Virudhunagar District

Tamil Nadu

Virudhunagar district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Virudhunagar. It covers 4,243 sq km and had a population of 19,42,288 at the 2011 census, a density of 458 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Virudhunagar
Area
4,243 sq km
Population
19.42 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
458 /km²
Literacy Rate
80.15%
Sex Ratio
1,007
per 1,000 males
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Virudhunagar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Virudhunagar district.

Total Population
19.42 Lakh
Male Population
9.68 Lakh
Female Population
9.75 Lakh
Rural Population
9.51 Lakh
Urban Population
9.91 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
3.98 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
4,200
Literacy Rate
80.15%
Population Density
458 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,007
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 87.7%Female literacy 72.7%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Virudhunagar district.

10
Tehsils
11
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
450
Gram Panchayats
600
Villages
Headquarters
Virudhunagar
Languages
Tamil, English, Telugu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
9.58° N, 77.95° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Virudhunagar

(1)

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

Virudhunagar

Constituency No. 34 · General
Primary
BT
B. Manickam Tagore
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Rajapalayam
  • Srivilliputhur
  • Sivakasi
  • Virudhunagar
  • Sattur
  • Aruppukkottai
  • Tiruchuli
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Virudhunagar

(7)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Rajapalayam
No. 202 · Virudhunagar
ST
S. Thangapandian
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Srivilliputhur
No. 203 · Virudhunagar
EM
E. M. Manraj
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Sivakasi
No. 204 · Virudhunagar
AA
A. M. S. G. Ashokan
Indian National Congress
MLA
Virudhunagar
No. 205 · Virudhunagar
AS
A. R. R. Srinivasan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Sattur
No. 206 · Virudhunagar
AR
A. R. R. Raghuraman
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Aruppukkottai
No. 207 · Virudhunagar
KR
K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Tiruchuli
No. 208 · Virudhunagar
TT
Thangam Thennarasu
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA

Your Representatives from Virudhunagar

(8)

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

  • BT
    B. Manickam Tagore
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Virudhunagar · No. 34
  • ST
    S. Thangapandian
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Rajapalayam · No. 202
  • EM
    E. M. Manraj
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Srivilliputhur · No. 203
  • AA
    A. M. S. G. Ashokan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Sivakasi · No. 204
  • AS
    A. R. R. Srinivasan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Virudhunagar · No. 205
  • AR
    A. R. R. Raghuraman
    Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Sattur · No. 206
  • KR
    K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Aruppukkottai · No. 207
  • TT
    Thangam Thennarasu
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Tiruchuli · No. 208

Election History

Lok Sabha

Virudhunagar · No. 34

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCB. Manickam Tagore
    Votes 3,85,256Vote share 35.59%Margin 4,379
    1. 1. B. Manickam Tagore · INC3,85,256 (35.59%)
    2. 2. V. Vijayaprabhakaran · Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam3,80,877 (35.19%)
    3. 3. Radhika Sarathkumar · BJP1,66,271 (15.36%)
    4. 4. S. Kaushik · Naan Tamilar Katchi77,210 (7.13%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCB. Manickam Tagore
    Votes 4,70,883Vote share 43.77%Margin 1,54,554
    1. 1. B. Manickam Tagore · INC4,70,883 (43.77%)
    2. 2. R. Azhagarsamy · Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam3,16,329 (29.4%)
    3. 3. Paramasiva Iyyappan · Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam1,07,615 (10%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamT. Radhakrishnan
    Votes 4,06,694Vote share 40.2%Margin 1,45,551
    1. 1. T. Radhakrishnan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,06,694 (40.2%)
    2. 2. Vaiko · MDMK2,61,143 (25.81%)
    3. 3. S. Retnasamy · DMK1,54,123 (15.23%)
    4. 4. B. Manickam Tagore · INC38,482 (3.8%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Tamil Nadu
State
Virudhunagar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 34
7 Assembly
No. 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208

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Virudhunagar District at a Glance

State
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Virudhunagar
Area
4,243 sq km
Population
19.42 Lakh
Population density
458 per km²
Sex ratio
1,007 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
80.15%
Languages
Tamil, English, Telugu
Tehsils
10
Blocks
11
Gram panchayats
450
Villages
600
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
7
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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