Madurai District

Tamil Nadu

Madurai district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Madurai. It covers 3,741 sq km and had a population of 30,38,252 at the 2011 census, a density of 812 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 10 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Madurai
Area
3,741 sq km
Population
30.38 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
812 /km²
Literacy Rate
83.27%
Sex Ratio
990
per 1,000 males
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Madurai District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Madurai district.

Total Population
30.38 Lakh
Male Population
15.26 Lakh
Female Population
15.12 Lakh
Rural Population
11.82 Lakh
Urban Population
18.56 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
4.12 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
18,200
Literacy Rate
83.27%
Population Density
812 /km²
Sex Ratio
990
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 89.72%Female literacy 76.8%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Madurai district.

11
Tehsils
13
Blocks
90
Nyay Panchayats
420
Gram Panchayats
605
Villages
Headquarters
Madurai
Languages
Tamil, English, Saurashtra
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
9.92° N, 78.11° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Madurai

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Madurai

Constituency No. 32 · General
Primary
SV
Su. Venkatesan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Melur
  • Madurai East
  • Madurai North
  • Madurai South
  • Madurai Central
  • Madurai West
  • Thiruparankundram
  • Tirumangalam
  • Usilampatti
  • Sholavandan
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Madurai

(10)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Melur
No. 188 · Madurai
PS
P. Selvam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Madurai East
No. 189 · Madurai
PM
P. Moorthy
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Madurai North
No. 190 · Madurai
GT
G. Thalapathi
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Madurai South
No. 191 · Madurai
MB
M. Boominathan
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Madurai Central
No. 192 · Madurai
PR
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Madurai West
No. 193 · Madurai
KR
K. Raju
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Thiruparankundram
No. 194 · Madurai
VC
V. V. Rajan Chellappa
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Tirumangalam
No. 195 · Madurai
KU
K. B. Udhayakumar
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Usilampatti
No. 196 · Madurai
PA
P. Ayyappan
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Sholavandan
No. 187 · Madurai
AV
A. Venkatesan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA

Your Representatives from Madurai

(11)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Madurai district.

  • SV
    Su. Venkatesan
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MP
    Madurai · No. 32
  • PS
    P. Selvam
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Melur · No. 188
  • PM
    P. Moorthy
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Madurai East · No. 189
  • GT
    G. Thalapathi
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Madurai North · No. 190
  • MB
    M. Boominathan
    Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Madurai South · No. 191
  • PR
    Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Madurai Central · No. 192
  • KR
    K. Raju
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Madurai West · No. 193
  • VC
    V. V. Rajan Chellappa
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Thiruparankundram · No. 194
  • KU
    K. B. Udhayakumar
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Tirumangalam · No. 195
  • PA
    P. Ayyappan
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Usilampatti · No. 196
  • AV
    A. Venkatesan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Sholavandan · No. 187

Election History

Lok Sabha

Madurai · No. 32

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaCPI(M)Su. Venkatesan
    Votes 4,30,323Vote share 43.8%Margin 2,09,409
    1. 1. Su. Venkatesan · CPI(M)4,30,323 (43.8%)
    2. 2. Raama Sreenivasan · BJP2,20,914 (22.48%)
    3. 3. P. Saravanan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,04,804 (20.84%)
    4. 4. T. Sathiya Devi · Naan Tamilar Katchi92,879 (9.45%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaCPI(M)Su. Venkatesan
    Votes 4,47,042Vote share 44.75%Margin 1,39,395
    1. 1. Su. Venkatesan · CPI(M)4,47,042 (44.75%)
    2. 2. V. V. R. Raj Satyen · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,07,647 (30.8%)
    3. 3. K. David Annadurai · Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam85,747 (8.58%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamR. Gopalakrishnan
    Votes 4,53,784Vote share 46.5%Margin 1,99,424
    1. 1. R. Gopalakrishnan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,53,784 (46.5%)
    2. 2. V. Velusamy · DMK2,54,360 (26.07%)
    3. 3. T. Sivamuthu · Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam1,34,850 (13.82%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Tamil Nadu
State
Madurai
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 32
10 Assembly
No. 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 187

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Madurai District at a Glance

State
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Madurai
Area
3,741 sq km
Population
30.38 Lakh
Population density
812 per km²
Sex ratio
990 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
83.27%
Languages
Tamil, English, Saurashtra
Tehsils
11
Blocks
13
Gram panchayats
420
Villages
605
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
10
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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