Chennai district
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For the city with the same name, see Chennai.
The Chennai District is a district in the state of Tamil Nadu, in India. The district is a city district which means that it does not have a district headquarters. Most of the city region of Chennai comes under this district. It is divided into five talukas; namely Egmore-Nungambakam, Fort Tondiarpet, Mambalam-Guindy, Mylapore-Triplicane and Perambur-Purasawalkkam.
[edit] Demographics
This district is listed as the "most advanced" district in Tamil Nadu. It had a resident population of 4,343,645 as of 2001, excluding the huge commuter traffic from neighbouring districts. It is 100% urbanised as per Census 2001.[1]