Tenkasi is one of the 38 districts of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
,
India
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, separated from
Tirunelveli district on 22 November 2019. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its creation on 18 July 2019. The district headquarters is at
Tenkasi
Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the ...
.
Geography
The district shares borders with
Tirunelveli district in the south,
Virudhunagar district
Virudhunagar District is a district (an administrative district) of Tamil Nadu state in south India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters of Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar district was formed by the separation of Old Ramanathapuram Di ...
in the north,
Thoothukudi district
Thoothukudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district was formed by bifurcation of Tirunelveli district on 20 October 1986. Thoothukudi is the district headquarters and largest city of the distric ...
in the east and
Kollam
Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...
and
Pathanamthitta
Pathanamthitta (), is a municipality situated in the Central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 37 ...
districts of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
in the west. The western part of the district runs along the
Western Ghats, while the east is mainly flat plains.
Tenkasi was formed from 6 talukas:
Sivagiri,
Sankarankovil
Sankarankovil is a city in Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was formerly called Sankaranayinarkoil. Sankarankovil is the home to the Sankara Narayanar Temple .
History
Sankarankovil is home to the Sankara Narayanar T ...
,
Veerakeralamputhur,
Alangulam,
Tenkasi
Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the ...
and
Shenkottai
Sengottai (also known as Shencottah, Chenkotta or Shenkottai) is a town in the Tenkasi district, of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the gateway to southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Spread over an area of 2.68 km2 with a population of over 26,823, t ...
. Two more taluks were created afterwards:
Kadayanallur
Kadayanallur is the largest city in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India. Kadayanallur is 17 km from Tenkasi.
Etymology
The name Kadaiyanallur comes from "Kadaikaaleeswara", the name of the presiding deity of Kadayaleeswarar kovil, a Hin ...
and
Thiruvengadam.
Administration
S. Gopala Sundara Raj IAS., is the District Collector since 16-06-2021.
Politics
Tenkasi Assembly constituency
Tenkasi state assembly constituency is in Tenkasi District Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. It is a part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency
Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha ...
is part of
Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency
Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. It is reserved for SC (Schedule Castes). Its Parliamentary Constituency number is 37.
Assembly segments
Tenkasi L ...
. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Parliamentary Constituency
Politics
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Tenkasi district had a population of 1,384,937. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 20.23% and 0.25% of the population respectively. 42.75% of the population lives in urban areas.
District census 2011 - Tirunelveli
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Tamil is the main spoken language and is spoken by 95% of the population, while the remaining 5% of the city's people speak Malayalam.
See also
*List of districts of Tamil Nadu
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People
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Organizations
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References
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Districts of Tamil Nadu
1790 establishments in British India