Chengalpattu district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India. The district headquarters is located at Chengalpattu. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of Kanchipuram district after the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019.
Administration Chengalpattu District is divided into three revenue divisions and eight taluks. Taluks within the Tambaram and Chengalpattu Revenue Divisions fall within the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
+ Revenue divisions and taluks Revenue division Taluks Tambaram Pallavaram taluk, Tambaram taluk, Vandalur taluk Chengalpattu Chengalpattu taluk, Thiruporur taluk, Tirukalukundram taluk Madurantakam Madurantakam taluk, Cheyyur taluk
Local government
+ Urban local bodies Classification Count Entities City municipal corporation 1 Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Municipalities 5 Chengalpattu, Maraimalai Nagar, Nandivaram-Guduvancheri, Madurantakam, Mamallapuram (upgraded on 12 August 2024) Proposed municipalities 2 Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram Town panchayats 5 Acharapakkam, Edaikazhinadu, Karunguzhi, Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram Proposed town panchayats 9 Vandalur, Navalur, Siruseri, Kelambakkam, Melmaruvathur, Cheyyur, Lathur, Chithamur, Kalpakkam Cantonment boards 1 St.Thomas Mount cum Pallavaram Cantonment Board
+ Rural local bodies Classification Count Wards / entities District panchayat 1 16 district panchayat wards Panchayat unions 8 Kattankolathur, St. Thomas Mount, Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram, Lathur, Chithamur, Madurantakam, Acharapakkam Village panchayats 359 See list below.
Major village panchayats: 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 Tamil language is the primary language spoken in the district.
Politics
Assembly constituencies Chengalpattu District has six state assembly constituencies:
Chengalpattu Tambaram Pallavaram Maduranthakam Cheyyur Thiruporur
Two state assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:
Alandur - a few villages like Moovarasampattu and Cowl Bazaar only Sholinganallur - a few villages like Kovilambakkam, Nanmangalam and Medavakkam only
District collectors of Chengalpattu No.NameTerm of officeAssumed officeLeft officeTime in office1A. John Louis29 November 201914 June 20212A. R. Rahul Nadh16 June 202127 January 20243S. Arunraj29 January 202422 June 20254D. Sneha23 June 202524 February 20265S. Malathi Helen24 February 202629 May 20266M. Veerappan29 May 2026Incumbent
Timeline
Superintendents of police of Chengalpattu No. Name Term of office Assumed office Left office Time in office 1 D. Kannan 29 November 2019 8 March 2021 2 E. Sundaravathanam 8 March 2021 15 June 2021 3 P. Vijayakumar 15 June 2021 2 December 2021 4 P. Aravindhan 2 December 2021 22 March 2022 5 Suguna Singh 22 March 2022 23 January 2023 6 V. V. Sai Praneeth 23 January 2023 4 March 2026 7 Ayman Jamal 4 March 2026 Incumbent
Timeline
See also List of districts of Tamil Nadu
References