Tittakudi is a

Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and taluk headquarters in

Cuddalore district Cuddalore District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. History Since ancient times, the old town has been a seaport. Through the centuries, Cuddalore has been subject to a number of foreign powers including the Net ...

in the

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. Tittakudi itself is the Tittakudi Member of Assembly Constituency. Tittakudi is the reserved Constituency. It is the part of

Cuddalore Lok Sabha Constituency Cuddalore is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 26 of 39. Assembly segments After 2009, Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segmen ...

. It is located at the distance of 248 km from

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and 33 km from Virudachalam.

Demographics

India

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, Tittakudi had a population of 20,734. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Tittakudi has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 77%, and female literacy was 57%. In Tittakudi, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.

References

{{Mangalur Block Cities and towns in Cuddalore district