Madurantakam taluk 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 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 ...
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 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 ...
. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of
Madurantakam
Madurantakam () is the southernmost suburb of Chennai city and a municipality in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is known for the artificial and second largest lake in Tamil Nadu, the Maduranthakam lake. It is ...
. Madurantakam taluk is bounded by Chengalpattu taluk in north, Uthiramerur taluk of
Kanchipuram 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 f ...
in West, Thirukklaukkundram Taluk in north east and Tindivanam lauk of Villupuram district in south.
History
Madurantakam taluk was previously a part of the Kanchipuram district. After the bifurcation of Kanchipuram district, Madurantakam taluk became a part of the Chengalpattu district.
Geography
Madurantakam taluk is geographically lies in Kiliar river basin.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Madurantakam had a population of 272,669 with 136,299 males and 136,370 females. There were 1,001 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 67.59%. Child population in the age group below 6 was 13,193 Males and 12,787 Females.
Administration
The taluk is administered by the Tahsildar office located in Madurantakam.
See also
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Orathy
References
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Taluks of Chengalpattu district
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