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| Tenkasi District | |
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| District | |
 Courtallam Falls | |
| Tenkasi districtLocation in Tamil Nadu | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| Largest City | Tenkasi |
| Municipality | Tenkasi |
| Established | 22 November 2019 |
| Founded by | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Seat | Tenkasi |
| Talukas | Kadayanallur Tenkasi Sankarankovil Shenkottai Sivagiri Veerakeralamputhur Alangulam Tiruvengadam |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Tenkasi District Collectorate |
| • Collector | A. K. Kamal Kishore, I.A.S. |
| • Superintendent of Police | E. T. Samson, I.P.S. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,916.13 km (1,125.92 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,440,795 |
| • Density | 490/km (1,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN76 (Thenkasi region), TN79 (Sankarankoil region) |
| Website | tenkasi |
Tenkasi (Tamil: [t̪eŋɡaːsi]) is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, separated from Tirunelveli district on 22 November 2019. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its creation on 18 July 2019. The district headquarters is at Tenkasi.
Geography
The district shares borders with Tirunelveli district in the south, Virudhunagar district in the north, Thoothukudi district in the east and Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala in the west. The western part of the district runs along the Western Ghats, while the east is mainly flat plains.
Tenkasi was formed from 8 talukas: Sivagiri, Sankarankovil, Veerakeralamputhur, Alangulam, Tenkasi and Shenkottai,Kadayanallur ,Thiruvenkatam.
Administration
Revenue Divisions and Taluks
Tenkasi Revenue Division: Shenkottai, Tenkasi, KadayanallurVeerakeralamputhur, Alangulam
Sankarankoil Revenue Division: Sankarankoil, Tiruvengadam, Sivagiri
Municipalities
Town Panchayats
- Alangulam
- Achampudur
- Alwarkurichi
- Aygudi
- Courtallam
- Ilanji
- Keelapavoor
- Melagaram
- Panpoli
- Pudur(s)
- Rayagiri
- Sambavar Vadagarai
- Sivagiri
- Sundarapandiapuram
- Thiruvenkadam
- vadakarai keezhpadugai
- Vasudevanallur
Proposed Municipalities
Proposed Town Panchayats
Panchayat Unions / Blocks
- Shenkottai
- Tenkasi
- Kadayanallur
- Vasudevanallur
- Sankarankoil
- Kuruvikulam
- Melaneelithanallur
- Keelapavoor
- Alangulam
- Kadayam
Politics
Tenkasi Assembly constituency is part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Parliamentary Constituency
| No. | Assembly | Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lok Sabha | Tenkasi | SC |
Politics
This section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. (edit | history)| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenkasi | 219 | Sankarankovil (SC) | E. Raja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | |||
| 220 | Vasudevanallur (SC) | T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) | SPA | ||||
| 221 | Kadayanallur | C. Krishnamurali | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | None | ||||
| 222 | Tenkasi | S. Palani Nadar | Indian National Congress | SPA | ||||
| 223 | Alangulam | P. H. Manoj Pandian | Independent | NDA | ||||
Demographics
| Religions in Tenkasi district (2011) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 83.34% | |||
| Islam | 9.96% | |||
| Christianity | 6.56% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.14% | |||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
At the time of the 2011 census, Tenkasi district had a population of 1,440,795. Tenkasi district has 697,635 males and 743,160 females with a sex ratio of 1065 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 292,900 (20.33%) and 3,656 (0.25%) of the population respectively. 613,758 (42.60%) of the population lived in urban areas.
Languages of Tenkasi district (2011)
Tamil (98.77%) Telugu (0.92%) Others (0.31%)At the time of the 2011 census, 98.77% of the population spoke Tamil and 0.92% Telugu as their first language.
Villages
See also
References
- ^ 8 தாலுகாக்களுடன் உதயமானது தென்காசி மாவட்டம் (in Tamil). News7 Tamil. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- Special Correspondent (18 July 2019). "Tenkasi, Chengalpattu to become new districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-13
- "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners". CNBCTV18. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Full list of winners". www.indiatvnews.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Tamil Nadu". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- "District Census Handbook 2011 - Trunelveli" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tamil Nadu". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Villagers seek withdrawal of case". The Hindu. 27 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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