Chengalpattu district

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Chengalpattu District
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Eri-Katha Ramar Temple is one of the most famous temples of the district
Nickname: 
Chengai District
Chengalpattu district
Chengalpattu district
Location in Tamil Nadu
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
Municipalities Chengalpattu
Established29 November 2019
Named for Chengalpet town
Headquarters Chengalpattu
Largest City Tambaram
Taluks Chengalpattu, Cheyyur, Madurantakam, Tambaram, Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram, Vandalur, Pallavaram
Government
  TypeDistrict Administration
  BodyChengalpattu District Collectorate
   District Collector S. Arunraj, IAS
   Superintendent of Police V. V. Sai Praneeth, IPS
Area
[1]
  Total2,945 km2 (1,137 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total2,556,423
  Rank8th
  Density870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
603XXX,600XXX
Telephone code044
Vehicle registration TN-19, TN-14, TN-22, TN-85 and TN-11
Website chengalpattu.nic.in

Chengalpattu District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, in India. The district headquarters is located at Chengalpattu. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of Kanchipuram district after the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019.

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Administration

Chengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions

Taluks in the Tambaram and Chengalpattu Revenue Divisions lie in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.

District Panchayat

Chengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are in [2]

City Municipal Corporation

Chengalpattu district has 1 City Municipal Corporation

Municipalities

Chengalpattu District has 4 Municipalities

Proposed Municipalities

Cantonment Boards

Chengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment Board

Town Panchayats

Chengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are in [2]

Proposed Town Panchayats

Panchayat Unions

Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions

Village Panchayats

Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats. [2]

Mudichur, Vandalur, Urapakkam, Pozhichalur, Tirusulam, Cowl Bazaar, Medavakkam, Nanmangalam, Kovilambakkam, Agaramthen, Mappedu, Sithalapakkam, Kovilanchery, Ponmar, Mambakkam, Thalambur, Thimmavaram,Siruseri, Muttukadu, Singaperumal Koil, Paranur, Kodur, Koovathur, Nedumaram, Paiyanoor, Seekinankuppam, Veerabogam, Manamai, Padur, Kolatthur, Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.

Demographics

Tamil language is the primary language spoken in the district. [4]

Politics

Source: [5] [6]
DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Chengalpattu 30 Pallavaram I. Karunanithi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
31 Tambaram S. R. Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
32 Chengalpattu M. Varalakshmi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
33 Thiruporur S. S. Balaji Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi SPA
34 Cheyyur (SC) Panaiyur M. Babu Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi SPA
35 Maduranthakam (SC) Maragatham Kumaravel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam None

Assembly constituencies

Chengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:

Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:

See also

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