Kolathur taluk | |
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| Coordinates:13°07′26″N80°12′44″E / 13.1240°N 80.2121°E /13.1240; 80.2121 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3.78 lakh |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil,English |
| • Speech | Tamil,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | +9144******** |
| Vehicle registration | TN 05 ** xxxx |
| Neighbourhoods | Kolathur,Peravallur,Thiru. Vi. Ka Nagar,Agaram,Jawahar Nagar,Periyar Nagar,Sembium,Siruvallur,Perambur |
| Corporation | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| District Collector | Rashmi Siddharth Zagade,I. A. S. |
| LS | Chennai North |
| VS | Kolathur |
| MP | Kalanidhi Veeraswamy |
| MLA | M. K. Stalin |
Kolathur taluk is a newtaluk inChennai district ofTamil Nadu state inIndia.
This taluk was created by bifurcatingAyanavaram taluk into Ayanavaram and Kolathur taluks. With this addition, Chennai district now comprises 17 taluks.[1]
Kolathur taluk covers an area of 6.24 km² and has an estimated population of approximately 3.78 lakh as of August 2024. Kolathur serves as its headquarters. This taluk falls under theCentral Chennai Revenue Division and is part of theKolathur Assembly constituency and theChennai North Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
The revenue villages ofKolathur,Peravallur, andSiruvallur are part of Kolathur taluk.[2]
