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Tiruvallur district

Thiruvallur District
Map
Tiruvallur district
Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 13°8′26.16″N 79°54′21.6″E / 13.1406000°N 79.906000°E / 13.1406000; 79.906000
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
RegionPallava Nadu, Tondai Nadu
HeadquartersTiruvallur
TalukasAvadi
RK Pet
Ponneri
Gummidipoondi
Uthukottai
Tiruvallur
Poonamallee
Tiruttani
Pallipattu
Government
 • District CollectorM. Prathap, I.A.S
 • Superintendent of PoliceR. V. Varun Kumar, I.P.S
 • Member of ParliamentK. Jayakumar (Congress–DMK Alliance)
Area
 • Total
3,423 km2 (1,322 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,721,363
 • Rank4
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
602001.600XXX,601XXX,631XXX[1]
Telephone code044
Vehicle registrationTN-12, 13, 18, 20.
Per Capita Income (2022-23)430,950 (US$5,482.51)[2]
Largest metroAvadi
Sex ratio983 /
Literacy83.33%
Central location:13°8′N 79°54′E / 13.133°N 79.900°E / 13.133; 79.900
Nominal GDP(2022-23)170,946.18 crore (US$21.75 billion)[3]
Avg. summer temperature37.9 °C (100.2 °F)
Avg. winter temperature18.5 °C (65.3 °F)
Websitetiruvallur.nic.in

Thiruvallur District, also spelled as Tiruvallur District, is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The fast developing city of Tiruvallur is the district headquarters. The district has a mixture of urban and rural characteristics. The eastern part of Tiruvallur district is dominated by urban characteristics while the Northern part of the district has influence of Andhra culture due to its position. In 2011, the district had a population of 3,728,104 with a sex-ratio of 987 females for every 1,000 males.

The district has been divided into three revenue divisions viz, Tiruvallur, Tiruttani and Ponneri. There are four taluks under Tiruvallur division, two under Tiruttani divisions and two under Ponneri division. There are 46 firkas and 820 revenue villages. Likewise there are 12 blocks, five municipalities and ten town panchayats which implement rural development activities.

  1. ^ "Tamilnadu Postal Circle - Pincode". www.tamilnadupost.nic.in. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ^ "District Income estimates".
  3. ^ "District Income estimates".

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