Tiruchirappalli district

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tiruchirappalli District
| other_name = Trichy District
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]
| image_skyline = Trichy and Srirangam.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Kaveri]] river bisecting [[Tiruchirappalli]] and [[Srirangam]]
| image_map = India Tamil Nadu districts Tiruchirappalli.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10|47|N|78|41|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg|22px]] [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = Metro
| subdivision_name2 = 
| subdivision_type3 = Municipal corporations
| subdivision_name3 = [[Tiruchirappalli]]
| subdivision_type4 = Municipalities
| subdivision_name4 = [[Thuraiyur]], [[Manapparai]], [[Thuvakudi]]
| subdivision_type5 = Town panchayats
| subdivision_name5 = [[Lalgudi]], [[Musiri]], [[Manachanallur]], [[Thottiyam]], [[Pullambadi]], [[Thuvarankurichi]], [[Kallakudi]], [[Vaiyampatti]], [[Marungapuri taluk|Marungapuri]], [[Poovalur]], [[Thathaiyangarpet]], [[Poovalur]], [[Pulivalam]], [[South Kannanur]], [[Sirugamani]]
| subdivision_type6 = [[Administrative divisions of India|divisions]]
| subdivision_name6 = [[Tiruchirappalli division]], [[Lalgudi division]], [[Musiri division]], [[Srirangam division]]
| subdivision_type7 = [[zone]]
| subdivision_name7 = [[central]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| Named_for =
| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = [[Lalgudi taluk]], [[Manachanallur taluk]], [[Manapparai taluk]], [[Marungapuri taluk]], [[Musiri taluk]], [[Srirangam taluk]], [[Thiruverumbur taluk]], [[Thottiyam taluk]], [[Thuraiyur taluk]], [[Tiruchirappalli taluk|Tiruchirappalli West taluk]], [[Tiruchirappalli East taluk]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Tiruchirapalli]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title1 = Collector
| leader_name1 = S. Sivarasu, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title2 = Superintendent of Police
| leader_name2 = A.Mayilvaganan, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<ref>https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/tn-polls-eci-orders-transfer-of-trichy-collector-sp20210326085803/</ref>
| leader_title3 = Assistant Collector
| leader_name3 = J.E.Padmaja, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref>https://www.tn.gov.in/contact_directory/district_administration/27</ref>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 10th
| area_total_km2 = 4403.83
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 88
| population_total = 2,722,290
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 6th
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 620 xxx and 621 xxx
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0431
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
| registration_plate = TN-45, TN-48, TN-81<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/sta/a2.pdf www.tn.gov.in]</ref>
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[IUCN protected area categories|IUCN category]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 
| blank2_name_sec1 = Central location:
| blank2_info_sec1 = {{coord|10|47|N|78|41|E}}
| website = {{URL|https://tiruchirappalli.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
| translit_lang1_type = திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி (தமிழ்-Tamil)
}}

'''Tiruchirappalli District''' is one of the 38 districts, located along the [[Kaveri River]], in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The headquarters of the district is the city of [[Tiruchirappalli]], also known as Trichy.

During the [[British Raj]], Tiruchirappalli was known as [[Trichinopoly District (Madras Presidency)|Trichinopoly]], and was a district of the [[Madras Presidency]]; it was renamed upon India's declaration of independence in 1947. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,722,290.

==Geography==
[[File:Trichy11.jpg|thumb|left|Kaveri river and Rockfort at Tiruchirapalli]]

Tiruchirappalli district lies almost at the exact centre of Tamil Nadu. The district has an area of 4,404 square kilometers. It is bounded in the north by [[Salem district]], northwest by [[Namakkal district]], in the northeast by [[Perambalur district]], in the east by [[Ariyalur District]] and [[Thanjavur district]] in the southeast by [[Pudukkottai district]] and [[Sivagangai district]] in the south by [[Madurai district]], in the southwest by [[Dindigul district]] and, in the west by [[Karur district]]. The [[Kaveri]] river flows through the length of the district and is the principal source of irrigation and drinking water.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

[[Kolli Hills]] form the boundary of Tiruchirapalli and [[Namakkal]] districts and Pachamalai hills form the Boundary of [[Salem district|Salem]] and [[Perambalur]] district with Tiruchirapalli district in the North and North East.

The North most and South most parts of the district are hilly, middle part of the district is [[Kaveri]] plains. Trichy district is little bit greenary than other surrounding districts due to river [[Kaveri]] flowing through this district, by splitting the district into North and South.

[[Banana]] Cultivation and Coconut grove along side the [[Kaveri]] river in this district gives a pleasant feeling like [[Kerala]].

==Demographics==

According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Tiruchirappalli district had a population of 2,722,290 with a sex-ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A total of 272,456 were under the age of six, constituting 139,946 males and 132,510 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 17.14% and 0.67% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 74.9%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The district had a total of 698,404 households. There were a total of 1,213,979 workers, comprising 161,657 cultivators, 319,720 main agricultural labourers, 25,174 in house hold industries, 575,778 other workers, 131,650 marginal workers, 9,012 marginal cultivators, 59,062 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,212 marginal workers in household industries and 58,364 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Tiruchirappalli district|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=689752|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>{{historical populations|11=1901|12=8,07,320|13=1911|14=8,76,070|15=1921|16=9,12,177|17=1931|18=9,18,342|19=1941|20=10,35,927|21=1951|22=11,84,158|23=1961|24=13,04,039|25=1971|26=16,50,768|27=1981|28=19,00,566|29=1991|30=21,96,473|31=2001|32=24,18,366|33=2011|34=27,22,290|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Taluks==
[[File:Srirangam Temple Gopuram (767010404).jpg|thumb|Srirangam Temple Gopuram]]

In 2013, Tiruchirappalli district went from nine taluks to eleven taluks.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Residents question move to locate Marungapuri taluk office at Kallupatti|date=21 June 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/residents-question-move-to-locate-marungapuri-taluk-office-at-kallupatti/article4836812.ece}}</ref>
*[[Thuraiyur taluk]]
*[[Manapparai taluk]]
*[[Marungapuri taluk]]
*[[Srirangam taluk]]
*[[Tiruchirappalli West taluk]]
*[[Tiruchirappalli East taluk]]
*[[Thiruverumbur taluk]]
*[[Lalgudi taluk]]
*[[Manachanallur taluk]]
*[[Musiri taluk]]
*[[Thottiyam taluk]]

== Urban centres ==
[[File:Tvkoil.JPG|thumb|[[Thiruvanaikaval]] Temple at Tiruchirapalli]]

Tiruchirappalli District consists of the following urban centres:
*[[Trichy]] City
[[File:Trichycorporation.jpg|thumb|left|Headquarters of Tiruchirappalli City
Municipal Corporation| alt=White three-story building]]
*[[Thuraiyur]] town
*[[Manapparai]] town
*[[Thuvakudi]] town
*[[Lalgudi]] town panchayat
*[[Manachanallur]] town panchayat
*[[Musiri]] town panchayat
*[[Thottiyam]] town panchayat
*[[Uppiliapuram]] Town panchayat
*[[Navalurkottapattu|Navalurkuttapattu]] panchayat
*[[Mettupalayam, Tiruchirappalli district|Mettupalayam]] panchayat
*[[B.Mettur]] panchayat
*[[Balakrishnampatti]] panchayat
*[[Thataiyagarpettai]] panchayat
*[[mangalam]] panchayat

==Major industries==
*[[Bharat Heavy Electricals]] Limited (BHEL)
*[[High Energy Projectile Factory]] (HEPF)
*[[Golden Rock Railway Workshop]]
*[[Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli]]
*Light and heavy engineering
*Leather Tanneries
*Food Processing
*Sugar Mills
*(Traditional) Cigar Making (village) Industries
*Hosiery and garments (to a small extent)
*IT/BPO
*Manufacturing of Synthetic Stones for Jewelry

==Natural resources and water bodies==
[[File:Trichii02.JPG|thumb|Upper Anaicut or Mukkombu]]
The major rivers are the [[River Kaveri]] and the River Kollidam.
The important rivers across city is Koraiyar, Uyyakondan and Kudamuruti rivers.

==Agriculture==
The district has a large cattle and poultry population with agriculture workers in the smaller villages like [[Kalpalayathanpatti]].

The rivers [[Kaveri]] and [[Kollidam]] start branching out to form the Kaveri delta irrigating vast tracts of land in the district. The major crops are rice (vast tracts); [[sugarcane]] (vast tracts); banana/plantain; [[coconut]]; [[cotton]] (small tracts); [[betel]]; [[corn]]; and [[Peanut|groundnut]].

Trichirapalli district is well known for all varieties of [[Banana]] Cultivation. Banana research centre is located in Tiruchirapalli Agricultural University.

Hill Jackfruit, [[Cassava]], mountain crops are grown in the Pachamalai hills of Trichirapalli district.

==Tourism==
Notable places to visit in Tiruchirappalli District include:
*[[Chokkanatha Nayak Palace]]
*[[Erumbeeswarar Temple]]
*[[Gandhi Market]]
*[[Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli|Ponmalai (Golden Rock)]]
*[[Government Museum, Tiruchirappalli]]
*[[Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval|Thiruvanai koil Shiva temple]]
*[[Kallanai Dam]]
*[[Kaveri Palam]]
*[[Manachanallur]]
*[[Mukkombu]]
*[[Neelivaneswarar Temple]]
*[[Pachaimalai Hills]]
*[[Ponnaniyaru dam]]
*[[Puliancholai]]
*[[Pundarikakshan Perumal Temple]]
*[[railway Heritage Centre, Tiruchirappalli]]
*[[Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam|Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple]]
*[[Samayapuram Mariamman Temple]]
*[[Thalamalai hills]]
*[[Thuraiyur]]
*[[Tiruchirappalli Fort]]
*[[Tiruchirappalli International Airport]]
*[[Tiruchirapalli Zoological Park]]
*[[Trichy Teppakulam]]
*[[Tirupattur]]
*[[Tropical butterfly conservatory, Trichy]]
*[[Vayalur Murugan Temple]]
*[[World War I Memorial (Tiruchirappalli)]]

==See also==
*[[List of districts of Tamil Nadu]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Tiruchirapalli district}}
*[http://www.srirangaminfo.com Srirangam ]
*[https://tiruchirappalli.nic.in/ Tiruchirapalli District]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Tiruchirappalli district
|North = [[Salem district]]
|Northeast = [[Perambalur district]]<br />[[Ariyalur district]]
|East = [[Thanjavur District]]
|Southeast = [[Pudukkottai district]]
|South = [[Sivaganga district]]
|Southwest = [[Dindigul district]]<br />[[Madurai district]]
|West = [[Karur district]]
|Northwest = [[Namakkal district]]
}}

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