Tiruvarur district (Tamil: திருவாரூர் மாவட்டம்) is one of the 30 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. The district occupies an area of 2161 km². It is lies between Nagapattinam district on the east and Thanjavur District on the west, and is bounded by the Palk Strait on the south. The district headquarters is at Tiruvarur town.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Tiruvarur district has a population of 1,268,094 ,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Estonia[3] or the US state of New Hampshire.[4] This gives it a ranking of 382nd in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 533 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,380 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.43 %.[2] Thiruvarur has a sex ratio of 1020 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 83.26 %.[2]
It was 20.29% urbanised in 2001.[5]
[edit] History
The Tiruvarur district, along with the Nagapattinam district was part of the Thanjavur District before 1991. After that, the present Taluks of Tiruvarur district and Nagapattinam district were separated from the Thanjavur District, and formed the Nagapattinam district. The present Tiruvarur district was formed in 1997 by trifurcating the then Thanjavur District. Major towns are Thiruvarur, Thiruthuraipoondi, Nachikulam, Muthupettai, Mannargudi.
[edit] Prominent people from Tiruvarur district
[edit] Administration
Thiruvarur district is made up of 7 taluks namely
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Tiruvarur district 
