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This article is about the District. For about it's headquarters, see Chengalpattu.
Chengalpattu District
District (District's in Chennai)
Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
Nickname: 
Chengai district
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
MunicipalitiesChengalpattu
Established18 July 2019
Founded byTamilnadu
Named forChengai
HeadquartersChengalpattu
Largest CityTambaram
TaluksChengalpattu, Cheyyur, Madurantakam, Tambaram, Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram, Pallavaram
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • BodyChengalpattu District Collectorate
 • District CollectorA.John Louis,IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceTBA, IPS
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
603001
Telephone code044
Vehicle registrationTN-19, TN-14 and TN-11

Chengalpattu District ( Tamil : செங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டம் ) is one of the 37 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 Kanchipuram district.

Geography

It shares borders with Bay of Bengal in the west and the districts Chennai in the north, Kanchipuram and Tiruvannamalai in the west and Villupuram in the south.

Taluks

Chengalpattu district may have the below 7 taluks. This will be confirmed once the government issues the final list in gazette.

Below Taluks share border with Chennai city Region:

Pallavaram and Tambaram taluk lies close to Chennai Metropolitan Area.

Revenue Divisions

Chengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions

Municipalities

Chengalpattu District has 8 Municipalities

Panchayat Unions

Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions

Town Panchayats

Chengalpattu District has 13 Town Panchayats Area

Village Panchayats

Chengalpattu District has several Rural Village Panchayats. Most popular villages are listed below :


Assembly constituencies

Chengalpattu District has 6.5 State Assembly Constituencies

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References

  1. ^ "Tenkasi, Chengalpattu to become new districts". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2019-07-18. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-07-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


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