Viluppuram District | |
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| Vizhuppuram | |
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 Vizhuppuram district Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates:11°57′16.92″N79°31′39.83″E / 11.9547000°N 79.5277306°E /11.9547000; 79.5277306 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| Municipalities | Viluppuram,Tindivanam,Kottakuppam |
| Established | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Viluppuram |
| Talukas | Gingee,Kandachipuram,Marakkanam,Melmalayanur,Tindivanam,Tiruvennainallur,Vanur,Vikravandi,Villupuram |
| Government | |
| • Collector | C. Palani,IAS, N. Shreenatha IPS (SP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,725 km2 (1,438 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,093,003 |
| • Rank | 11 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 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 orVizhuppuram is one of the38 districts that make up the state ofTamil Nadu,India. It was founded on 30 September 1993, prior to which it was part of theCuddalore district.[2] Vizhuppuram district lies in the way of the national highway connectingTiruchirappalli andChennai, and contains historical landmarks like the 500 year-oldGingee Fort.
Vizhuppuram district was once a part of theSouth Arcot district along with theCuddalore district. Later, the Cuddalore district was bifurcated and Vizhuppuram district came into existence on 30 September 1993. As a result, the Vizhuppuram district's history closely resembles that of Cuddalore's.
TheCholas were among the earliest rulers.Karikala Chola was the most influential.Simhavishnu Pallava overthrew the Cholas, and the region came under thePallava rule.Vijayalaya Chola restored the rule of Chola, marking the beginning of theChola Empire.[3]
The entire district became a war zone during theAnglo-French rivalry and it came under the control of theEast India Company. It remained underBritish authority until the independence of India in 1947.[4]
The district shares borders withBay of Bengal in the east,Puducherry district of the union territoryPuducherry in the southeast and the districtsChengalpattu andTiruvannamalai in the north,Cuddalore in the south andKallakurichi in the west.
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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| Viluppuram | 70 | Gingee | K. S. Masthan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | |||
| 71 | Mailam | C. Sivakumar | Pattali Makkal Katchi | NDA | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 76 | Tirukkoyilur | K. Ponmudy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | Disqualified on 19 December 2023[7] | |||
In 2006, theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Vizhuppuram one of the 250 most backward districts (out of a total of640) in the country.[8] It is one of the six districts in Tamil Nadu currently receiving funding from theBackward Regions Grant Fund Program (BRGFP).[8]
Viluppuram district is composed of 9taluks:[9]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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% |
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According to2011 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]
| Religions in Viluppuram district (2011)[14] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 92.27% | |||
| Christianity | 3.71% | |||
| Islam | 3.63% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.39% | |||
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 andTelugu are minority languages spoken by 1.61% and 0.93% of the population respectively.[15]
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