Chengalpattu district

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.

Chengalpattu district
District
Eri-Katha Ramar Temple is one of the most famous temples of the district
Nickname:  Chengai District
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Municipalities	Chengalpattu
Established	29 November 2019
Founded by	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Named after	Chengalpet town
Headquarters	Chengalpattu
Largest City	Tambaram
Taluks	Chengalpattu, Pallavaram, Cheyyur, Madurantakam, Tambaram, Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram, Vandalur
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Body	Chengalpattu District Collectorate
• District Collector	D. Sneha, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	V. V. Sai Praneeth, IPS
Area [1]
• Total	2,945 km2 (1,137 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,556,423
• Estimate  (2020)	3,431,317[2]
• Rank	8th
• Density	868.1/km2 (2,248/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
Nominal GDP(2022-23)	₹203,172.23 crore (US$25.85 billion)[3]
Per Capita Income (2022-23)	₹746,994 (US$9,503.2)[3]
Website	chengalpattu.nic.in

Administration

Chengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions

• Tambaram Revenue Division: Pallavaram taluk, Tambaram taluk and Vandalur taluk.
• Chengalpattu Revenue Division: Chengalpattu taluk, Thiruporur taluk and Tirukalukundram taluk.
• Madurantakam Revenue Division: Madurantakam taluk and Cheyyur taluk.

Taluks in the Tambaram and Chengalpattu Revenue Divisions lie in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.

District Panchayat

Chengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are in ^[4]

City Municipal Corporation

Chengalpattu district has 1 City Municipal Corporation

• Tambaram City Municipal Corporation^[5]

Municipalities

Chengalpattu District has 4 Municipalities

• Chengalpattu
• Maraimalai Nagar
• Nandivaram-Guduvancheri
• Madurantakam

Proposed Municipalities

• Mamallapuram
• Thiruporur
• Tirukalukundram

Cantonment Boards

Chengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment Board

• St.Thomas Mount cum Pallavaram Cantonment Board

Town Panchayats

Chengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are in ^[4]

• Acharapakkam
• Edaikazhinadu
• Karunguzhi
• Mamallapuram
• Thiruporur
• Tirukalukundram

Proposed Town Panchayats

• Vandalur
• Navalur
• Siruseri
• Kelambakkam
• Melmaruvathur
• Cheyyur
• Lathur
• Chithamur
• Kalpakkam

Panchayat Unions

Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions

• Kattangulathur
• St. Thomas Mount
• Thirupporur
• Tirukalukundram
• Lathur
• Chithamur
• Madurantakam
• Acharapakkam

Village Panchayats

Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.^[4]

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

Demographics

Tamil language is the primary language spoken in the district.^[6]

Politics

This section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. (edit | history)

Source:^[7][8]

District	No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Alliance		Remarks
Chengalpattu	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:

• Chengalpattu
• Tambaram
• Pallavaram
• Maduranthakam
• Cheyyur
• Thiruporur

Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:

• Alandur - few villages like Moovarasampattu and Cowl Bazaar only
• Sholinganallur - few villages like Kovilambakkam, Nanmangalam and Medavakkam only.^[9]

See also

• List of districts of Tamil Nadu