Tiruchirappalli District is one of the 38 districts, located along the Kaveri River, in Tamil Nadu, India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Tiruchirappalli.
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Tiruchirappalli District
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Location in Tamil Nadu |
Thiruchirappalli district |
Coordinates: 10°47′N 78°41′E |
Country | India |
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State | Tamil Nadu |
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Municipal corporations | Tiruchirappalli |
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Municipalities | Thuraiyur, Manapparai, Thuvakudi, Lalgudi, Musiri |
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Town panchayats[1] | Balakrishnampatti, Kallakudi, Kattuputhur, Koothappar, Manachanallur, Mettupalayam, Ponnampatti, Poovalur, Pullambadi, South Kannanur, Sirugamani, Thathaiyangarpet, Thottiyam, Uppiliapuram |
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divisions | Tiruchirappalli division, Lalgudi division, Musiri division, Srirangam division |
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Headquarters | Tiruchirapalli |
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Talukas | Lalgudi taluk, Manachanallur taluk, Manapparai taluk, Marungapuri taluk, Musiri taluk, Srirangam taluk, Thiruverumbur taluk, Thottiyam taluk, Thuraiyur taluk, Tiruchirappalli West taluk, Tiruchirappalli East taluk |
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• Collector | M. Pradeep Kumar, IAS[2] |
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• Superintendent of Police | Varun Kumar, IPS[3] |
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• Assistant Collector | J. E. Padmaja, IAS[4] |
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• Total | 4,403.83 km2 (1,700.33 sq mi) |
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• Rank | 10th |
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Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
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• Total | 2,722,290 |
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• Rank | 6th |
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• Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
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• Official | Tamil |
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Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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PIN | 620 xxx and 621 xxx |
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Telephone code | 0431 |
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ISO 3166 code | [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]] |
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Vehicle registration | TN-45, TN-48, TN-81[5] |
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Central location: | 10°47′N 78°41′E |
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Website | tiruchirappalli.nic.in |
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During the British Raj, the district was referred to as Trichinopoly, and was a district of the Madras Presidency; it was renamed upon India's declaration of independence in 1947. The district is spread over an area of 4,404 square kilometres (1,700 sq mi) and had a population of 2,722,290 in 2011.