Thanjavur district
District in Tamil Nadu, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Thanjavur (Tanjore).
Thanjavur district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur (Tanjore) . The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River and is mostly agrarian.
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Thanjavur district | |
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Nickname: Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu | |
Coordinates: 10°47′8.16″N 79°8′24.36″E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Municipal Corporations | Thanjavur, Kumbakonam |
Municipalities | Pattukkottai, Adirampattinam |
Largest city | Thanjavur |
Headquarters | Thanjavur |
Talukas | Budalur, Kumbakonam, Orathanadu, Papanasam, Pattukkottai, Peravurani, Thanjavur, Thiruvaiyaru, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thiruvonam |
Government | |
• District Collector | Deepak jackob, IAS[1] |
• Superintendent of Police | Aashish Rawath, IPS[2] |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,405,890 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 613xxx |
Telephone code | 0436,0435 |
ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
Vehicle registration | TN-49, TN-68[3] |
Website | thanjavur |
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