Mayiladuthurai district

Mayiladuthurai district is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The district was carved out of Nagapattinam district in 2020. Its headquarters are located at Mayiladuthurai.

Geography

The district is bounded on the north by Cuddalore district, on the west by Thanjavur district, on the south by Tiruvarur district and Karaikal district of Puducherry, and the Bay of Bengal to the east.

The district is situated in the fertile delta of the Kaveri and is entirely flat plain. The Kaveri, as well as many of its distributaries, flows through the district and enters the sea here. Most of the northern border with Cuddalore is formed by the Kollidam River.

Taluks

As of 2020, it comprises the following taluks:

• Kuthalam taluk
• Mayiladuthurai taluk
• Sirkazhi taluk
• Tharangambadi taluk

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Mayiladuthurai district had a population of 918,356, of which 176,568 (19.23%) lived in urban areas. Mayiladuthurai district has a sex ratio of 1029 females per 1000 males and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 32.31% and 0.23% of the population respectively. Tamil is the predominant language, spoken by 99.32% of the population.

Politics

See also

• List of districts of Tamil Nadu
• Anaimelagaram
• Ananthanallur
• Othavanthankudi

References

External links

• Mayiladuthurai District Archived 30 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine
• Official government website