Kandachipuram taluk is one of the 9

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

s of

Viluppuram district Viluppuram, Villupuram or Vizhuppuram is one of the 38 districts that make up the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded on 30 September 1993, prior to which it was part of the Cuddalore district. Vizhuppuram district lies in the way of the ...

, in the

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Administration

Kandachipuram taluk is within Villupuram district, one of the 38

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. The taluk was created at some point between 2011 and 2019, when its area was split off from

Tirukkoyilur taluk Tirukkoyilur taluk is a taluk of Kallakurichi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Tirukkoyilur Tirukoilur also spelt as ''Tirukkoyilur'' or ''Tirukovilur'' is a city and the headquarters ...

, as that taluk was still part of Viluppuram district prior to 2019. Following the 2019

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of Viluppuram district which created

Kallakurichi district Kallakurichi is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarter is Kallakurichi. Kallakurichi District was announced on 8 January 2019 and it came into existence on 26 November 2019. History During Ancient ...

, the taluk's southern border was altered, as that border became part of the border between the two districts. This alteration included a change which resulted in the

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of Arakandanallur becoming part of Kandachipuram taluk. The headquarters of the taluk is its namesake, the town of

Kandachipuram Kandachipuram is a village in the Kandachipuram taluk of Viluppuram district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of its namesake taluk, but was previously in Tirukkoyilur taluk, when that taluk and the entirety of Kallakur ...

, which is in the northern part of the taluk. The taluk is part of the

Viluppuram Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a Municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district. Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major railway junction, ...

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of Viluppuram district. It was transferred from

Thirukoilur division Thirukoilur division is a revenue division in the Kallakurichi District Kallakurichi District of Tamil Nadu, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, th ...

in 2019. The taluk includes parts of the

Mugaiyur Mugaiyur is one of the block in Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. Etymology The name Mugaiyur means ''mugai'' (bud) ''+ oor'' (a small settlement or village). Politics Mugaiyur assembly constituency had been clubbed into the Tirukoilur ...

and Thiruvennainallur

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s. There is 1

, 1 panchayat union, and 62

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s in Kandachipuram taluk.

Geography

Kandachipuram taluk is in the southwestern part of Viluppuram district, and has a total area of . It is bordered by Gingee taluk to the north, Vikravandi taluk to the northeast,

Viluppuram taluk Viluppuram Taluk is a taluk of Viluppuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Viluppuram Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a Municipality and the administrative headquarters o ...

to the southeast, Tiruvennainallur taluk to the south,

to the west, and

Tiruvannamalai district Tiruvannamalai district (previously known as Central Arcot, Tiruvannamalai Sambhuvarayar District) is the largest and one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India. It was formed in the year 1989 through the bifurcation of ...

to the northwest. Parts of

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and

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7, 9, and 211 go through the taluk. A railway line passes through the taluk as well. Part of the southern border of the taluk is formed by the

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. There are also several reserved forests in the taluk.

Demographics

As of 2019, Kandachipuram taluk had a population of 151,027 people living in an area of , resulting in a population density of . The most populous settlement in the taluk is Arakandanallur, while other significant settlements include the headquarters of

, along with the villages of Veerapandi and

References

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