Krishnagiri District
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Krishnagiri District கிருஷ்ணகிரி மாவட்டம் |
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| District | |
 Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Coordinates: 12°31′4.8″N 78°12′46.8″E / 12.518000°N 78.213000°ECoordinates: 12°31′4.8″N 78°12′46.8″E / 12.518000°N 78.213000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Tiruvannamalai |
| Founded by | Prem Kumar S |
| Headquarters | Krishnagiri |
| Talukas | Krishnagiri, Hosur, Shoolagiri Taluk Pochampalli, Uthangarai Bargur Taluk and Denkanikottai |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Thiru C. Kathriravan IAS |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,879,809 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 635001 |
| Telephone code | 04343 |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
| Vehicle registration | TN 24, TN 70 |
| Largest city | Hosur |
| Central location: | 12°31′N 78°12′E / 12.517°N 78.200°E |
| Website | krishnagiri |
Krishnagiri district is a district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India .This is a new district which craved out from Dharmapuri District by the year 2004. The municipal town of Krishnagiri is the district headquarters. In Tamil Nadu, e-Governance was first introduced at Krishnagiri district under the National e-Governance Project (NEGP) in revenue and social welfare departments on a pilot basis. The district is one of the largest producers of Mangoes in India. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,879,809 with a sex-ratio of 958 females for every 1,000 males
'Krishna' refers to 'black' and 'giri' refers to 'hill'. The area contains many granite hillocks hence the name 'Krishnagiri'. The region was under the rule of Krishna Deva Raya and hence it might also have been named after him.
Krishnagiri district was formed as the 30th district of Tamil Nadu on February 9, 2004. Krishnagiri District was formed by carving out five taluks and ten blocks of the erstwhile Dharmapuri district.
A district Collector heads the district administration. Krishnagiri district is divided into 2 divisions and 5 Taluks for the purpose of revenue administration. Revenue Divisional Officer heads the divisions and Tahsildar is the head of taluk level administration. Development administration in this district is coordinated by the panchayats (also called as blocks) for the rural areas. There are about 10 Panchayat Unions, 7 Town Panchayats, 352 Village Panchayats and 874 Revenue Villages in this district. Krishnagiri district comprises two revenue divisions Krishnagiri and Hosur. There are seven taluks namely Krishnagiri, Hosur, Pochampalli, Uthangarai, Shoolagiri, Bargur and Denkanikottai. There are 12 Panchayat Unions as follows: Kelamangalam, Thalli, Anchetti, Krishnagiri, Shoolagiri, Vepanapalli, Hosur, Kaveripattinam, Pochampalli, Mathur and Uthangarai.
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