Chengalpattu Districtis one of the 38districtsofTamil Nadu,inIndia.The district headquarters is located atChengalpattu.Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out ofKanchipuram districtafter the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019.
Chengalpattu District | |
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 Eri-Katha Ramar Templeis one of the most famous temples of the district | |
| Nickname: Chengai District | |
 Chengalpattu district Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| Municipalities | Chengalpattu |
| Established | 29 November 2019 |
| Named for | Chengalpet town |
| Headquarters | Chengalpattu |
| Largest City | Tambaram |
| Taluks | Chengalpattu,Pallavaram,Cheyyur,Madurantakam,Tambaram,Thiruporur,Tirukalukundram,Vandalur |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Chengalpattu District Collectorate |
| •District Collector | S. Arunraj,IAS |
| •Superintendent of Police | V. V. Sai Praneeth,IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,945 km2(1,137 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,556,423 |
• Estimate (2020) | 3,431,317[2] |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 870/km2(2,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 603XXX,600XXX |
| Telephone code | 044 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-19, TN-14, TN-22, TN-85 and TN-11 |
| Nominal GDP(2022-23) | ₹203,172.23 crore(US$25.85 billion)[3] |
| Per Capita Income (2022-23) | ₹746,994(US$9,503.2)[4] |
| Website | chengalpattu |
Administration
editChengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions
- Tambaram Revenue Division:Pallavaram taluk,Tambaram talukandVandalur taluk.
- Chengalpattu Revenue Division:Chengalpattu taluk,Thiruporur talukandTirukalukundram taluk.
- Madurantakam Revenue Division:Madurantakam talukandCheyyur taluk.
Taluks in the Tambaram and Chengalpattu Revenue Divisions lie in theChennai Metropolitan Area.
District Panchayat
editChengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are in[5]
City Municipal Corporation
editChengalpattu district has 1 City Municipal Corporation
Municipalities
editChengalpattu District has 4 Municipalities
Proposed Municipalities
editCantonment Boards
editChengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment Board
Town Panchayats
editChengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are in[5]
Proposed Town Panchayats
editPanchayat Unions
editChengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions
- Kattangulathur
- St. Thomas Mount
- Thirupporur
- Tirukalukundram
- Lathur
- Chithamur
- Madurantakam
- Acharapakkam
Village Panchayats
editChengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.[5]
Mudichur,Vandalur,Urapakkam,Pozhichalur,Tirusulam,Cowl Bazaar,Medavakkam,Nanmangalam,Kovilambakkam,Agaramthen,Mappedu,Sithalapakkam,Kovilanchery,Ponmar,Mambakkam,Thalambur,Thimmavaram,Siruseri,Muttukadu,Singaperumal Koil,Paranur,Kodur,Koovathur,Nedumaram,Paiyanoor,Seekinankuppam,Veerabogam,Manamai, Padur, Kolatthur, Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.
Demographics
editTamil languageis the primary language spoken in the district.[7]
Politics
edit| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengalpattu | 30 | Pallavaram | I. Karunanithi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | |||
| 31 | Tambaram | S. R. Raja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | ||||
| 32 | Chengalpattu | M. Varalakshmi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | ||||
| 33 | Thiruporur | S. S. Balaji | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | SPA | ||||
| 34 | Cheyyur (SC) | Panaiyur M. Babu | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | SPA | ||||
| 35 | Maduranthakam (SC) | Maragatham Kumaravel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | None | ||||
Assembly constituencies
editChengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:
Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:
- Alandur- few villages likeMoovarasampattuandCowl Bazaaronly
- Sholinganallur- few villages likeKovilambakkam,NanmangalamandMedavakkamonly.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abசெங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டத்தின் பெருமைகளை சுட்டிக்காட்டி முதல்வர் பேச்சு!(in Tamil).News7 Tamil.28 November 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 18 November 2021.Retrieved29 November2019.
- ^https://geoiq.io/places/Chengalpattu/lRuRwB1yHI
- ^"District Income estimates".
- ^"District Income estimates".
- ^abc"Local Body Ward Delimitation – 2020 – Chengalpattu District | Kancheepuram District,Government of Tamilnadu | City of Thousand Temples | India".Retrieved5 March2020.
- ^The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022(PDF)(5). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 2022. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 June 2022.
- ^"Districts Details | Tamil Nadu Government Portal".www.tn.gov.in.Retrieved16 July2022.
- ^"Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners".CNBCTV18.3 May 2021.Retrieved22 December2023.
- ^"Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Full list of winners".www.indiatvnews.com.2 May 2021.Retrieved22 December2023.
- ^"Tenkasi, Chengalpattu to become new districts".The Hindu.18 July 2019.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved18 July2019.