Tiruvannamalai district
Thiruvannamalai district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Arulmigu Annamalaiyar Temple at Tiruvannamalai, Seeyamangalam Jain Temple, Vandavasi & Aarani Fort, Eastern Ghats, Tirumalai Jain Temple | |
Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 12°25′N 79°7′E / 12.417°N 79.117°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvannamalai |
| City | Tiruvannamalai |
| Municipalities | 1.Tiruvannamalai, 2.Aarani, 3.Cheyyar, 4.Vandavasi |
| Total Urban areas | 22 |
| North Arcot | 26.1.1989 |
| Named after | King Sambhuvarayar, Thiruvannamalaiyar Temple |
| Headquarters | Tiruvannamalai |
| Talukas | Tiruvannamalai, Kilpennathur, Aarani, Cheyyar, Chengam, Polur, Vandavasi, Kalasapakkam, Chetpet, Thandarampattu, and Vembakkam |
| Government | |
| • Body | District collectrate |
| • Collector | K. Tharpagaraj I.A.S |
| Area | |
• District of Tamil Nadu | 6,191 km2 (2,390 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Second |
| Population (2011) | |
• District of Tamil Nadu | 2,464,875 |
| • Rank | 4th rank in Tamil Nadu |
| • Density | 654/km2 (1,690/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,496,343 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
| Vehicle registration | TN-25, TN-97 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Largest city | Tiruvannamalai |
| Sex ratio | 1000:994 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 79.33% |
| Legislature strength | 12 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Aarani and Tiruvannamalai |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Aarani, Cheyyar, Chengam, Kalasapakkam, Peranamallur, Polur, Tiruvannamalai city, Tiruvannamalai rural, Thandarampattu, Pudupalayam, Chettupattu and Vandavasi |
| Precipitation | 5,646 millimetres (222.3 in) |
| Website | tiruvannamalai |
Thiruvannamalai district (previously known as Central Arcot, Tiruvannamalai Sambhuvarayar district) is one of the 38 districts in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest district in Tamil Nadu by area, after Dindigul District. It was formed in 1989 through the bifurcation of North Arcot into the Tiruvannamalai Sambuvarayar and Vellore Ambedkar districts. The city of Tiruvannamalai is the district headquarters.
The district is divided into 12 Taluks—Arani, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai, Polur, Thandarampattu, Vandavasi, Kalasapakkam, Chetpet, Kilpennathur, Jamunamarathoor, Cheyyar and Vembakkam. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,464,875 with a sex-ratio of 994 females for every 1,000 males.