Chengalpattu district

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.

This article is about the district. For its headquarters, see Chengalpattu.

Chengalpattu District
District of Tamil Nadu
Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
Nickname: 
Chengai District
Location in Tamil Nadu
Country India
State 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 PoliceA. Pradeep, 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

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

Cantonment Boards

Chengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment Board

Town Panchayats

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

Panchayat Unions

Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions

Village Panchayats

Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.[2]

Mudichur, Vandalur, Urapakkam, Pozhichalur, Tirusulam, Cowl Bazaar, Medavakkam, Nanmangalam, Kovilambakkam, Agaramthen, Mappedu, Sithalapakkam, Kovilanchery, Ponmar, Mambakkam, Thalambur, Siruseri, Muttukadu, Singaperumal Koil, Paranur, Kodur, Koovathur, Nedumaram, Seekinankuppam, Veerabogam, Manamai, Padur, Kolatthur, Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.

Demographics

Tamil language is the primary language spoken in the district.[4]

Politics
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Chengalpattu district 30 Pallavaram I. Karunanithi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
31 Tambaram S. R. Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
32 Chengalpattu M. Varalakshmi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
33 Thiruporur S. S. Balaji Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi SPA
34 Cheyyur (SC) Panaiyur M. Babu Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi SPA
35 Maduranthakam (SC) Maragatham Kumaravel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam NDA

Assembly constituencies

Chengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:

Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:

See also

References
  1. 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. "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. "Districts Details | Tamil Nadu Government Portal". www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. "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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