Thiruvarur district is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,264,277 with a sex-ratio of 1,017 females for every 1,000 males.
Geography The district occupies an area of 2,161 km2. The district is bounded by Nagapattinam district on the east, Mayiladuthurai district on the north, Thanjavur District on the west, Palk Strait on the south and a small border on the northeast with the Karaikal district of the union territory Puducherry.
Demographics
According to 2011 census, Thiruvarur district had a population of 1,264,277 with a sex-ratio of 1,017 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 20.39% of the population lived in urban areas. A total of 121,973 were under the age of six, constituting 62,280 males and 59,693 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 34.08% and 0.24% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 74.86%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The district had a total of 327,219 households. There were a total of 540,168 workers, comprising 60,508 cultivators, 200,126 main agricultural labourers, 7,264 in house hold industries, 144,527 other workers, 127,743 marginal workers, 9,375 marginal cultivators, 95,062 marginal agricultural labourers, 3,176 marginal workers in household industries and 20,130 other marginal workers.
Tamil is the predominant language spoken by 99.40% of the population.
History
The Thiruvarur district, along with the Nagapattinam district was part of the Thanjavur District before 1991. After that, the present Taluks of Thiruvarur district and Nagapattinam district were separated from the Thanjavur District, and formed the Nagapattinam district. The present Thiruvarur district was formed in 1997 by bifurcating the then Nagapattinam District and joined valangaiman taluk of thanjavur district. Major towns are: Thiruvarur Mannargudi Thiruthuraipoondi Koothanallur Kudavasal Needamangalam Muthupet
Administration
Thiruvarur district is made up of Eight taluks: Kudavasal Mannargudi Nannilam Needamangalam Thiruthuraipoondi Thiruvarur Valangaiman Koothanallur Muthupet
Villages Village Taluk Abivirutheeswaram Kudavasal Vilamal Thiruvarur Kattur Thiruvarur Manakkal Thiruvarur Thandalai Thiruvarur Achudamangalam Nannilam Adambar Ukkadai Kudavasal Adambar Nannilam Adambar Nannilam Adhanur Needamangalam Adichapuram Mannargudi Adippuliyur Kudavasal Adiyakkamangalam Agarathirumalam Nannilam Agarathirunallur Kudavasal Agaravelukudi Needamangalam Akkarai Kottagam Mannargudi Aladikaruppur Kudavasal Alangottai Mannargudi Alangudi Nannilam Alathur Kudavasal Alathur Mannargudi Alivalam Tiruvarur Ammaiyappan Kudavasal Anaikuppam Nannilam Anaivadapathi Kudavasal Annadanapuram Nannilam Annavasal Kudavasal Anniyur Kudavasal Arasavanangadu Kudavasal Aravathur Mannargudi Arpar Kudavasal Asesham Mannargudi Athicholamangalam Kudavasal Athikkadai Mannargudi Athikkottai (Thiruvarur) Athikottai Mannargudi Ayikkudi Kudavasal Ayyampettai Nannilam Deepangudi Kudavasal Devarkandanallur Kudavasal Elaiyur Kudavasal Elangarkudi Elavangargudi Kudavasal Engan Kudavasal Erukattur Koothanallur Jambuvanodai Thiruthuraipoondi Kadalangudi Kudavasal Kamalapuram Kudavasal Kamugakudi Nannilam Kamukakudi Kudavasal Kandiramanickkam Kudavasal Kangalanchery Kankoduthavanitham Kudavasal Kappanamangalam Kudavasal Karaiyappalaiyur Kudavasal Karuvakkurichi Karuvakkurichi Mannargudi Kattimedu Kattur Keelaperumalai Keerangudi Kudavasal Killiyur Kodikkalpalayam Koothanur Kunniyur Mannargudi Lakshmangudi Mannargudi Manjakkudi Mela Amaravathi Melamaravakkadu Melathiruppalakudi Mannargudi Munnavalkottai Needamangalam Nachikulam Nedumbalam Pakkam Kottur Palayakkottai Mannargudi Paravakottai Mannargudi Paruthiyur Pillur Podakkudi Koothanallur Poongulam Poonthottam Nannilam Rettakudi Nannilam Saliperi Sannanallur Nannilam Semmangudi Kodavasal Sengalipuram Serugudi Kudavasal Sethanipuram Sirupuliyur Nannilam Sithamalli Solapandi Someswarapuram Papanasam Srivanchiyam Thappalampuliyur Thattathimoolai Thediyur Kudavasal Thirumakkottai Mannargudi Thirupampuram Kudavasal Thiruveezhimizhalai Kudavasal Ullikkottai Mannargudi Vadamattam Vaduvur Vangathangudi Budamangalam Mannargudi Nadappur Thiruvarur Taluk Keelathiruppalakudi Mannargudi
Politics
Religion Nellivananathar Temple Rathnapureeswarar Temple Muthupet Dargah Vilvaranyeswarar Temple
See also List of districts of Tamil Nadu
References
External links
Tiruvarur District