Thiruvennainallur taluk

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Thiruvennainallur taluk
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Revenue division Viluppuram
Headquarters Thiruvennainallur
Area
  Total248 km2 (96 sq mi)
Population
  Total160,954
  Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Thiruvennainallur taluk is one of the 9 taluks of Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1]

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Administration

Thiruvennainallur taluk is within the Viluppuram revenue division of Viluppuram district, one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu. The taluk, which has its headquarters in its namesake town of Thiruvennainallur, was created in 2019 as part of the bifurcation of Viluppuram district. To create the taluk, three revenue blocks were split off from Ulunderpet and Tirukkoyilur taluks. Those revenue blocks, Sithalingamadam, Thiruvennainallur, and Arasur, are now the constituent blocks of Thiruvennainallur taluk. These blocks are composed of one panchayat union, one town panchayat, 70 revenue villages, and 58 village panchayats.

The taluk is within the state assembly constituencies of Tirukkoyilur and Ulundurpet, and within the Lok Sabha constituency of Viluppuram. [2]

Geography

Thiruvennainallur taluk covers an area of 248 square kilometres (96 sq mi) in the southwestern part of Viluppuram district. [2] It is bordered to the north by Kandachipuram taluk, to the northeast by Viluppuram taluk, to the southeast by the Panruti taluk of Cuddalore district, and to the south and west by the Ulunderpet and Tirukkoyilur taluks of Kallakurichi district, respectively. Parts of National Highway 38 and State Highways 9, 68, and 69 go through the taluk. The Thenpennai River runs through the taluk, and defines parts of its northern border. [3] [4]

Demographics

As of 2019, Thiruvennainallur taluk had a population of 151,027 people living in an area of 234 square kilometres (90 sq mi), [2] resulting in a population density of

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References

  1. "Revenue Administration". viluppuram.nic.in. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bifurcation information". kallakurichi.nic.in. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Viluppuram District Census Handbook (A)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. "District map". viluppuram.nic.in. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.