language in the district Ariyalur is like all over Tamil Nadu, the Tamil . According to the 2001 census, 99 percent of the district's residents speak it as their first language.

Economy and Infrastructure

The Ariyalur district is relatively rich in mineral deposits. The limestone deposits are used by five large cement factories . Agriculture is still of the greatest economic importance: According to the 2001 census, 78.2% of the district's inhabitants are employed in the agricultural sector. Since the soils are drier than in the adjacent Kaveri Delta to the south, sugar cane and cashew nuts are mainly grown instead of rice . The railway line runs through the district from Chennai to Tiruchirappalli .

Attractions

Brihadisvara Temple in Gangaikonda Cholapuram

The most important attraction in the Ariyalur district is the former Chola capital Gangaikonda Cholapuram . The Brihadisvara Temple there is one of three “ Great Temples of the Chola Dynasty ” and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004 . The Vettakudi bird sanctuary is also of tourist interest.

Administrative division

The district of Ariyalur is divided into three taluks (sub-districts):

Taluk	main place	Population (2011)
Ariyalur	Ariyalur	255,809
Sendurai	Sendurai	111,891
Udayarpalayam	Udayarpalayam	387.194

Cities

In the district of Ariyalur two cities with its own city government ( Municipalities ) and two after the Panchayat managed system townships ( Town Panchayats ).

Municipalities

• Ariyalur (28,902)
• Jayankondam (33,945)

Town panchayats

• Udayarpalayam (12,688)
• Varadarajanpettai (8,259)

Web links

Commons : Ariyalur District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• District website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Tamil Nadu. (PDF; 873 kB)
2. ↑ Climate data from climate-data.org .
3. ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Tamil Nadu. Chapter - I Population, Size and Decadal Change.
4. ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Tamil Nadu. Chapter - II Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Population.
5. ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Tamil Nadu. Chapter - III Literates and Literacy Rate.
6. ^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Tamil Nadu.
7. ↑ Census of India 2001: C-15: Population by Mother Tongue (Tamil Nadu), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .
8. ↑ Census GIS India ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ ^{a b} Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract Data Tables: Ariyalur.