Sholinganallur (Taluk)
| Taluk Sholinganallur சோளிங்கநல்லூர் வட்டம் |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District : | Kanchipuram |
| Main town : | Sholinganallur |
| Area : | 135.5 km² |
| Residents : | 548,654 (2011) |
| Population density : | 4,049 inhabitants / km² |
The Taluk Sholinganallur ( Tamil : சோளிங்கநல்லூர் 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 Sholinganallur .
geography
The Taluk Sholinganallur is located in the northeast of the Kanchipuram district in the suburbs of the metropolis of Chennai (Madras) on the coast of the Bay of Bengal . It borders on the Taluks Chengalpattu in the south, Tambaram in the west and Alandur in the northwest and the city district of Chennai in the north. The area of the Taluk Sholinganallur is 135.5 square kilometers.
population
According to the 2011 census, the Taluk Sholinganallur has 548,654 inhabitants. Due to its proximity to the metropolis of Chennai, the Taluk is highly urbanized and densely populated: 87.2 percent of the population is classified as urban, only 12.8 percent as rural. The population density is 4,049 inhabitants per square kilometer.
history
The Taluk Sholinganallur was created in 2009 when the Taluk Tambaram was divided into the three taluks Tambaram, Alandur and Sholinganallur. As a result of the city expansion of Chennais in 2011, part of the Taluk Sholinganallur including the main town of Sholinganallur was incorporated into the city of Chennais.
Cities and villages
The following places belong to the Taluk Sholinganallur:
Cities:
Villages:
- Arasankalani
- Injambakkam
- Jalladiampet
- Karapakkam
- Koilambakkam
- Kottivakkam
- Medavakkam
- Madippakkam
- Neelankarai
- Oggiyamduraipakkam
- Ottiambakkam
- Palavakkam
- Perumbakkam
- Semmanjeri
- Sittalapakkam
- Uthandi
- Vengavasal
Individual evidence
- ^ 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; 31.7 MB)
- ↑ a b The Hindu, December 30, 2009: "Stage set for creation of two more taluks".
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011. Sub District (Taluk) Level. ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2013 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. (PDF; 1.1 MB)
- ^ Census of India 2011: Villages / Towns Directory - 2011.
