*** Welcome to piglix ***

Kanchipuram District

Kanchipuram District
காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டம்
Kanchipuram district
District
Waters of Chitlapakkam Lake Chennai limit
Waters of Chitlapakkam Lake Chennai limit
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°49′N 79°43′E / 12.82°N 79.71°E / 12.82; 79.71Coordinates: 12°49′N 79°43′E / 12.82°N 79.71°E / 12.82; 79.71
Country India India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanchipuram
Established 1 July 1997
Headquarters Kanchipuram
Talukas Chengalpattu taluk, Thiruporur taluk, Tirukalukundram taluk, Sriperumbudur taluk, Walajabad taluk, Kanchipuram taluk, Uthiramerur taluk, Madurantakam taluk, Cheyyur taluk.
Government
 • Collector R Gajalakshmi IAS
Area
 • Total 4,393 km2 (1,696 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,998,252
 • Density 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 631 501
Telephone code 044
ISO 3166 code [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Vehicle registration TN-21,TN-19
Coastline 87.2 kilometres (54.2 mi)
Largest city Kanchipuram
Sex ratio M-50.6%/F-49.4% /
Literacy 75.34%
Legislature type elected
Legislature Strength 11
Lok Sabha constituency Kanchipuram(SC), Sriperumbudur, Chennai - South
Precipitation 1,213 millimetres (47.8 in)
Avg. summer temperature 36.6 °C (97.9 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 19.8 °C (67.6 °F)
Website www.kanchi.nic.in

Kanchipuram district (Tamil: காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டம்) is a district in the northeast of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. In Early Days Chengalpattu is called as the District. In Later Kanchipuram is considered as a District. It is bounded in the west by Vellore District and Thiruvannamalai District, in the north by Tiruvallur District and Chennai District, in the south by Viluppuram District and in the east by the Bay of Bengal. It lies between 11° 00' to 12° 00' latitudes and 77° 28' to 78° 50' longitudes. The district has a total geographical area of 4,432 km2 (1,711 sq mi) and coastline of 57 km (35 mi). The town of Kanchipuram is the district headquarters. The Chennai International Airport is located in Tirusulam in Kanchipuram district now under Greater Chennai Corporation Limit. In 2011, Kancheepuram district had a population of 3,998,252, with a sex-ratio of 986 females for every 1,000 males.

The district produces over 15,000 engineering graduates every year, same as Gujarat state.

The history of Kanchi can be traced back to several centuries BCE. The place finds its name in Patanjali's Mahabhashya, written in the 2nd century BC. Manimekalai, the famous Tamil classic, and Perumpanattu Padai, a great Tamil poetical work, vividly describe Kanchipuram city, as it was at the beginning of the Christian era.

Kancheepuram District had been administered by the Pallavas, Cholas, Vijayanagar rulers and the British before Independence. It was a part of Tondaimandalam roughly comprising the present day districts of Kancheepuram, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Vellore and Thiruvannamalai. The capital of Thondaimandalam was Kancheepuram city. From the 3rd to the 9th century AD. Kanchi was the capital of the Pallavas who ruled over the territory extending from the river Krishna in the north to the river Kaveri in the south. The Pallavas fortified the city with ramparts, moats, etc., with wide and well laid out roads and fine temples. They were a great maritime power with contacts with far-off China, Siam, Fiji, etc., through their chief Port Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram). The Cholas ruled this region from the 10th century to the 13th century. Kings of Vijayanagar dynasty ruled from the 14th century to the 17th century.


...
Wikipedia

...