Nagapattinam district
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Nagapattinam District is a coastal district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The town of Nagapattinam is the district headquarters.
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[edit] Demography
It had a population of 1,488,839 as of 2001. It is 22.18% urbanised as per Census 2001. [1]
The district has a literacy of 76.89%, around the average in the state.
[edit] Administration
Nagapattinam District is of relatively recent origin; formerly it was part of Thanjavur District. Its population at the 2001 Census was nearly 1.5 million. It is divided into seven taluks. All but two of them are coastal, and all are named after their main towns, which are their administrative centres. From north to south, they are Sirkazi, Tharangambadi, Mayiladuthurai (non-coastal), Nagapattinam, Kilvelur, Thirukkuvali (non-coastal), and Vedaraniyam. It is bordered on the east by the Bay of Bengal and on the south by the Palk Strait. On the coast between Tharamgambadi and Nagapattinam lies the small district of Karaikal, an enclave belonging administratively to the Pondicherry Union Territory.
[edit] Location
The District of Nagapattinam lies on the shores of the Bay of Bengal between Northern Latitude 10.7906 degrees and 79.8428 Degrees Eastern Longitude an area of 2715.velankanni is tourism place of Tamil nadu 83 Square kilometers in its fold. The District capital, Nagapattinam lies on the eastern coast , 350 kilometers down south of the State capital Chennai and 145 kilometers east of Tiruchirappalli.
[edit] Top Govt Officials
- Deputy Inspector General of Police.. Mr Abhash Kumar IPS
- District Collector.. Mr T S Jawahar IAS
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