Tiruvallur (District)

Tiruvallur District ; திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்டம்
State	Tamil Nadu
Administrative headquarters :	Tiruvallur
Area :	3,394 km²
Residents :	3,728,104 (2011)
Population density :	1098 inhabitants / km²
Website :	tiruvallur.tn.nic.in

The Tiruvallur District ( Tamil : திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்டம் ; also: Thiruvallur ) is a district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The administrative center of the district is the eponymous city of Tiruvallur . The Tiruvallur district has an area of 3,394 square kilometers and around 3.7 million inhabitants (2011 census).

geography

At Pulicat Lake

The Tiruvallur district is located in northeast Tamil Nadu on the border with the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh . Neighboring districts are Chennai in the southeast, Kanchipuram in the south, Vellore in the southwest (all in Tamil Nadu) as well as the Chittoor district belonging to Andhra Pradesh in the north. In the east, the Tiruvallur district forms part of the coromandel coast of the Bay of Bengal .

The area of the Tiruvallur district is 3,394 square kilometers. Most of the area belongs to the flat Tamil Nadu coastal plain. In the north on the border with Andhra Pradesh lies Pulicat Lake , the second largest lagoon in India. The eastern part of the Tiruvallur district belongs to the Chennais catchment area , the capital of Tamil Nadu. The metropolitan region of Chennai , the fourth largest metropolitan area in India, extends into the area of the Tiruvallur district. Since the city expansion of Chennais in 2011, part of the Tiruvallur district has also been part of the administrative city of Chennais. The western part of the district, however, is clearly rural.

In the Tiruvallur district there is an alternately humid tropical climate . The annual mean temperature in Tiruvallur is 28.6 ° C, the annual mean precipitation is 1,090 mm. Most of the rainfall occurs during the northeast monsoon between October and December. Rainfalls also occur during the southwest monsoon between July and September.

history

The forerunner of today's Tiruvallur District was the Chengalpattu (Chingleput) district. The British had set up this in 1788 after they had taken over the rule from the Nawabs of Arcot and incorporated the area into the province of Madras . After Indian independence, the district became part of the newly formed state of Madras (now Tamil Nadu) in 1956. In 1960 the area around Tiruttani was detached from the Chittoor district of the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh and added to the Chengalpattu district. Tiruvallur District was created in 1997 when Chengalpattu District was divided into Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur Districts .

population

According to the 2011 census, the Tiruvallur district has 3,728,104 inhabitants. This makes it one of the most populous districts in Tamil Nadu. Due to its proximity to the rapidly expanding metropolis of Chennai, the district of Tiruvallur is experiencing strong population growth: In the period between 2001 and 2011, the population grew by 35%. The population growth is thus well above the Tamil Nadu average (16%) and is the second highest of all districts in the state after the Kanchipuram district, which is also part of the Chennai catchment area . The Tiruvallur district is also densely populated and highly urbanized: with 1,098 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is almost twice as high as the average in Tamil Nadu (555 inhabitants per square kilometer). 65% of the district's residents live in cities. The degree of urbanization is thus well above the mean value for the state (48%). At 84%, the literacy rate is slightly higher than the Tamil Nadu average (80%).

According to the 2011 census, 89.2% of the population of Tiruvallur District are Hindus . There are also minorities of Christians (6.3%) and Muslims (3.8%).

The main language in the district Tiruvallur is like all over Tamil Nadu, the Tamil . According to the 2001 census, 82.4% of the district's residents speak it as their first language. There is also a minority of speakers of Telugu , the language of the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh , which is spoken by 12.9% of the district's population. Part of the Muslim population speaks Urdu (1.6%). Malayalam (1.6%) is the most common among the population who immigrated from other parts of India . The remaining 1.5% are spread across other languages.

According to the 2011 census, 22.0% of the district's residents are scheduled castes and 1.3% are scheduled tribes .

Attractions

The Dutch cemetery in Pulicat

One of six pilgrimage sites ( Arupadaividu ) of the Hindu god Murugan is located in the Tiruvallur district, Tiruttani . According to myth, Tiruttani is where Murugan retired to his mate Valli after his wedding . The Murugan Temple of Tiruttani, located on a 200 meter high cliff, is an important place of pilgrimage and attracts numerous believers , especially during the Adi Krittigai festival in the Tamil month of Adi (July-August). Another important Hindu shrine is the temple of Tiruvalangadu , dedicated to the god Shiva , which was sung about by the hymn poet Karaikal Ammaiyar as early as the 6th century . In Tiruvallur City there is the Veeraraghava Perumal Temple, consecrated to Vishnu , which is one of the 108 holy places of Tamil Vishnuism ( Divya Desams ).

Pulicat , located on Lake Pulicat, was the most important Dutch settlement on the Coromandel coast from 1609 to 1825 . The old Dutch cemetery is a reminder of the colonial era. Pulicat is also of tourist interest as a starting point for the Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary .

Administrative division

Taluks

Taluks of the Tiruvallur District

The Tiruvallur District is divided into the following nine taluks (sub-districts):

No.	Taluk	main place	surface	Population (2011)	Population density
1.	Rubber dipoondi	Rubber dipoondi	421 km²	190,548	000000000000453.0000000000453 inhabitants / km²
2.	Ponneri	Ponneri	651 km²	385,620	000000000000592.0000000000592 inhabitants / km²
3.	Uthukkottai	Uthukkottai	251 km²	149.991	000000000000598.0000000000598 inhabitants / km²
4th	Tiruttani	Tiruttani	448 km²	210.424	000000000000470.0000000000470 inhabitants / km²
5.	Pallipattu	Pallipattu	343 km²	211,689	000000000000617.0000000000617 inhabitants / km²
6th	Tiruvallur	Tiruvallur	794 km²	403.294	000000000000508.0000000000508 inhabitants / km²
7th	Poonamallee	Poonamallee	178 km²	652.904	000000000003668.00000000003,668 inhabitants / km²
8th.	Ambattur	Ambattur	221 km²	924,474	000000000004183.00000000004,183 inhabitants / km²
9.	Madhavaram	Madhavaram	117 km²	596.753	000000000005100.00000000005,100 inhabitants / km²

Municipalities

There are 5 municipalities in the district :

Cities

There are 652 villages and 25 cities in the Tiruvallur District. The ten cities of Ambattur , Tiruvottiyur , Madhavaram , Maduravoyal , Valasaravakkam , Porur , Kattivakkam , Manali , Puzhal and Chinnasekkadu as well as twelve neighboring villages were incorporated into the city of Chennai in 2011.

city	Population (2011)
Ambattur	466.205
Arani	12,833
Avadi	345.996
Chinnasekkadu	12,396
Rubber dipoondi	18,891
Kattivakkam	36,617
Madhavaram	119.105
Maduravoyal	86,195
Manali	35,248
Minjur	28,337
Naravarikuppam	20,946
Pallipattu	8,721
Ponneri	31,025
Poonamallee	57,224
Porur	46,690
Pothatturpettai	22,040
Puzhal	31,665
Tirumazhisai	19,733
Tirunindravur	37,095
Tiruttani	44,781
Tiruvallur	56,074
Tiruverkadu	62,824
Tiruvottiyur	249,446
Uthukkottai	12,740
Valasaravakkam	47,378