Chengalpattu district

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Chengalpattu District
District of Tamil Nadu
Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
Nickname(s): 
Chengai District
Chengalpattu district location map.svg
Country India
StateTamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
MunicipalitiesChengalpattu
Established29 November 2019
Named forChengalpet town
HeadquartersChengalpattu
Largest CityTambaram
TaluksChengalpattu, Cheyyur, Madurantakam, Tambaram, Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram, Vandalur, Pallavaram
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • BodyChengalpattu District Collectorate
 • District CollectorA. R. Rahul Nadh, IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceP. Aravindan, IPS
Area
[1]
 • Total2,945 km2 (1,137 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,556,423
 • Rank8th
 • Density870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
603XXX,600XXX
Telephone code044
Vehicle registrationTN-19, TN-14, TN-22, TN-85 and TN-11
Websitechengalpattu.nic.in

Chengalpattu District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, in 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 has 3 Revenue Divisions

Pallavaram, Tambaram and parts of Vandalur taluks lie in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.

District Panchayat[]

Chengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are in [2]

Municipal Corporation[]

Chengalpattu district has 1 Municipal Corporation

Tambaram Municipal Corporation (Municipal Corporation for southern suburbs in Greater Chennai).[3]

Municipalities[]

Chengalpattu District has 4 Municipalities and 1 Cantonment Board

Panchayat Unions[]

Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions

Town Panchayats[]

Chengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are in [2]

  1. Acharapakkam
  3. Edaikazhinadu
  4. Karunguzhi
  6. Mamallapuram
  11. Thiruporur
  12. Tirukalukundram

Village Panchayats[]

Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.[2]

Mudichur, Vandalur, Pozhichalur, Tirusulam, Cowl Bazaar, Medavakkam, , Kovilambakkam, , , Sithalapakkam, , , , Thalambur, Siruseri, , Vandalur, Urapakkam, Singaperumal Koil, Paranur, , , , , , Manamai,Padur, Kolatthur Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.

Assembly constituencies[]

Chengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:

Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b செங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டத்தின் பெருமைகளை சுட்டிக்காட்டி முதல்வர் பேச்சு! (in Tamil). News7 Tamil. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Body Ward Delimitation – 2020 – Chengalpattu District | Kancheepuram District,Government of Tamilnadu | City of Thousand Temples | India". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Gazette notification on Tambaram Municipal Corporation". The Hindu. 5 November 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Tenkasi, Chengalpattu to become new districts". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 18 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 July 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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