Mayiladuthurai district

Mayiladuthurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters is located at Mayiladuthurai.

This article is about the district. For its headquarters, see Mayiladuthurai.

Mayiladuthurai district
District of Tamil Nadu
Clockwise from top left: Vaitheeswaran Koil; Sattainathar Temple in Sirkazhi; Dansborg Fort in Tharangambadi; boats in Poompuhar harbour; and Veerateeswarar Temple, Vazhuvur
Location in Tamil Nadu
Location in Tamil Nadu
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
RegionChola Nadu
Established28 December 2020 (2020-12-28)
Founded byEdappadi K. Palaniswami
HeadquartersMayiladuthurai
Taluks
Kuthalam,
Mayiladuthurai,
Sirkali,
Tharangambadi,
Government
 • District CollectorA. P. Mahabharathi, IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceN. S. Nisha, IPS[1]
Area
 • Total1,172 km2 (453 sq mi)
 • Rank37
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 • Total918,356
 • Rank34
 • Density782/km2 (2,030/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
609001
Telephone Code04364
Vehicle registrationTN 82
Websitemayiladuthurai.nic.in

Geography

The district is bounded on the north by Cuddalore district, on the west by Thanjavur district, on the south by Tiruvarur district and Karaikal district of Puducherry, and the Bay of Bengal to the east.

The district is situated in the fertile delta of the Kaveri and is entirely flat plain. The Kaveri, as well as many of its distributaries, flows through the district and enters the sea here. Most of the northern border with Cuddalore is formed by the Kollidam River.

Taluks

As of 2020, when Mayiladuthurai District was carved out of Nagapattinam it had the following taluks:

Demographics
Religions in Mayiladuthurai district (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hindu
 
 89.37%
Muslim
 
 7.21%
Christian
 
 3.13%
Other or not stated
 
 0.29%
Distribution of religions

At the time of the 2011 census, Mayiladuthurai district had a population of 918,356, of which 176,568 (19.23%) lived in urban areas. Mayiladuthurai district has a sex ratio of 1029 females per 1000 males and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 32.31% and 0.23% of the population respectively.[3] Tamil is the predominant language, spoken by 99.32% of the population.[4]

Politics
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Mayiladuthurai 160 Sirkazhi (SC) M. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
161 Mayiladuthurai S. Rajakumar Indian National Congress INDIA
162 Poompuhar Nivedha M. Murugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA

See also

References
  1. "Special Officer, SP appointed for Mayiladuthurai district". The Hindu. 12 July 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Tamil Nadu". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. "District Census Hand Book – Nagapattinam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tamil Nadu". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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