Viluppuram district

Viluppuram district
விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டம்
Vizhuppuram Mavattam
District

Salt pans in Marakkanam

Location in India
Coordinates: 11°57′16.92″N 79°31′39.83″E / 11.9547000°N 79.5277306°ECoordinates: 11°57′16.92″N 79°31′39.83″E / 11.9547000°N 79.5277306°E
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
Municipal Corporations Viluppuram,Tindivanam,Kallakurichi
Headquarters Viluppuram
Talukas Gingee, Kallakurichi, Sankarapuram, Thindivanam, Thirukoilur, Ulundurpet, Vanur, Villupuram. Chinnasalem
Government
 • Collector V Sampath, IAS
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,458,873
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 604xxx,6056xx,6062xx
Telephone code 04146,04149,04151,04153
ISO 3166 code IN
Vehicle registration TN-15,TN-16,TN-32[2]
Website viluppuram.nic.in
Gingee fortRaja Desingu

Viluppuram (also Villupuram and Vizhupuram) is one of the thirty two districts which make up Tamil Nadu state situated on the southern tip of India. The district headquarters is located at Villupuram. Villupuram district came into existence on 30 September 1993 when it was created out of South Arcot district. Villupuram is the largest district in the state.

Economy

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Viluppuram one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[3] It is one of the six districts in Tamil Nadu currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]

Divisions

Villupuram district has 10 taluks.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Viluppuram district had a population of 3,458,873 with a sex-ratio of 987 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[4] A total of 404,106 were under the age of six, constituting 208,246 males and 195,860 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 29.37% and 2.16% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 63.48%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[4] The district had a total of 800,368 households. There were a total of 1,703,249 workers, comprising 322,900 cultivators, 537,581 main agricultural labourers, 23,961 in house hold industries, 376,360 other workers, 442,447 marginal workers, 46,746 marginal cultivators, 294,632 marginal agricultural labourers, 14,276 marginal workers in household industries and 86,793 other marginal workers.[5]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "www.tn.gov.in" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Viluppuram district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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