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Tirukalukundram taluk or Thirukalukundram taluk ( ta, திருக்கழுகுன்றம் வட்டம்) is a
Tirukalukundram taluk or Thirukalukundram taluk ( ta, திருக்கழுகுன்றம் வட்டம்) is a 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 ...
of Chengalpattu district
Chengalpattu District is one of the 38 List of districts of Tamil Nadu, 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 o ...
of the Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
. The sacred town, Tirukalukundram is the present taluk headquarters. Formerly, the headquarters of the taluk was the town of Chengalpattu
Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput, is a city and the headquarters of Chengalpattu district of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located near to the industrial and IT hub. It is the headquarters of the district and is away fro ...
, which is a now a Taluk head of the newly formed namesake Taluk.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Tirukalukundram had a population of 196,807 with 99,381 males and 97,426 females. There were 980 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 70.91. Child population in the age group below 6 was 10,102 Males and 9,866 Females.History
This taluk was earlier, a part of theKanchipuram district
Kancheepuram district is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The area comprising the present day Kancheepuram district was earlier a part of Chingleput district. The original Chingleput district was split in 1997 into ...
until the district was bifurcated and a new Chengalpattu district was created.
It is famous for mara sekku machine oil like kadalai ennai ,nallaennai and many types of oil with moderate cost for buying.famous snacks item like poondu mixture,karasev and karaboonthi,munthiri pakoda are at moderate cost for buying.tharpoosani is famous in summer season for buying at moderate cost in road side.
Administration
The taluk is administered by the Tahsildar office located in Tirukalukundram.References