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==Prominent people from Thiruvarur district==
==Prominent people from Thiruvarur district==
* [[M. Karunanidhi]] - Former Chief Minister and DMK President
* [[M. Karunanidhi]] - Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the DMK President
* [[Murosoli Maran]] - Former Central MInister and DMK Leader
* Late [[Murosoli Maran]] - Former Central MInister and DMK Leader
* [[N. Gopalaswami]] - Chief Election Commissioner
* [[N. Gopalaswami]] - Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
* [[K Anbazhagan]]- Former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu
* [[K Anbazhagan]]- Former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK leader
* [[T R Baalu]]- Central Minister(DMK)
* [[T R Baalu]]- Member of Parliament representing Sriperumpudur Lok sabha constituency , Former Central Minister and DMK leader
* [[Dhanrajpillai- Indian hockey player]]
* [[Dhanraj pillai]]- Indian hockey player]]
* [[K. Balachandar]] - Famous Tamil director
* [[K. Balachandar]] - Famous Tamil film director
* [[T R B Raja]] - Member of Legislative Assembly Mannargudi
* [[T R B Raja]] - Member of Legislative Assembly representing the Mannargudi assembly constituency


==Administration==
==Administration==

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Tiruvarur district
திருவாரூர் மாவட்டம்
District
Thiruvarur temple tank
Thiruvarur temple tank
Location in Tamil Nadu
Location in Tamil Nadu
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
Municipal CorporationsThiruvarur
HeadquartersThiruvarur
TalukasKudavasal, Mannargudi, Nannilam, Needamangalam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, Valangaiman.
Government
 • CollectorS.Natarajan, IAS
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
610xxx
Telephone code04366
ISO 3166 code[[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Vehicle registrationTN-50[1]
Websitetiruvarur.nic.in

Thiruvarur district 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 Thiruvarur town.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Thiruvarur 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]

History

Thiruvarur temple car

The Thiruvarur district, along with the Nagapattinam district was part of the Thanjavur District before 1991. After that, the present Taluks of Thiruvarur district and Nagapattinam district were separated from the Thanjavur District, and formed the Nagapattinam district. The present Thiruvarur district was formed in 1997 by trifurcating the then Thanjavur District.[6] Major towns are Thiruvarur, Thiruthuraipoondi, Nachikulam, Muthupettai, Mannargudi.

Prominent people from Thiruvarur district

  • M. Karunanidhi - Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the DMK President
  • Late Murosoli Maran - Former Central MInister and DMK Leader
  • N. Gopalaswami - Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
  • K Anbazhagan- Former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK leader
  • T R Baalu- Member of Parliament representing Sriperumpudur Lok sabha constituency , Former Central Minister and DMK leader
  • Dhanraj pillai- Indian hockey player]]
  • K. Balachandar - Famous Tamil film director
  • T R B Raja - Member of Legislative Assembly representing the Mannargudi assembly constituency

Administration

Thiruvarur district is made up of seven taluks:

References

  1. ^ www.tn.gov.in
  2. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Estonia 1,282,963 July 2011 est. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 8 (help)
  4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. New Hampshire 1,316,470 {{cite web}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 14 (help)
  5. ^ census india
  6. ^ Mohan, Gopu (5 April 2011). "Boyhood friend waits for CM to come home". The Financial Express. p. 3.
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