17-707: Tiruchirappalli District is one of the 38 districts , located along the Kaveri River , in Tamil Nadu , India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Tiruchirappalli . During the British Raj , the district was referred to as Trichinopoly , and was a district of the Madras Presidency ; it was renamed upon India's declaration of independence in 1947. The district is spread over an area of 4,404 square kilometres (1,700 sq mi) and had
34-470: A population of 2,722,290 in 2011. Tiruchirappalli district lies almost at the exact centre of Tamil Nadu. The district has an area of 4,404 square kilometres. It is bounded in the north by Salem district , Northwest by Namakkal district , in the Northeast by Perambalur District , East by Ariyalur district and Thanjavur District , in the southeast by Pudukkottai district and Sivagangai district , in
51-556: Is a village in Tiruchirappalli district , Tamil Nadu , India. This village has around 5000 people, many of whom work in agriculture and construction works. 10°34′23″N 78°23′56″E / 10.573°N 78.399°E / 10.573; 78.399 This article related to a location in Tiruchirapalli district , Tamil Nadu , India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . also one of
68-569: Is divided into 38 districts . Districts are the major administrative divisions of a state and are further sub-divided into smaller taluks . During the British Raj , 12 districts of the erstwhile Madras Presidency had their boundaries within the present-day Tamil Nadu. Post the Indian Independence in 1947 and the political intergration , the Madras Province inherited parts of the earlier Madras Presidency. Following
85-830: Is located in Tiruchirapalli Agricultural University. National Research Centre for Banana , ICAR NRB is also located in Trichy. Tiruchirapalli district is well known for Sugarcane Plantation also, Agriculture Research Centre for Sugarcane is located in Sirugamani . Coffee , Hill Jackfruit, Cassava , mountain crops are grown in the Pachaimalai Hills of Tiruchirapalli district. The first five divya desam temples are located in tiruchirappalli district. List of districts of Tamil Nadu The Indian state of Tamil Nadu
102-800: The Indian Independence on 15 August 1947, the Madras Presidency became the Madras Province of the Dominion of India . The princely state of Pudukottai acceded to the Indian Union on 4 March 1948 and was made as a part of the Trichinopoly district. When the new Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, the Madras Province became the Madras State of the Republic of India . The Madras State included most of
119-543: The Boundary of Salem and Perambalur district with Tiruchirapalli district in the North and North East. The North most and South most parts of the district are hilly, central part of the district is Kaveri plains. Trichy district is diverse in landscape, mixture of Fertile, Delta, Valleys, Hilly areas, Semi Arid Zones. Central part of the district is fertile due to river Kaveri flowing through this district, by splitting
136-729: The Malabar district was added to the State of Travancore-Cochin to form Kerala. The Tamil speaking regions of Kanyakumari , which were earlier part of Travancore-Cochin, were merged to the Madras State. After the reorganisation, the Madras state had 13 districts namely: Chingleput , Coimbatore , Kanyakumari , Madras , Madurai , Nilgiris , North Arcot , Ramanathapuram , Salem , South Arcot , Thanjavur , Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli . Kalpalayathanpatti Kalpalayathanpatti
153-516: The adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950, the Madras State was formed, which was further reorganized in 1953 and 1956. After the reorganization of Indian states in 1956 , the state had 13 re-organized districts, which were further divided later over the years. Between 1960 and 1980, three additional districts were formed. In the late eighties, five more districts were bifurcated from existing districts. Ten more districts were formed in
170-602: The district into North and South. North Central and South Central part of the district is Semi arid and drought prone area, receives less rainfall. Evergreen Pachaimalai Hills and Kolli Hills form the Stunning and Enchanting Valley in between these two hills. Falls and Streams from these two hills fills up the lakes in valley areas and makes the land irrigated and Fertile. Pachaimalai Hills receives high rain fall than average during both Northeast Monsoon as well as Southwest Monsoon , which makes these hills Greener throughout
187-488: The nineties, taking the total count to 30. Three new districts were bifurcated in the 2000s. In 2019-20, five more districts were formed for a total of 38 districts. During the British Raj , the Madras Presidency was made up of 26 districts , 12 of which were part of the boundaries of the present-day Tamil Nadu, namely, Chingleput , Coimbatore , Nilgiris , North Arcot , Madras , Madura , Ramnad , Salem, South Arcot , Tanjore , Tinnevely , and Trichinopoly . After
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#1732775945743204-562: The population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 74.9%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The district had a total of 698,404 households. There were a total of 1,213,979 workers, comprising 161,657 cultivators, 319,720 main agricultural labourers, 25,174 in house hold industries, 575,778 other workers, 131,650 marginal workers, 9,012 marginal cultivators, 59,062 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,212 marginal workers in household industries and 58,364 other marginal workers. Languages of Tiruchirappalli district (2011) At
221-538: The present-day Tamil Nadu , Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of the present-day Andhra Pradesh , the Malabar region of the present-day Kerala , Bellary and South Canara districts of the present-day Karnataka . The Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions were separated to form the new Andhra State in 1953. As a result of the re-organization of states in 1956, South Canara and Bellary districts were merged with Mysore State , which became Karnataka and
238-490: The smaller villages like Kalpalayathanpatti . The rivers Kaveri and Kollidam start branching out to form the Kaveri delta irrigating vast tracts of land in the district. The major crops are rice (vast tracts); sugarcane (vast tracts); banana/plantain; coconut ; cotton (small tracts); betel ; maize ; and groundnut . Trichirapalli district is well known for all varieties of Banana Cultivation. Banana research centre
255-438: The south by Madurai district , in the southwest by Dindigul district and, in the west by Karur district . The district shares its borders with 10 other districts, the highest for any district in the state. The Kaveri river flows through the length of the district and is the principal source of irrigation and drinking water. Kolli Hills form the boundary of Tiruchirapalli and Namakkal districts and Pachaimalai Hills form
272-584: The time of the 2011 census, 95.67% of the population spoke Tamil , 2.08% Telugu . In 2013, Tiruchirappalli district went from nine taluks to eleven taluks. Tiruchirappalli District consists of the following urban centres: The major rivers are the River Kaveri and the River Kollidam. The important rivers across city is Koraiyar, Uyyakondan and Kudamuruti rivers. The district has a large cattle and poultry population with agriculture workers in
289-431: The year and gives a cool climate. According to 2011 census , Tiruchirappalli district had a population of 2,722,290 with a sex-ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 49.15% of the population lives in urban areas. A total of 272,456 were under the age of six, constituting 139,946 males and 132,510 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 17.14% and 0.67% of
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