Tiruvarur District

Tamil Nadu

Tiruvarur district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Tiruvarur. It covers 2,161 sq km and had a population of 12,64,277 at the 2011 census, a density of 585 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Tiruvarur
Area
2,161 sq km
Population
12.64 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
585 /km²
Literacy Rate
82.86%
Sex Ratio
1,017
per 1,000 males
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Tiruvarur District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Tiruvarur district.

Total Population
12.64 Lakh
Male Population
6.27 Lakh
Female Population
6.37 Lakh
Rural Population
10.12 Lakh
Urban Population
2.52 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
4.28 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
2,100
Literacy Rate
82.86%
Population Density
585 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,017
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 89.1%Female literacy 76.7%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Tiruvarur district.

8
Tehsils
10
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
430
Gram Panchayats
573
Villages
Headquarters
Tiruvarur
Languages
Tamil, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
10.77° N, 79.63° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Tiruvarur

(1)

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

Nagapattinam

Constituency No. 29 · Scheduled Caste
Primary
VS
V. Selvaraj
Communist Party of India
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Thiruthuraipoondi
  • Tiruvarur
  • Mannargudi
  • Nannilam
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Tiruvarur

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Tiruvarur
No. 167 · Nagapattinam
KK
K. Poondi Kalaivanan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Mannargudi
No. 168 · Nagapattinam
TR
T. R. B. Rajaa
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Nannilam
No. 169 · Nagapattinam
RK
R. Kamaraj
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA

Your Representatives from Tiruvarur

(5)

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

  • VS
    V. Selvaraj
    Communist Party of India
    MP
    Nagapattinam · No. 29
  • KM
    K. Marimuthu
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Thiruthuraipoondi · No. 166
  • KK
    K. Poondi Kalaivanan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Tiruvarur · No. 167
  • TR
    T. R. B. Rajaa
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Mannargudi · No. 168
  • RK
    R. Kamaraj
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Nannilam · No. 169

Election History

Lok Sabha

Nagapattinam · No. 29

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaCPIV. Selvaraj
    Votes 4,65,044Vote share 42.96%Margin 2,08,957
    1. 1. V. Selvaraj · CPI4,65,044 (42.96%)
    2. 2. G. Surjit Shankar · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,56,087 (23.66%)
    3. 3. S. M. M. Karthikeyan · Naan Tamilar Katchi1,31,200 (12.12%)
    4. 4. S. SGM Ramesh · BJP1,02,100 (9.43%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Tamil Nadu
State
Tiruvarur
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 29
4 Assembly
No. 166, 167, 168, 169

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Tiruvarur District at a Glance

State
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Tiruvarur
Area
2,161 sq km
Population
12.64 Lakh
Population density
585 per km²
Sex ratio
1,017 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
82.86%
Languages
Tamil, English
Tehsils
8
Blocks
10
Gram panchayats
430
Villages
573
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
4
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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