Viluppuram district
Viluppuram District | |
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PIN | 604xxx, 6056xx, 6062xx |
Telephone code | 04146, 04147, 04149, 04151, 04153 |
Vehicle registration | ,TN-16,TN-32[1] |
Sex Ratio (Per 1000) | 987 |
Literacy Rate | 71.88% |
Website | viluppuram |
Viluppuram, Villupuram or Vizhuppuram is one of the
History
Vizhuppuram district was once a part of the
The
The entire district became a war zone during the
Geography
The district shares borders with Bay of Bengal in the east, Puducherry district of the union territory Puducherry in the southeast and the districts Chengalpattu and Tiruvannamalai in the north, Cuddalore in the south and Kallakurichi in the west.
Politics
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viluppuram | 70 | Gingee
|
K. S. Masthan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | |||
71 | Mailam
|
C. Sivakumar | Pattali Makkal Katchi | None | ||||
72 | Tindivanam
|
P. Arjunan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | None | ||||
73 | Vanur (SC)
|
M. Chakrapani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | None | ||||
74 | Villupuram
|
R. Lakshmanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | ||||
75 | Vikravandi
|
N. Pugazhenthi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | ||||
Vacant | ||||||||
76 | Tirukkoyilur
|
K. Ponmudy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | Disqualified on 19 December 2023[7] |
Economy
In 2006, the
Taluks
Viluppuram district is composed of 9
- Gingee
- Kandachipuram
- Marakkanam
- Melmalayanur
- Tindivanam
- Tiruvennainallur
- Vanur
- Vikravandi
- Villupuram
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 1,237,061 | — |
1911 | 1,387,893 | +1.16% |
1921 | 1,362,937 | −0.18% |
1931 | 1,441,904 | +0.56% |
1941 | 1,532,516 | +0.61% |
1951 | 1,631,216 | +0.63% |
1961 | 1,747,460 | +0.69% |
1971 | 2,048,400 | +1.60% |
1981 | 2,373,952 | +1.49% |
1991 | 2,755,674 | +1.50% |
2001 | 2,960,373 | +0.72% |
2011 | 3,458,873 | +1.57% |
source:[10] |
According to 2011 census, the Viluppuram district had a population of 3,458,873 with a sex-ratio of 987 females per 1,000 males, which is well above the national average of 929.[11] A total of 404,106 residents were under the age of six, constituting 208,246 males and 195,860 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 29.37% and 2.16% of the population, respectively.
The average literacy of the district was 63.48%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[11] The district had a total of 800,368 households. There were a total of 1,703,249 workers, including 322,900 farmers, 537,581 farm workers, 23,961 in household industries, 376,360 other workers, 442,447 marginal workers, 46,746 marginal farmers, 294,632 marginal farm workers, 14,276 marginal workers in household industries and 86,793 other marginal workers.[12]
After bifurcation, the residual Viluppuram district had a population of 2,111,669. The residual district had a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 321,703 (15.23%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 28.60% and 1.16% of the population respectively.[13]
Hindus are the majority religion, with 92.27% of the population. Christians and Muslims are in minority with 3.71% and 3.63% of the population respectively.[14]
Tamil is the predominant language, spoken by 97.08% of the population. Urdu and Telugu are minority languages spoken by 1.61% and 0.93% of the population respectively.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "www.tn.gov.in" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "History | Viluppuram District, Govt of Tamil Nadu | India". Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "History of India's Chola Empire". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "History of Viluppuram". Viluppuram Municipality. Archived from the original on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners". CNBCTV18. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Full list of winners". www.indiatvnews.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu: Minister K Ponmudy Disqualified After Madras HC Sentences Him & Wife To 3 Years Rigorous Imprisonment In Corruption Case". Free Press Journal. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Maps | Viluppuram District, Govt of Tamil Nadu | India".
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Viluppuram district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 - Viluppuram" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Tamil Nadu". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tamil Nadu". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
External links
- Official website
- Viluppuram district marked on OpenStreetMap