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Thiruvannamalai District

Tiruvannamalai
District
The sacred Arunachala hill, Tiruvannamalai
The sacred Arunachala hill, Tiruvannamalai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°25′N 79°7′E / 12.417°N 79.117°E / 12.417; 79.117Coordinates: 12°25′N 79°7′E / 12.417°N 79.117°E / 12.417; 79.117
Country  India
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 /www.tiruvannamalai.tn.nic.in/

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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