Thiruvannamalai District
| Tiruvannamalai | |
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The sacred Arunachala hill, Tiruvannamalai
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 Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Coordinates: 12°25′N 79°7′E / 12.417°N 79.117°ECoordinates: 12°25′N 79°7′E / 12.417°N 79.117°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Tiruvannamalai |
| District | Tiruvannamalai |
| City | Tiruvannamalai |
| Municipalities | Arni Cheyyar Wandiwash Polur Chengam Chetpet |
| Total Urban areas | 22 |
| North Arcot | 26.1.1989 |
| Founded by | Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi |
| Named for | King Sambhuvarayar |
| Headquarters | Tiruvannamalai |
| Talukas | Tiruvannamalai, Cheyyar, Arani, Chengam, Polur, Vandavasi, Kalasapakkam, Chetpet Thandarampattu and Vembakkam |
| Government | |
| • Body | District collectrate |
| • Collector | Prashant M Wadnere IAS |
| Area | |
| • District | 6,191 km2 (2,390 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 3th rank in Tamil Nadu |
| Population (2011) | |
| • District | 24,64,875 |
| • Rank | 4th rank in Tamil Nadu |
| • Density | 654/km2 (1,690/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 496,343 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]] |
| Vehicle registration | TN-25 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Largest city | Tiruvannamalai, Arni |
| Largest metro | Tiruvannamalai |
| Sex ratio | 1000:994 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 79.33% |
| Legislature Strength | 12 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arni and Tiruvannamalai |
| Precipitation | 5,646 millimetres (222.3 in) |
| Website | |
Tiruvannamalai District (also known as Thiruvannaamalai) is one of the 32 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India. It was formed in the year 1989 from non-existing North Arcot District as Tiruvannamalai Sambuvarayar and Vellore Ambedkar. Tiruvannamalai town is the district headquarters. The district is divided into 12 Taluks - Chengam, Tiruvannamalai, Polur, Thandarampattu, Aarani, Vandavasi, kalasapakkam, chetpet , Cheyyar and vembakkam . Arani is famous for silk sarees. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,464,875 with a sex-ratio of 994 females for every 1,000 males.
Tiruvannamalai is one of the most venerated places in Tamil Nadu. In ancient times, the term "Annamalai" meant an inaccessible mountain. The word "Thiru" was prefixed to signify its greatness, and coupled with the two terms, it was called Thiruvannamalai. Thiru means 'holy' or 'sacred' and is traditionally used in front of names in all parts of Tamil Nadu like Thiruneermalai (Lord Ranganatha), Thirunageswaram (Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva), Thirumayam (Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva), Thirumayilai (Lord Adikeshava Perumal and Lord Kapali Eshwaran), Tiruvannamalai (Lord Shiva), Thiruchendur (Lord Muruga), Tiruchirappalli (Lord Sriranganathar), Thiruttani (Lord Muruga), Tiruchengode (Lord Shiva), Thiruchitrambalam (Lord Shiva), Thirumanancheri (Lord Shiva), Thirunallar (Lord Shani Eshwaran), Thiruporur(Lord Muruga), Thirukkadaiyur (Lord Shiva), Tirukalukundram(Lord Vedagiriswarar temple), Thirukarugavur (Lord Garbharakshambigai temple), Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur and many more.
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