Viluppuram district
Viluppuram district
விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டம் Vizhuppuram Mavattam | |
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District | |
 Salt pans in Marakkanam | |
 Location in India | |
| 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 | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 604xxx,6056xx,6062xx |
| Telephone code | 04146,04149,04151,04153 |
| ISO 3166 code | [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]] |
| Vehicle registration | TN-15,TN-16,TN-32[2] |
| Website | viluppuram |
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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.
- Viluppuram
- Vikravandi
- Kallakurichi
- Sankarapuram
- Chinnasalem
- Ulundurpet
- Tindivanam
- Tirukkoyilur
- Vanur
- Gingee
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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- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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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