Tirupathur District | |
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Coordinates: 12.4950° N, 78.5678° E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Region | Tondai Nadu |
Established | 28 November 2019 |
Founded by | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
Headquarters | Tirupathur |
Talukas | Tirupattur Vaniyambadi Ambur Natrampalli |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Body | Tirupattur District Collectorate |
• District Collector | D. Bhaskara Pandian, IAS |
• Superintendent of Police | Albert John, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 1,797.92 km2 (694.18 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 1,111,812 |
• Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | TN-83 |
Website | tirupathur |
Tirupattur district, or Tirupathur district, [2] [3] is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The district was formed in 2019 by the division of Vellore district into three smaller districts. [4] Its creation alongside Ranipet district was announced on 15 August 2019, and it was officially declared on 28 November 2019. [2] The town of Tirupattur serves as the district headquarters. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The district is bordered by Vellore district to the northeast, Krishnagiri district to the southwest, Tiruvannamalai district to the southeast, and the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh to the northwest. National Highway 48 passes through the district.
Tirupattur district was created by the splitting off of the three southwestern taluks of Vellore district: Tirupattur, Vaniyambadi, and Ambur. [10] The district now includes Natrampalli for a total of four taluks. [2]
Tirupattur Revenue Division: Tirupattur, Natrampalli
Vaniyambadi Revenue Division: Vaniyambadi, Ambur
Proposed Taluks: Jolarpettai, Alangayam
Proposed Municipalities: Natrampalli, Alangayam
Proposed Town Panchayats: Kandhili, Madhanur, Jaffrabad, Thuthipattu, Kailasagiri, Pachchal, Valayambattu
Tiruppattur, Vellore Assembly constituency is the assembly constituency. Since 2016 Tiruppattur, Vellore Assembly constituency is represented in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by A Nallathambi of DMK party. [11] He was reelected in 2021. [12] [13]
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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Tirupathur | 47 | Vaniyambadi | G. Senthilkumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | AIADMK | |||
48 | Ambur | A. C. Vilwanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | INDIA | ||||
49 | Jolarpet | K. Devaraji | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | INDIA | ||||
50 | Tirupattur(Vellore) | A. Nallathambi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | INDIA |
Vellore, is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separated into four zones that are further subdivided into 60 wards, covering an area of 87.915 km2 and housing a population of 423,425 as reported by the 2001 census. It is located about 137.20 kilometres (85 mi) west of Chennai, and about 213.20 kilometres (132 mi) east of Bangalore. Vellore is located on the Mumbai–Chennai arm of the Golden Quadrilateral. Vellore is governed under a mayor and the Vellore Municipal Corporation. It is a part of both the Lok Sabha and state assembly constituencies of Vellore.
The Javadhu Hills are an extension of the Eastern Ghats spread across parts of Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts in the northern part of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. This range separates Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts. Tirupattur district lies on the north-western side and Tiruvannamalai district lies on the south-eastern side of this range. The towns of Tirupattur, Vaniyambadi and Ambur of Tirupattur district are located on the north western side and the towns of Chengam and Polur of Tiruvannamalai district are located on the south eastern side.
Vellore district is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is one of the eleven districts that form the north region of Tamil Nadu. Vellore city is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,614,242 with a sex ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males. In 2017 Vellore district ranked eleventh in list of districts in Tamil Nadu by Human Development Index.
Vaniyambadi is a town in the Tirupattur district of Tamil Nadu and the headquarter for the Vaniyambadi Revenue district comprising Vaniyambadi and Ambur. It is located about 200 km from Chennai and 178 kilometer from Bengaluru. The Vaniyambadi Municipality was formed by the G.O. MS. No. 421 Local & Municipality Dept. in April 1886. In 1996 this Municipality was upgraded to Grade II Municipality by G.O. MS. NO. 118 Rural Development Local Administration Dept. dated 01.05.1996. In 1998 this Municipality was upgraded to 1st Grade.
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Tirupattur, also transliterated as Tiruppattur, Tirupathur, Thirupattur, Thiruppattur, or Thiruppathur is a common place-name in Tamil Nadu, India. It may refer to:
Tiruppattur was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.
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Vaniyambadi Revenue District in the southern state of Tamil Nadu is one of the major leather export hubs in India. The district comprises two towns viz. Vaniyambadi and Ambur.
A Nallathambi is an Indian politician and a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected as a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Tiruppattur, Vellore Assembly constituency in May 2021.