Tirupathur District is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. 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 Indi ...

. The district was formed in 2019 by the division of

Vellore district Vellore District () is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is one of the eleven districts that form the north region of Tamil Nadu. Vellore, Vellore city is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, the district ha ...

into three smaller districts. Its creation alongside

Ranipet district Ranipet District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, formed by trifurcating Vellore district. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its proposal on 15 August 2019, together with Tirupattur district, and it was officially declared ...

was announced on 15 August 2019, and it was officially declared on 28 November 2019. The town of

Tirupattur Tirupathur or Tirupattur is the headquarters of Tirupathur district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and is one of the oldest inhabited places in the state, with a history of over 1,600 years. The town is known for an abundance of sandalwood ...

serves as the district headquarters.

Geography

The district is bordered by

to the northeast,

Krishnagiri district Krishnagiri District is one of the 38 districts (a district in the northwestern part) of the state of Tamil Nadu, in India. This district is carved out from Dharmapuri District by 2004. The municipal town of Krishnagiri is the district headqu ...

to the southwest,

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to the southeast, and the Chittoor district of

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to the northwest. National Highway 48 passes through the district.

Administrative Divisions

Tirupattur district was created by the splitting off of the three southwestern

taluks A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ce ...

of Vellore district:

Vaniyambadi Vaniyambadi (shortly known as Vnb) (Tamil : வாணியம்பாடி) is a town in the Tirupathur district of Tamil Nadu and the headquarter for the Vaniyambadi Revenue district comprising Vaniyambadi and Ambur. It is located about 20 ...

, and

Ambur Ambur is a town and municipality in newly announced Tirupathur district, Vellore region of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the banks of the Palar River between Chennai and Bangalore. Ambur has a sizeable leather industry, and is known for i ...

. The district now includes Natrampalli for a total of four taluks.

Revenue Divisions and Taluks

Tirupattur Revenue Division:

, Natrampalli Vaniyambadi Revenue Division:

Proposed Taluks:

Jolarpettai Jolarpettai is a Municipality in Tirupattur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a commuter rail hub in Southern Railway (India), Southern Railway, which is one of the largest Railway Junction in Tamil nadu. It is 7 km from district headqua ...

Alangayam Alangayam is a Selection Grade Town Panchayat in Tirupathur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located at 18 km from Vaniyambadi. Alangayam is 8 km from the famous Vainu Bappu Observatory in Kavalur. This town is surr ...

Municipalities

Proposed Municipalities: Natrampalli,

Town Panchayats

# Natrampalli #

# Uthayendram Proposed Town Panchayats: Kandhili, Madhanur, Jaffrabad, Thuthipattu,

Kailasagiri Kailasagiri is a hilltop park in the city of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The park was developed by the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) and comprises of land covered with flora and trop ...

, Pachchal, Valayambattu

Panchayat Unions / Blocks

* Kandhili *

Tirupathur Tirupathur or Tirupattur is the headquarters of Tirupathur district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and is one of the oldest inhabited places in the state, with a history of over 1,600 years. The town is known for an abundance of sandalwood ...

* Natrampalli *

* Madhanur

Politics

Tiruppattur, Vellore Assembly constituency Tirupattur is a state assembly constituency in Tirupattur district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 50. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Most successful par ...

is the assembly constituency. Since 2016 Tiruppattur, Vellore Assembly constituency is represented in the

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a strength of 234 members, all of whom are democratically elected using the first-past-the-post system. The presiding office ...

by A Nallathambi of DMK party. He was reelected in 2021.

References

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