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[[File:Paddleboarding in Lake LAT 12 40, chengalpattu.jpg|thumb|373x373px|Paddleboarding in Lake near Tirukalukundram]]<br />
'''Tirukalukundram taluk''' or '''Thirukalukundram taluk''' ({{lang-ta|திருக்கழுகுன்றம் வட்டம்}}) is a [[taluk]] of [[Chengalpattu district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The sacred town, [[Tirukalukundram]] is the present taluk headquarters. Formerly, the headquarters of the taluk was the town of [[Chengalpattu]], which is a now a Taluk head of the newly formed namesake Taluk.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Tirukalukundram had a population of 196,807 with 99,381 males and 97,426 females. There were 980 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 70.91. Child population in the age group below 6 was 10,102 Males and 9,866 Females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011|url=http://www.census.tn.nic.in/census2011data/PPT_taluk_data_final.pdf|publisher=Census Tamil Nadu|access-date=4 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617095215/http://www.census.tn.nic.in/census2011data/PPT_taluk_data_final.pdf|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
This taluk was earlier, a part of the [[Kanchipuram district]] until the district was bifurcated and a new Chengalpattu district was created.<br />
It is famous for mara sekku machine oil like kadalai ennai ,nallaennai and many types of oil with moderate cost for buying.famous snacks item like poondu mixture,karasev and karaboonthi,munthiri pakoda are at moderate cost for buying.tharpoosani is famous in summer season for buying at moderate cost in road side.<br />
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==Administration==<br />
The taluk is administered by the Tahsildar office located in Tirukalukundram.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taluk Offices {{!}} Chengalpattu District,Government of Tamilnadu {{!}} India |url=https://chengalpattu.nic.in/department/taluk-offices/ |access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref><br />
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