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{{About|the district|its headquarters|Chengalpattu}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Unreferenced|date=March 2019}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Chengalpattu''' ({{lang-ta|செங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டம்}}) is one of the 35 districts of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The district headquarters is located at [[Chengalpattu]]. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 18 July 2019 when it was carved out of the erstwhile [[Kanchipuram district]]. Chief Minister [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami|Edappadi K Palaniswami]] made the announcement on the floor of the assembly on the date of its creation.
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| subdivision_type3 = Municipalities
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = 29 November 2019
| named_for = Chengalpet town
| parts_type = [[Taluka|Taluks]]
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| seat_type = Headquarters
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| leader_name1 = S. Arunraj, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title2 = [[Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name2 = V. V. Sai Praneeth, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
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| area_total_km2 = 2,945
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| population_total = 2,556,423
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 8th
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| population_est = 3431317 <ref>https://geoiq.io/places/Chengalpattu/lRuRwB1yHI</ref>
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| postal_code = 603XXX,600XXX
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'''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 out of [[Kanchipuram district]] after the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019.


== Taluks ==
== Administration ==
Chengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions


* Tambaram Revenue Division: [[Pallavaram taluk]], [[Tambaram taluk]] and [[Vandalur taluk]].
Chengalpattu district has 7 [[taluk]]s.
* Chengalpattu Revenue Division: [[Chengalpattu taluk]], [[Thiruporur taluk]] and [[Tirukalukundram taluk]].
* Madurantakam Revenue Division: [[Madurantakam taluk]] and [[Cheyyur taluk]].


Taluks in the Tambaram and Chengalpattu Revenue Divisions lie in the [[Chennai Metropolitan Area]].

=== District Panchayat ===
Chengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are in <ref name=Kancheepuram>{{Cite web|url=https://kancheepuram.nic.in/local-body-ward-delimitation-2020-chengalpattu-district/|title=Local Body Ward Delimitation – 2020 – Chengalpattu District {{!}} Kancheepuram District,Government of Tamilnadu {{!}} City of Thousand Temples {{!}} India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>

=== City Municipal Corporation ===
Chengalpattu district has 1 City Municipal Corporation

* [[Tambaram City Municipal Corporation]]<ref>{{Cite act|index=5|date=2022|legislature=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|title=The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627214611/https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%205%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf |url=https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%205%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf|archive-date=2022-06-27}}</ref>

===Municipalities===
Chengalpattu District has 4 Municipalities
* [[Chengalpattu]]
* [[Chengalpattu]]
* [[Cheyyur]]
* [[Maraimalai Nagar]]
* [[Nandivaram-Guduvancheri]]
* [[Madurantakam]]
* [[Madurantakam]]

* [[Tambaram]]
===Proposed Municipalities===
* [[Mamallapuram]]
* [[Thiruporur]]
* [[Thiruporur]]
* [[Tirukalukundram]]
* [[Tirukalukundram]]
* [[Pallavaram]]


===Cantonment Boards===
'''Below Taluks are Part Of [[Chennai city]] Region:'''
Chengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment Board
* [[St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram|St.Thomas Mount cum Pallavaram Cantonment Board]]


===Town Panchayats===
[[Pallavaram]] and [[Tambaram taluk|Tambaram]] taluk lies inside [[Chennai Metropolitan Area]].
Chengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are in <ref name=Kancheepuram />
* [[Acharapakkam]]
* [[Edaikazhinadu]]
* [[Karunguzhi]]
* [[Mamallapuram]]
* [[Thiruporur]]
* [[Tirukalukundram]]


===Proposed Town Panchayats===
<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tenkasi-chengalpattu-to-become-new-districts/article28547194.ece|title=Tenkasi, Chengalpattu to become new districts|date=2019-07-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-18|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Vandalur]]
* [[Navalur]]
* [[Siruseri]]
* [[Kelambakkam]]
* [[Melmaruvathur]]
* [[Cheyyur]]
* [[Lathur block|Lathur]]
* [[Chithamur block|Chithamur]]
* [[Kalpakkam]]

===Panchayat Unions===
Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions

*[[Kattangulathur block|Kattangulathur]]
*[[St. Thomas Mount block|St. Thomas Mount]]
*[[Thirupporur block|Thirupporur]]
*[[Tirukalukundram block|Tirukalukundram]]
*[[Lathur block|Lathur]]
*[[Chithamur block|Chithamur]]
*[[Madurantakam block|Madurantakam]]
*[[Acharapakkam block|Acharapakkam]]

===Village Panchayats===
Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.<ref name=Kancheepuram />

[[Mudichur]], [[Vandalur]], Urapakkam, [[Pozhichalur]], [[Tirusulam]], [[Cowl Bazaar]], [[Medavakkam]], [[Nanmangalam]], [[Kovilambakkam]], [[Agaramthen]], [[Mappedu]], [[Sithalapakkam]], [[Kovilanchery]], [[Ponmar]], [[Mambakkam]], [[Thalambur]], [[Thimmavaram]],[[Siruseri]], [[Muttukadu]], [[Singaperumal Koil]], [[Paranur]], [[Kodur, Tamil Nadu|Kodur]], [[Koovathur]], [[Nedumaram]], [[Payanoor|Paiyanoor]], [[Seekinankuppam]], [[Veerabogam]], Manamai, Padur, Kolatthur, Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.

==Demographics==
[[Tamil language]] is the primary language spoken in the district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Districts Details {{!}} Tamil Nadu Government Portal |url=https://www.tn.gov.in/district_details/104949 |website=www.tn.gov.in |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>

==Politics==
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===Assembly constituencies===
Chengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:
*[[Chengalpattu Assembly constituency|Chengalpattu]]
*[[Tambaram Assembly constituency|Tambaram]]
*[[Pallavaram Assembly constituency|Pallavaram]]
*[[Maduranthakam Assembly constituency|Maduranthakam]]
*[[Cheyyur Assembly constituency|Cheyyur]]
*[[Thiruporur Assembly constituency|Thiruporur]]

Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:
*[[Alandur Assembly constituency|Alandur]] - few villages like [[Moovarasampettai|Moovarasampattu]] and [[Cowl Bazaar]] only
*[[Sholinganallur Assembly constituency|Sholinganallur]] - few villages like [[Kovilambakkam]], [http://wikiedit.org/India/Nanmangalam/227382/ Nanmangalam] and [[Medavakkam]] only.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tenkasi-chengalpattu-to-become-new-districts/article28547194.ece|title=Tenkasi, Chengalpattu to become new districts|date=2019-07-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:53, 3 January 2025

This article is about the district. For its headquarters, see Chengalpattu.

Chengalpattu District
District of Tamil Nadu
Eri-Katha Ramar Temple is one of the most famous temples of the district
Eri-Katha Ramar Temple is one of the most famous temples of the district
Nickname: 
Chengai District
Map
Chengalpattu district
Location in Tamil Nadu
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
MunicipalitiesChengalpattu
Established29 November 2019
Named forChengalpet town
HeadquartersChengalpattu
Largest CityTambaram
TaluksChengalpattu, Pallavaram, Cheyyur, Madurantakam, Tambaram, Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram, Vandalur
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • BodyChengalpattu District Collectorate
 • District CollectorS. Arunraj, IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceV. V. Sai Praneeth, IPS
Area
[1]
 • Total
2,945 km2 (1,137 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
2,556,423
 • Estimate 
(2020)
3,431,317 [2]
 • Rank8th
 • Density870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
603XXX,600XXX
Telephone code044
Vehicle registrationTN-19, TN-14, TN-22, TN-85 and TN-11
Nominal GDP(2022-23)₹203,172.23 crore (US$25.85 billion)[3]
Per Capita Income (2022-23)₹746,994 (US$9,503.2)[4]
Websitechengalpattu.nic.in

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 the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019.

Administration

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Chengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions

Taluks in the Tambaram and Chengalpattu Revenue Divisions lie in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.

District Panchayat

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Chengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are in [5]

City Municipal Corporation

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Chengalpattu district has 1 City Municipal Corporation

Municipalities

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Chengalpattu District has 4 Municipalities

Proposed Municipalities

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Cantonment Boards

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Chengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment Board

Town Panchayats

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Chengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are in [5]

Proposed Town Panchayats

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Panchayat Unions

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Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions

Village Panchayats

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Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.[5]

Mudichur, Vandalur, Urapakkam, Pozhichalur, Tirusulam, Cowl Bazaar, Medavakkam, Nanmangalam, Kovilambakkam, Agaramthen, Mappedu, Sithalapakkam, Kovilanchery, Ponmar, Mambakkam, Thalambur, Thimmavaram,Siruseri, Muttukadu, Singaperumal Koil, Paranur, Kodur, Koovathur, Nedumaram, Paiyanoor, Seekinankuppam, Veerabogam, Manamai, Padur, Kolatthur, Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.

Demographics

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Tamil language is the primary language spoken in the district.[7]

Politics

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This section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. (edit | history)
Source:[8][9]
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Chengalpattu 30 Pallavaram I. Karunanithi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
31 Tambaram S. R. Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
32 Chengalpattu M. Varalakshmi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
33 Thiruporur S. S. Balaji Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi SPA
34 Cheyyur (SC) Panaiyur M. Babu Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi SPA
35 Maduranthakam (SC) Maragatham Kumaravel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam None

Assembly constituencies

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Chengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:

Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b செங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டத்தின் பெருமைகளை சுட்டிக்காட்டி முதல்வர் பேச்சு! (in Tamil). News7 Tamil. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ https://geoiq.io/places/Chengalpattu/lRuRwB1yHI
  3. ^ "District Income estimates".
  4. ^ "District Income estimates".
  5. ^ a b c "Local Body Ward Delimitation – 2020 – Chengalpattu District | Kancheepuram District,Government of Tamilnadu | City of Thousand Temples | India". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ^ The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022 (PDF) (5). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Districts Details | Tamil Nadu Government Portal". www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners". CNBCTV18. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Full list of winners". www.indiatvnews.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Tenkasi, Chengalpattu to become new districts". The Hindu. 18 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

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