Thanjavur District
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Thanjavur District is one of the 30 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its capital is Thanjavur (Tanjore).
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[edit] Demographics
It had a population of 2,216,138 as of 2001. It is 33.78% urbanised. [1]
[edit] Geography
The district is located in the centre-east of the state, bounded on the northeast by Nagapattinam District, on the east by Tiruvarur District, on the south by the Palk Strait, on the west by Pudukkottai District, and on the north by the river Kollidam, across which lie Tiruchirappalli and Perambalur districts.
[edit] Top Government Officials
- Deputy Inspector General of Police..Mr Abhash Kumar IPS
- District Collector..Mr C Vijayraj Kumar IAS
- Superintendent of Police..Mr Anand Kumar Somani IPS
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State of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Topics | History | Politics | Tamil people |
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| Capital | Chennai |
| Districts | Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Dharmapuri • Dindigul • Erode • Kanchipuram • Kanyakumari • Karur • Krishnagiri • Madurai • Nagapattinam • Namakkal • Perambalur • Pudukkottai • Ramanathapuram • Salem • Sivaganga • Thanjavur • The Nilgiris • Theni • Thoothukudi • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tiruvallur • Tiruvannamalai • Tiruvarur • Vellore • Viluppuram • Virudhunagar |
| Major cities | Alandur • Avadi • Ambattur • Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Dindigul • Erode • Kancheepuram • Karur • Kumbakonam • Madurai • Nagercoil • Neyveli • Pallavaram • Pudukkottai • Rajapalayam • Salem • Tambaram • Thanjavur • Thoothukudi • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tiruppur • Tiruvannamalai • Tiruvottiyur • Vellore |
