Tiruchirappalli district

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Tiruchirappalli District
Trichy District
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Clockwise from top-left: Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, Upper Anaicut, Kaveri in Musiri, view of Tiruchirappalli from Rockfort, ponds in Mutharasanallur
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Location in Tamil Nadu
Tiruchirappalli district
Thiruchirappalli district
Coordinates: 10°47′N78°41′E / 10.783°N 78.683°E / 10.783; 78.683
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
Municipal corporations Tiruchirappalli
Municipalities Thuraiyur, Manapparai, Thuvakudi, Lalgudi, Musiri
Town panchayats [1] Balakrishnampatti, Kallakudi, Kattuputhur, Koothappar, Manachanallur, Mettupalayam, Ponnampatti, Poovalur, Pullambadi, South Kannanur, Sirugamani, Thathaiyangarpet, Thottiyam, Uppiliapuram
divisions Tiruchirappalli division, Lalgudi division, Musiri division, Srirangam division
Headquarters Tiruchirapalli
Talukas Lalgudi taluk, Manachanallur taluk, Manapparai taluk, Marungapuri taluk, Musiri taluk, Srirangam taluk, Thiruverumbur taluk, Thottiyam taluk, Thuraiyur taluk, Tiruchirappalli West taluk, Tiruchirappalli East taluk
Government
  CollectorM. Pradeep Kumar, IAS [2]
  Superintendent of PoliceSujitkumar, IPS [3]
  Assistant CollectorJ. E. Padmaja, IAS [4]
Area
  Total4,403.83 km2 (1,700.33 sq mi)
  Rank10th
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,722,290
  Rank6th
  Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
620 xxx and 621 xxx
Telephone code0431
ISO 3166 code [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Vehicle registration TN-45, TN-48, TN-81 [5]
Central location: 10°47′N78°41′E / 10.783°N 78.683°E / 10.783; 78.683
Website tiruchirappalli.nic.in

Tiruchirappalli District is one of the 38 districts, located along the Kaveri River, in Tamil Nadu, India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Tiruchirappalli.

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During the British Raj, the district was referred to as Trichinopoly, and was a district of the Madras Presidency; it was renamed upon India's declaration of independence in 1947. The district is spread over an area of 4,404 square kilometres (1,700 sq mi) and had a population of 2,722,290 in 2011.

Geography

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Kaveri river and Rockfort at Tiruchirapalli

Tiruchirappalli district lies almost at the exact centre of Tamil Nadu. The district has an area of 4,404 square kilometres. It is bounded in the north by Salem district, Northwest by Namakkal district, in the Northeast by Perambalur District, East by Ariyalur district and Thanjavur District, in the southeast by Pudukkottai district and Sivagangai district, in the south by Madurai district, in the southwest by Dindigul district and, in the west by Karur district. The district shares its borders with 10 other districts, the highest for any district in the state. The Kaveri river flows through the length of the district and is the principal source of irrigation and drinking water.[ citation needed ]

Kolli Hills form the boundary of Tiruchirapalli and Namakkal districts and Pachaimalai Hills form the Boundary of Salem and Perambalur district with Tiruchirapalli district in the North and North East.[ citation needed ]

The North most and South most parts of the district are hilly, central part of the district is Kaveri plains. Trichy district is little bit greener than other surrounding districts due to river Kaveri flowing through this district, by splitting the district into North and South.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901807,320    
1911876,070+0.82%
1921912,177+0.40%
1931918,342+0.07%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19411,035,927+1.21%
19511,184,158+1.35%
19611,304,039+0.97%
19711,650,768+2.39%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19811,900,566+1.42%
19912,196,473+1.46%
20012,418,366+0.97%
20112,722,290+1.19%
source: [6]

According to 2011 census, Tiruchirappalli district had a population of 2,722,290 with a sex-ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 49.15% of the population lives in urban areas. [7] A total of 272,456 were under the age of six, constituting 139,946 males and 132,510 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 17.14% and 0.67% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 74.9%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. [7] The district had a total of 698,404 households. There were a total of 1,213,979 workers, comprising 161,657 cultivators, 319,720 main agricultural labourers, 25,174 in house hold industries, 575,778 other workers, 131,650 marginal workers, 9,012 marginal cultivators, 59,062 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,212 marginal workers in household industries and 58,364 other marginal workers. [8]

Religions in Tiruchirappalli district (2011) [9]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
83.73%
Christianity
9.04%
Islam
7.01%
Other or not stated
0.22%

Languages of Tiruchirappalli district (2011) [10]

   Tamil (95.67%)
   Telugu (2.08%)
   Urdu (1.10%)
  Others (1.15%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 95.67% of the population spoke Tamil, 2.08% Telugu and 1.10% Urdu as their first language. [10]

Politics

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Tiruchirappalli 138 Manapaarai Abdul Samad. P Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MMK) SPA
139 Srirangam M. Palaniyandi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
140 Tiruchirappalli (West) K. N. Nehru Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
141 Tiruchirappalli (East) Inigo Irudhayaraj .S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
142 Thiruverumbur Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
143 Lalgudi A. Soundara Pandian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
144 Manachanallur C. Kathiravan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
145 Musiri N. Thiyagarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
146 Thuraiyur (SC) S. Stalin Kumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA

Taluks

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Srirangam Temple Gopuram

In 2013, Tiruchirappalli district went from nine taluks to eleven taluks. [11]

Urban centres

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Thiruvanaikaval Temple at Tiruchirapalli

Tiruchirappalli District consists of the following urban centres:

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Headquarters of Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation

Major industries

Natural resources and water bodies

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Upper Anaicut or Mukkombu

The major rivers are the River Kaveri and the River Kollidam. The important rivers across city is Koraiyar, Uyyakondan and Kudamuruti rivers.[ citation needed ]

Agriculture

The district has a large cattle and poultry population with agriculture workers in the smaller villages like Kalpalayathanpatti.

The rivers Kaveri and Kollidam start branching out to form the Kaveri delta irrigating vast tracts of land in the district. The major crops are rice (vast tracts); sugarcane (vast tracts); banana/plantain; coconut; cotton (small tracts); betel; maize; and groundnut.

Trichirapalli district is well known for all varieties of Banana Cultivation. Banana research centre is located in Tiruchirapalli Agricultural University.

Hill Jackfruit, Cassava, mountain crops are grown in the Pachaimalai Hills of Trichirapalli district.

Divya Desam Temples

The first five divya desam temples are located in tiruchirappalli district.

  1. Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple (1st Divya Desam)
  2. Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple (2nd Divya Desam)
  3. Uthamar Kovil (3rd Divya Desam)
  4. Pundarikakshan Perumal Temple (4th Divya Desam)
  5. Sundararaja Perumal temple (5th Divya Desam)

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Tiruchirappalli is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the fourth most populous city and is the densest regional urban area in the state. According to the 2001 census, Tiruchirappalli had a population of 752,066 with in the city limits and an extended urban agglomeration population of 866,354. According to the 2011 census, Tiruchirappalli had a population of 847,387 within the city limits The city's sex ratio of 1025 is among the best for any city in India which has a population of one million or more.

Marungapuri Taluk is a taluk of Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was split from Manapparai taluk in 2013. It hosts a population of about 1.41 lakh in an area of about 445 square kilometres (172 sq mi). Marungapuri taluk has Marungapuri, Thuvarankurichi and Valanadu firkas as its jurisdictional areas. Ponnampatti town panchayat also takes place. The Taluk Office is at M.Kallupatti, three km from Marungapuri.

C.Ayyampalayam is a village located in the Manachanallur taluk of the Tiruchirappalli district of the Indian state Tamil Nadu. It is situated 5 km away from taluk headquarter Manachanallur and 20 km away from district headquarter Tiruchirappalli.

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