Chengalpattu district
Chengalpattu district | |
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| Nickname: Chengai District | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | File:TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu |
| Municipalities | Chengalpattu |
| Established | 29 November 2019 |
| Founded by | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Named after | Chengalpet town |
| Headquarters | Chengalpattu |
| Largest City | Tambaram |
| Taluks | Chengalpattu, Pallavaram, Cheyyur, Madurantakam, Tambaram, Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram, Vandalur |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Chengalpattu District Collectorate |
| • District Collector | D. Sneha, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | V. V. Sai Praneeth, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,945 km2 (1,137 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,556,423 |
• Estimate (2020) | 3,431,317[2] |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 868.1/km2 (2,248/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 603XXX,600XXX |
| Telephone code | 044 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-19, TN-14, TN-22, TN-85 and TN-11 |
| Nominal GDP(2022-23) | ₹203,172.23 crore (US$25.85 billion)[3] |
| Per Capita Income (2022-23) | ₹746,994 (US$9,503.2)[3] |
| Website | chengalpattu |
Chengalpattu district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, in India. The district headquarters is located at Chengalpattu. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of Kanchipuram district after the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019.
Administration
[edit | edit source]Chengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions
- Tambaram Revenue Division: Pallavaram taluk, Tambaram taluk and Vandalur taluk.
- Chengalpattu Revenue Division: Chengalpattu taluk, Thiruporur taluk and Tirukalukundram taluk.
- Madurantakam Revenue Division: Madurantakam taluk and Cheyyur taluk.
Taluks in the Tambaram and Chengalpattu Revenue Divisions lie in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
District Panchayat
[edit | edit source]Chengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are in [4]
City Municipal Corporation
[edit | edit source]Chengalpattu district has 1 City Municipal Corporation
Municipalities
[edit | edit source]Chengalpattu District has 4 Municipalities
Proposed Municipalities
[edit | edit source]Cantonment Boards
[edit | edit source]Chengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment Board
Town Panchayats
[edit | edit source]Chengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are in [4]
Proposed Town Panchayats
[edit | edit source]Panchayat Unions
[edit | edit source]Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions
- Kattangulathur
- St. Thomas Mount
- Thirupporur
- Tirukalukundram
- Lathur
- Chithamur
- Madurantakam
- Acharapakkam
Village Panchayats
[edit | edit source]Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.[4]
Mudichur, Vandalur, Urapakkam, Pozhichalur, Tirusulam, Cowl Bazaar, Medavakkam, Nanmangalam, Kovilambakkam, Agaramthen, Mappedu, Sithalapakkam, Kovilanchery, Ponmar, Mambakkam, Thalambur, Thimmavaram, Siruseri, Muttukadu, Singaperumal Koil, Paranur, Kodur, Koovathur, Nedumaram, Paiyanoor, Seekinankuppam, Veerabogam, Manamai, Padur, Kolatthur, Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Tamil language is the primary language spoken in the district.[6]
Politics
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Assembly constituencies
[edit | edit source]Chengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:
Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:
- Alandur - few villages like Moovarasampattu and Cowl Bazaar only
- Sholinganallur - few villages like Kovilambakkam, Nanmangalam and Medavakkam only.[7]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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