Mayiladuthurai district | |
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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 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Region | Chola Nadu |
Headquarters | Mayiladuthurai |
Taluks | Kuthalam, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkali, Tharangambadi, Kollidam Sembanarkoil |
Government | |
• District Collector | A. P. Mahabharathi, IAS |
• Superintendent of Police | K. Meena, IPS[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,172 km2 (453 sq mi) |
• Rank | 37 |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 918,356 |
• Rank | 34 |
• Density | 782/km2 (2,030/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 609001 |
Telephone Code | 04364 |
Vehicle registration | TN 82 |
Website | mayiladuthurai |
Mayiladuthurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters is located at Mayiladuthurai.
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.
As of 2020, when Mayiladuthurai District was carved out of Nagapattinam it had the following taluks:
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]
This section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. (edit | history) |
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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Mayiladuthurai | 160 | Sirkazhi (SC) | M. Panneerselvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | |||
161 | Mayiladuthurai | S. Rajakumar | Indian National Congress | SPA | ||||
162 | Poompuhar | Nivedha M. Murugan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA |