Mayiladuthurai District

Tamil Nadu

Mayiladuthurai district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Mayiladuthurai. It covers 1,172 sq km and had a population of 9,18,356 at the 2011 census, a density of 783 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Mayiladuthurai
Area
1,172 sq km
Population
9.18 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
783 /km²
Literacy Rate
83.2%
Sex Ratio
1,026
per 1,000 males
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Mayiladuthurai District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Mayiladuthurai district.

Total Population
9.18 Lakh
Male Population
4.53 Lakh
Female Population
4.65 Lakh
Rural Population
7.12 Lakh
Urban Population
2.06 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.98 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
4,200
Literacy Rate
83.2%
Population Density
783 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,026
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 89.1%Female literacy 77.4%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Mayiladuthurai district.

4
Tehsils
5
Blocks
30
Nyay Panchayats
241
Gram Panchayats
287
Villages
Headquarters
Mayiladuthurai
Languages
Tamil, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
11.1° N, 79.65° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Mayiladuthurai

(1)

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

Mayiladuthurai

Constituency No. 28 · General
Primary
RS
R. Sudha
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Sirkazhi
  • Mayiladuthurai
  • Poompuhar
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Mayiladuthurai

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Sirkazhi
No. 160 · Mayiladuthurai
MP
M. Panneerselvam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Mayiladuthurai
No. 161 · Mayiladuthurai
SR
S. Rajakumar
Indian National Congress
MLA
Poompuhar
No. 162 · Mayiladuthurai
NM
N. Nivedha M. Murugan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA

Your Representatives from Mayiladuthurai

(4)

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

  • RS
    R. Sudha
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Mayiladuthurai · No. 28
  • MP
    M. Panneerselvam
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Sirkazhi · No. 160
  • SR
    S. Rajakumar
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Mayiladuthurai · No. 161
  • NM
    N. Nivedha M. Murugan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Poompuhar · No. 162

Election History

Lok Sabha

Mayiladuthurai · No. 28

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCR. Sudha
    Votes 5,18,459Vote share 48.8%Margin 2,71,183
    1. 1. R. Sudha · INC5,18,459 (48.8%)
    2. 2. P. Babu · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,47,276 (23.28%)
    3. 3. M. K. Stalin · Pattali Makkal Katchi1,66,437 (15.67%)
    4. 4. B. Kaliyammal · Naan Tamilar Katchi1,02,100 (9.61%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaDMKS. Ramalingam
    Votes 5,99,292Vote share 54.49%Margin 2,61,314
    1. 1. S. Ramalingam · DMK5,99,292 (54.49%)
    2. 2. S. Asaimani · Pattali Makkal Katchi3,37,978 (30.73%)
    3. 3. S. Senthamizhan · Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam69,030 (6.28%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamK. Parasuraman
    Votes 5,08,718Vote share 50.05%Margin 2,05,050
    1. 1. K. Parasuraman · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,08,718 (50.05%)
    2. 2. S. Hyder Ali · Manithaneya Makkal Katchi3,03,668 (29.88%)
    3. 3. K. Gopalakrishnan · Pattali Makkal Katchi1,20,210 (11.83%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Tamil Nadu
State
Mayiladuthurai
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 28
3 Assembly
No. 160, 161, 162

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Mayiladuthurai District at a Glance

State
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Mayiladuthurai
Area
1,172 sq km
Population
9.18 Lakh
Population density
783 per km²
Sex ratio
1,026 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
83.2%
Languages
Tamil, English
Tehsils
4
Blocks
5
Gram panchayats
241
Villages
287
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
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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