Tiruvallur district
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Tiruvallur district திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்டம் |
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Barrier Islands separating Pulicat lake from Bay of Bengal
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 Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Coordinates: 13°8′26.16″N 79°54′21.6″E / 13.1406000°N 79.906000°ECoordinates: 13°8′26.16″N 79°54′21.6″E / 13.1406000°N 79.906000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Headquarters | Tiruvallur |
| Talukas | Tiruvottiyur, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Maduravoyal, Avadi, Ponneri, Gummidipoondi, Uthukottai, Tiruvallur, Poonamallee, Tiruttani, Pallipattu. |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Tmt E.Sundaravalli, I.A.S., IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,422 km2 (1,321 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,728,104 |
| • Rank | 4 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 601001, 602001 |
| Telephone code | 044 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-03,TN-10.TN-12,TN-13,TN-18,TN-20 |
| Largest metro | Ambattur (Chennai) |
| Sex ratio | 983 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 83.33% |
| Central location: | 13°8′N 79°54′E / 13.133°N 79.900°E |
| Avg. summer temperature | 37.9 °C (100.2 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 18.5 °C (65.3 °F) |
| Website | www |
Tiruvallur district (also known as Thiruvallur District) is an administrative district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.The town 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 Southern and Northern part of the district has influence of Andhra culture due to its position. As of 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 four revenue divisions viz, Tiruvallur, Tiruttani, Ambattur and Ponneri. There are three taluks under Tiruvallur division, two taluks under Tiruttani divisions, five taluks under Ambattur divisions and two taluks under Ponneri division. There are 46 firkas and 820 revenue villages. Likewise there are 14 blocks, 12 Municipalities and 13 town panchayats which implement rural development activities.
The word "Tiruvallur" is supposedly derived from the Tamil sentence "tiru evvull?" meaning, "Tiru" - Highness (a common prefix in South India for temple towns), "evvull" - where do I sleep. So, Tiruvallur means, a place/town where, the god, Veera Raghavar asked a saint for a place to sleep for a night.
Tiruvallur was originally known as Tiruvallur which specifies the sleeping position of the holy lord "Balaji", in the Veeraragava temple of Tiruvallur. Later people began to refer it by names such as Trivellore and Tiruvallur. Today Tiruvallur is well known, one of the reason being the Veeraragava Temple. The new moon day is very auspicious day for the lord and so for the people of the town.
The district of Tiruvallur has been carved out by bifurcating erstwhile Chengalpattu district (which was renamed as Chengalpattu-MGR/Kancheepuram at the time of 1991 Census). According to the said bifurcation Tiruvallur revenue division which included Tiruvallur, Tiruttani taluks and Uthukkottai and Pallipattu sub-taluks separated from Chengalpattu district along with Ponneri and Gummindipoondi taluks of Saidapet revenue division and formed this new district. At present this district comprises 12 taluks, namely Tiruvottiyur, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Maduravoyal, Avadi, Ponneri, Gummidipoondi, Uthukottai, Tiruvallur, Poonamallee, Tiruttani, and Pallipattu.
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