Chengalpattu district
District of Tamil Nadu in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its headquarters, see Chengalpattu.
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.
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Chengalpattu District | |
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Nickname: Chengai District | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Municipalities | Chengalpattu |
Established | 29 November 2019 |
Named for | Chengalpet town |
Headquarters | Chengalpattu |
Largest City | Tambaram |
Taluks | Chengalpattu, Cheyyur, Madurantakam, Tambaram, Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram, Vandalur, Pallavaram |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Body | Chengalpattu District Collectorate |
• District Collector | S. Arunraj, IAS |
• Superintendent of Police | V. V. Sai Praneeth, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 2,945 km2 (1,137 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,556,423 |
• Rank | 8th |
• Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 603XXX,600XXX |
Telephone code | 044 |
Vehicle registration | TN-19, TN-14, TN-22, TN-85 and TN-11 |
Website | chengalpattu |
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