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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	{{bar box\|title=Religious census\|titlebar=#ddd\|left1=Religion\|right1=Percent(%)\|float=left\|bars={{bar percent\|[[Hinduism\|Hindu]]\|Orange\|78.50}}{{bar percent\|[[Christianity\|Christian]]\|purple\|16.68}}{{bar percent\|[[Islam\|Muslim]]\|Green\|4.61}}{{bar percent\|[[Sikhism\|Sikh]]\|yellow\|0.01}}{{bar percent\|[[Buddhism\|Buddhist]]\|Gold\|0.02}}{{bar percent\|Other\|grey\|0.18}}}}{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=7,05,534\|13=1911\|14=7,62,625\|15=1921\|16=7,87,166\|17=1931\|18=8,40,656\|19=1941\|20=9,10,729\|21=1951\|22=9,57,735\|23=1961\|24=10,52,970\|25=1971\|26=12,28,295\|27=1981\|28=13,70,289\|29=1991\|30=14,75,872\|31=2001\|32=15,92,769\|33=2011\|34=17,50,176\|percentages=pagr\|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html \|title=Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 \|access-date=9 August 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808131957/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html \|archive-date=8 August 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref>\|align=right}}		{{bar box\|title=Religious census\|titlebar=#ddd\|left1=Religion\|right1=Percent(%)\|float=left\|bars={{bar percent\|[[Hinduism\|Hindu]]\|Orange\|78.50}}{{bar percent\|[[Christianity\|Christian]]\|purple\|16.68}}{{bar percent\|[[Islam\|Muslim]]\|Green\|4.61}}{{bar percent\|[[Sikhism\|Sikh]]\|yellow\|0.01}}{{bar percent\|[[Buddhism\|Buddhist]]\|Gold\|0.02}}{{bar percent\|Other\|grey\|0.18}}}}{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=7,05,534\|13=1911\|14=7,62,625\|15=1921\|16=7,87,166\|17=1931\|18=8,40,656\|19=1941\|20=9,10,729\|21=1951\|22=9,57,735\|23=1961\|24=10,52,970\|25=1971\|26=12,28,295\|27=1981\|28=13,70,289\|29=1991\|30=14,75,872\|31=2001\|32=15,92,769\|33=2011\|34=17,50,176\|percentages=pagr\|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html \|title=Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 \|access-date=9 August 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808131957/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html \|archive-date=8 August 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref>\|align=right}}
	According to [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]], Thoothukudi district had a population of 1,750,176 with a sex-ratio of 1,023 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\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144743/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html\|archive-date=13 November 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> A total of 183,763 were under the age of six, constituting 93,605 males and 90,158 females. It has a large numbers of Nadars ([[Thiruchendur]], [[Sathankulam]]), Appanad Maravars ([[Kovilpatti]], [[Tiruvaikuntam]], [[Ottapidaram]], [[Kayatharu]]), Vellalars ([[Ettayapuram]], [[Ottapidaram]]), Nayakars/Naidu (Kovilpatti and [[Vilathikulam]]) and Parathars (Thoothukudi and Tiruchendur). [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 19.88% and 0.28% of the population, respectively, mostly in Ottapidaram and Puthiyamputhur. The average literacy of the district was 77.12%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The district had a total of 462,010 households. There were a total of 748,095 workers, comprising 44,633 cultivators, 161,418 main agricultural labourers, 17,872 in house hold industries, 433,524 other workers, 90,648 marginal workers, 3,882 marginal cultivators, 39,226 marginal agricultural labourers, 4,991 marginal workers in household industries and 42,549 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web\|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Thoothukudi district\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=700577\|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India\|year=2013\|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>		According to [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]], Thoothukudi district had a population of 1,750,176 with a sex-ratio of 1,023 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\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144743/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html\|archive-date=13 November 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> A total of 183,763 were under the age of six, constituting 93,605 males and 90,158 females. It has a large numbers of Nadars ([[Thiruchendur]], [[Sathankulam]], [[Thoothukudi]], [[Eral]]), Appanad Maravars ([[Kovilpatti]], [[Tiruvaikuntam]], [[Ottapidaram]], [[Kayatharu]]), Vellalars ([[Ettayapuram]], [[Ottapidaram]]), Nayakars/Naidu (Kovilpatti and [[Vilathikulam]]) and Parathars (Thoothukudi and Tiruchendur). [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 19.88% and 0.28% of the population, respectively, mostly in Ottapidaram and Puthiyamputhur. The average literacy of the district was 77.12%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The district had a total of 462,010 households. There were a total of 748,095 workers, comprising 44,633 cultivators, 161,418 main agricultural labourers, 17,872 in house hold industries, 433,524 other workers, 90,648 marginal workers, 3,882 marginal cultivators, 39,226 marginal agricultural labourers, 4,991 marginal workers in household industries and 42,549 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web\|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Thoothukudi district\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=700577\|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India\|year=2013\|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

	==Water bodies==		==Water bodies==

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| governing_body = Thoothukudi District Collectorate
| leader_title1 = [[District magistrate|District Collector]]
| leader_name1 = K. Senthil Raj, [[Indian Administrative Service|I.A.S.]]
| leader_title2 = [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name2 = S. Jeyakumar, [[Indian Police Service|I.P.S.]]
| leader_title3 = District Revenue Officer
| leader_name3 = S. Kannabiran
| leader_title4 = Project Director
| leader_name4 = A. Lakshmanan
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'''Thoothukudi District''' is one of the [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|38 districts]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in southern [[India]]. The district was formed by bifurcation of [[Tirunelveli district]] on 20 October 1986. [[Tuticorin|Thoothukudi]] is the district headquarters and largest city of the district. The district is known for fishing as well as pearl cultivation, with an abundance of [[pearl]]s being found in the seas offshore. Thoothukudi district has many historical sites such as [[Adichanallur]] and the ancient trade port of [[Korkai]].<ref>{{cite journal| last = Majeed | first = A. Abdul | title = A note on Korkai Excavations | journal = Tamil Civilization | volume = 5 | issue = 1/2 | publisher = Tamil University, Thanjavur | pages = 73–77 | year = 1987}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Thoothukudi district is situated in the south-eastern corner of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is bounded by the districts of [[Virudhunagar District|Virudhunagar]] on the north, [[Ramanathapuram District|Ramanathapuram]] on the north-east, [[Tirunelveli District|Tirunelveli]] on the west and south-west, [[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]] on the north-west and [[Gulf of Mannar]] on the east and southeast. The total area of the district is {{cvt|4621|km2}}.

==Demographics==
{{bar box|title=Religious census|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|78.50}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|16.68}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|4.61}}{{bar percent|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]|yellow|0.01}}{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]|Gold|0.02}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.18}}}}{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,05,534|13=1911|14=7,62,625|15=1921|16=7,87,166|17=1931|18=8,40,656|19=1941|20=9,10,729|21=1951|22=9,57,735|23=1961|24=10,52,970|25=1971|26=12,28,295|27=1981|28=13,70,289|29=1991|30=14,75,872|31=2001|32=15,92,769|33=2011|34=17,50,176|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |title=Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 |access-date=9 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808131957/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |archive-date=8 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>|align=right}}
According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Thoothukudi district had a population of 1,750,176 with a sex-ratio of 1,023 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144743/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|archive-date=13 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> A total of 183,763 were under the age of six, constituting 93,605 males and 90,158 females. It has a large numbers of Nadars ([[Thiruchendur]], [[Sathankulam]]), Appanad Maravars ([[Kovilpatti]], [[Tiruvaikuntam]], [[Ottapidaram]], [[Kayatharu]]), Vellalars ([[Ettayapuram]], [[Ottapidaram]]), Nayakars/Naidu (Kovilpatti and [[Vilathikulam]]) and Parathars (Thoothukudi and Tiruchendur). [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 19.88% and 0.28% of the population, respectively, mostly in Ottapidaram and Puthiyamputhur. The average literacy of the district was 77.12%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The district had a total of 462,010 households. There were a total of 748,095 workers, comprising 44,633 cultivators, 161,418 main agricultural labourers, 17,872 in house hold industries, 433,524 other workers, 90,648 marginal workers, 3,882 marginal cultivators, 39,226 marginal agricultural labourers, 4,991 marginal workers in household industries and 42,549 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Thoothukudi district|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=700577|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

==Water bodies==
There are no large reservoirs in this district so the [[Papanasam]] and Manimuthar dams located in the Tirunelveli district in the [[Tamirabarani|Thamirabarani River's]] flow are the main sources of irrigation. Other than the [[Tamirabarani|Thamirabarani River]], the river Vaipar in [[Vilathikulam]] [[taluk]], the river Karumeni which traverses through [[Sathankulam]], and [[Tiruchendur]] taluks, Palayakayal are all sources.

==Administrative divisions==
Thoothukudi District is divided into three [[List of Revenue Divisions of Tamil Nadu|revenue divisions]] and ten [[Tehsil|taluks]].<ref>{{Cite book|author1=Palanithurai, Ganapathy |author2=Parthiban, T. |author3=Vanishree, Joseph |name-list-style=amp |year=2007|title=Empowering Women: Grassroots Experience from Tamil Nadu|location=New Delhi|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mb2pDAtDkQcC&pg=PA35 35]|isbn=978-81-8069-454-7}}</ref> There are forty-one [[Firka|revenue firkas]] and 480 [[Revenue Village|revenue villages]].<ref name="Admin">{{Cite web|title=Administration|publisher=District Collectorate, Thoothukudi|url=http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/administration.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403205239/http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/administration.html|archive-date=3 April 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| 33
|- valign=top
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| 46
|- valign=top
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| 33
|- valign=top
| Ottapidaram
| 63
|- valign=top
| Ettayapuram
| 56
|- valign=top
| Vilathikulam
| 89
|- valign=top
| Kayathar
| 54
|- valign=top
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| 36
|- valign=top
| Sathankulam
| 25
|- valign=top
| Eral
| 45
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The district is divided into twelve revenue blocks for rural and urban development. The twelve revenue blocks are Thoothukudi, Tiruchendur, Udangudi, Sathankulam, Thiruvaikundam, Alwarthirunagari, Karunkulam, Ottapidaram, Kovilpatti, Kayathar, Vilathikulam, and Pudur. The district has one [[municipal corporation]], Thoothukudi, two municipalities, Kayalpattinam and Kovilpatti, nineteen [[town panchayat]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thoothukudi.nic.in/upinfo/drda/TUT-Map.html |title=Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu |publisher=Thoothukudi.nic.in |access-date=20 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929080107/http://thoothukudi.nic.in/upinfo/drda/TUT-Map.html |archive-date=29 September 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> and 403 [[panchayat village]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Block Panchayats of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=594&parenttype=D&ptype=B|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113153116/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=594&parenttype=D&ptype=B|archive-date=13 November 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Parliamentary Lok Sabha Constituency===
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| [[Thoothukkudi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thoothukkudi]]
| [[Kanimozhi Karunanidhi]]
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|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| None
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===Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies===
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| 213
| [[Vilathikulam (state assembly constituency)|Vilathikulam]]
| [[G. V. Markandayan|V. Markandayan]]
| bgcolor=#dd1100|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| None
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 2
| 214
| [[Thoothukkudi (state assembly constituency)|Thoothukkudi]]
| [[P. Geetha Jeevan]]
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|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
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|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 3
| 215
| [[Tiruchendur (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchendur]]
| [[Anitha R. Radhakrishnan]]
| bgcolor=#dd1100|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| None
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 4
| 216
| [[Srivaikuntam (state assembly constituency)|Srivaikuntam]]
| S. Amirtharaj
| bgcolor=#00bfff|
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| None
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 5
| 217
| [[Ottapidaram (state assembly constituency)|Ottapidaram]]
| C. Shunmugaiah
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|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| SC
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 6
| 218
| [[Kovilpatti (state assembly constituency)|Kovilpatti]]
| [[Kadambur Raju|Kadambur C. Raju]]
| style="background-color: #007500"|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
| None
|}

==Economy==
The [[V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust]] contributes majorly to the economy of the district besides providing employment. Thoothukudi hosts industries such as SPIC, Thoothukudi alkaline chemicals, DCW zirconium plant and numerous salt packing companies. Many coal based power plants are at various stages of commissioning. Kovilpatti consists of many small sized industry especially match stick industries.

===Agriculture===
[[Rice|Paddy]] is the most cultivated crop in most of the villages like Uzhakkudi, Vallanadu, Aarumugamangalam, Palayakayal, [[Thiruvaikundam]], Sattankulam and Tiruchendur taluks. [[Cumbu]], [[Cholam]], [[Echinochloa frumentacea|Kuthiraivali]] and other [[pulses]] are raised in the dry tracts of [[Kovilpatti]], Vilathikulam, Nagalapuram [[Ottapidaram]], and Thoothukudi taluks. Cotton is cultivated in Kovilpatti, Ottapidaram and Thoothukudi Taluks. [[Peanut|Groundnut]] cultivation is undertaken in Kovilpatti, Tiruchendur, and Sattankulam taluks. Groundnut cake is being used as manure and cattle feed. Nagalapuram makes its economy to be solely dependent agriculture. Sugarcane and Plantain (Banana) are cultivated on a large scale along the stretch of Uzhakkudi. Banana and Beetel cultivation is more prominent in villages like Aarumugamanagalam and Yeral. Also vegetables like tomato, chillies, brinjal, lady's finger, beans are cultivated in village of Uzhakkudi. Summers are made use to cultivate cotton on a smaller scale. Main business of this area is dry chilly, cholam, cumbu, wood charcoal, etc.
With 35% share, the district is the top producer of [[Cumbu]] in Tamil Nadu.<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/deptst/agriculture.pdf Agriculture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409222306/http://www.tn.gov.in/deptst/agriculture.pdf |date=9 April 2009 }}. Government of Tamil Nadu. State Transport Authority.</ref> [[Arecaceae|Palmyrah]] trees are grown mostly in Tiruchendur, Srivaikundam, Sattankulam and Vilathikulam taluks. [[Jaggery]] is produced from palmyrah juice; the production of jaggery is the main occupation of the people of Tiruchendur and Sattankulam taluks. [[Banana]] and other vegetables are raised in Srivaikundam and Tiruchendur taluks.

===Salt production===
The district constitutes 70 percent of the total salt production of Tamil Nadu and 30 per cent of that of India. Tamil Nadu is the second largest producer of Salt in India next to Gujarat.

===Transport===
National Highway 45B, 7A and State Highways SH-32,33,40,44,75,76,77,93,176 connect to other parts of the State. Government buses connect the district with other parts of state. [[Tuticorin railway station|Thoothukudi]] and [[Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station|Vanchi Maniyachchi]] are the major stations of [[Indian Railways]]. [[V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust]] in the district was declared as the tenth major seaport in [[India]] also provides container services. [[Tuticorin Airport|Thoothukudi Airport]] is situated at Vaigaikulam and currently has flights to and from [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]] and [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]]. Thoothukudi is the one of the cities which is having four ways of transportation (Roadways, Railways, Airways and Seaways).

===Spaceport===
The [[Government of India]] is to set up a new Rocket launch pad near [[Kulasekharapatnam|Kulasekaranpattinam]] in Thoothukudi district. The [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) has begun work on its second Rocket launching pad or Spaceport, which will be Kulasekaranpattinam, Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. Like the Sriharikota spaceport in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Thoothukudi was selected as a spaceport due to its nearness to the equator. "A rocket launch site should be on the east coast and near the equator. And Thoothukudi district satisfies that condition", a former ISRO official stated.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2019-12-06|title=Why Thoothukudi was chosen as ISRO’s second spaceport|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-thoothukudi-was-chosen-isro-s-second-spaceport-113331|website=www.thenewsminute.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202190344/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-thoothukudi-was-chosen-isro-s-second-spaceport-113331|archive-date=2 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Education===
There are numerous educational institutions, colleges, schools providing education. The Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam was established in 1984 – 85 as the third constituent College of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. These include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Agricultural College & Research Institute, Killikulam |url=https://sites.google.com/a/tnau.ac.in/acrikkm |website=sites.google.com}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* Angela Lincy, Sportsperson who set the national record of 1.72m in high jump at the National games in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] at the age of 15.
* [[Appukutty]], actor
* [[Beela Rajesh]], Former Health and Family welfare secretary of Tamil Nadu
* [[Charle]], actor
* [[Cottalango Leon]], [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] awardee
* [[Dinesh Karthik]], Indian cricketer
* [[Hari (director)|Hari]], Film director
* [[J. Kanakaraj]], Former State Election Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh
* [[J. P. Chandrababu]], Film actor
* [[Jaguar Thangam]], Film stunt choreographer
* [[K. P. Kandasamy]], Founder of the [[dinakaran]] newspaper group
* [[Ki. Rajanarayanan]], Tamil folklorist and writer
* [[Ku. Alagirisami]], Tamil writer
* [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]], Former [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Minister]]
* [[Kaali Venkat]], Film actor
* [[Kumaragurupara Desikar]], Poet and Saivite ascetic
* [[Mari Selvaraj]], Film director
* [[Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone]], Freedom fighter
* [[Naveen Raja Jacob]], Volleyball sportsperson
* [[Nivetha Pethuraj]], Film actress
* [[Oomaithurai]], Indian [[Poligar]]
* [[P. Rajagopal (businessman)|P. Rajagopal]], Founder of [[Saravana Bhavan]]
* [[P. Sri Acharya]], Tamil scholar
* Pon Mariappan, Barber who equipped his salon with mini library and got appreciated by [[Prime Minister of India|PM]] [[Narendra Modi]] in the "[[Mann Ki Baat]]" radio programme.
* [[Poomani]], Tamil writer and receiver of [[Sahitya Akademi]] for his work [[Agnaadi]]
* [[R. Nallakannu]], Communist leader and social activist
* [[R. Parthiban]], Film actor
* [[Ramanichandran]], Tamil romance novelist
* [[Rajendran]] (Motta Rajendran), Stunt Double, Film actor
* [[S. P. Adithanar]], Founder of the ''[[Dina Thanthi]]'' newspaper group
* [[S. Anantharamakrishnan]], Founder of [[Amalgamations Group]]
* [[Shenbaga]], Film actress
* [[Shiv Nadar]], Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of [[HCL Technologies]]
* [[Sivanthi Adithan|Sivanthi Aditanar]], Tamil media baron
* [[Stunt Silva]], Film stunt actor
* [[Subramanya Bharathi]], Freedom fighter, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist and social reformer
* [[T. S. Balaiah]], Film actor
* [[Umaru Pulavar]], Tamil poet
* [[V. O. Chidambaram Pillai]], Freedom fighter
* [[Vanchinathan]], Freedom fighter
* [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]], Palayakarrar
* [[Vivekh]], Actor and social activist

==See also==
* [[Manapad]]
* [[Peyanvilai]]
* [[Thoothukudi massacre]]
* [[Custodial death of P Jayaraj and Bennicks]]
* [[V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust]]
* [[Tuticorin Airport]]
* [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.thoothukudi.com/ Thoothukudi corporation]
* [https://thoothukudi.nic.in/ Thoothukudi District]

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