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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
			{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=5,84,278\|13=1911\|14=6,54,862\|15=1921\|16=6,91,149\|17=1931\|18=7,39,064\|19=1941\|20=7,68,137\|21=1951\|22=8,59,840\|23=1961\|24=9,72,288\|25=1971\|26=11,51,449\|27=1981\|28=13,40,907\|29=1991\|30=15,65,037\|31=2001\|32=17,51,301\|33=2011\|34=19,42,288\|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}}
	According to [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]], Virudhunagar district had a population of 1,942,288,<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> up from 1,751,301 in 2001,<ref name="2001-basic-census-Virudhunagar">{{Cite web\|title=Census of India 2001: Basic Data Sheet: District Virudhunagar\|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India\|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-3326.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925083426/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-3326.pdf\|archive-date=25 September 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref> or about an 11% increase. The sex-ratio was 1,007 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929,<ref name="dashboard" /> but down from 1,012 in 2001.<ref name="2001-basic-census-Virudhunagar" /> A total of 197,134 were under the age of six, constituting 100,827 males and 96,307 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 20.59% and 0.12% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 72.02%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The district had a total of 537,748 households. There were a total of 950,158 workers, comprising 52,361 cultivators, 168,174 main agricultural labourers, 30,292 in house hold industries, 603,239 other workers, 96,092 marginal workers, 4,792 marginal cultivators, 40,528 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,006 marginal workers in household industries and 45,766 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web\|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Virudhunagar district\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=689023\|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=5,84,278\|13=1911\|14=6,54,862\|15=1921\|16=6,91,149\|17=1931\|18=7,39,064\|19=1941\|20=7,68,137\|21=1951\|22=8,59,840\|23=1961\|24=9,72,288\|25=1971\|26=11,51,449\|27=1981\|28=13,40,907\|29=1991\|30=15,65,037\|31=2001\|32=17,51,301\|33=2011\|34=19,42,288\|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}}		According to [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]], Virudhunagar district had a population of 1,942,288,<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> up from 1,751,301 in 2001,<ref name="2001-basic-census-Virudhunagar">{{Cite web\|title=Census of India 2001: Basic Data Sheet: District Virudhunagar\|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India\|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-3326.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925083426/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-3326.pdf\|archive-date=25 September 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref> or about an 11% increase. The sex-ratio was 1,007 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929,<ref name="dashboard" /> but down from 1,012 in 2001.<ref name="2001-basic-census-Virudhunagar" /> A total of 197,134 were under the age of six, constituting 100,827 males and 96,307 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 20.59% and 0.12% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 72.02%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The district had a total of 537,748 households. There were a total of 950,158 workers, comprising 52,361 cultivators, 168,174 main agricultural labourers, 30,292 in house hold industries, 603,239 other workers, 96,092 marginal workers, 4,792 marginal cultivators, 40,528 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,006 marginal workers in household industries and 45,766 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web\|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Virudhunagar district\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=689023\|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India\|year=2013\|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Virudhunagar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Virudhunagar district
| other_name =
| nickname = Virudhai
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]
| image_skyline = Andal Temple.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Srivilliputhur Andal Temple]] Tower
| image_map = India Tamil Nadu districts Virudhunagar.svg
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| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu
| coordinates = {{coord|9.6|N|78|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
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| subdivision_type3 = Taluks
| subdivision_name3 = 10
| subdivision_type4 = Panchayat Unions (Blocks)
| subdivision_name4 = 11
| subdivision_type5 = Municipalities
| subdivision_name5 = 7
| subdivision_type6 = Major Towns
| subdivision_name6 = [[Virudhunagar]], [[Rajapalayam]], [[Sivakasi]], [[Aruppukottai]]
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| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = [[Aruppukkottai]], [[Kariapatti]], [[Rajapalayam]], [[Sattur]], [[Sivakasi]], [[Srivilliputhur]], [[Tiruchuli]], [[Vembakottai]], [[Virudhunagar]], [[Watrap]] .
| seat_type = Administrative headquarters
| seat = [[Virudhunagar]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title1 = Collector
| leader_name1 = J Meghanatha Reddy [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title2 = Superintendent of Police
| leader_name2 = P. Aravindan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 4288
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 626xxx
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04562
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
| registration_plate = '''TN-67,TN-84,TN-95'''<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/sta/a2.pdf www.tn.gov.in]</ref>
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'''Virudhunagar District''' is a district (an administrative district) of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in south [[India]]. [[Virudhunagar]] is the district headquarters of Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar district was formed by the separation of Old Ramanathapuram District in 1987 into Ramanathapuram District, Sivagangai District and the west part as Virudhunagar District. Virudhunagar District was formerly called Karmavirer Kamarajar District. As of 2011, Virudhunagar district had a population of 1,942,288 with a sex-ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males.

==Demographics==

According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Virudhunagar district had a population of 1,942,288,<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> up from 1,751,301 in 2001,<ref name="2001-basic-census-Virudhunagar">{{Cite web|title=Census of India 2001: Basic Data Sheet: District Virudhunagar|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-3326.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925083426/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-3326.pdf|archive-date=25 September 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> or about an 11% increase. The sex-ratio was 1,007 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929,<ref name="dashboard" /> but down from 1,012 in 2001.<ref name="2001-basic-census-Virudhunagar" /> A total of 197,134 were under the age of six, constituting 100,827 males and 96,307 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 20.59% and 0.12% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 72.02%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The district had a total of 537,748 households. There were a total of 950,158 workers, comprising 52,361 cultivators, 168,174 main agricultural labourers, 30,292 in house hold industries, 603,239 other workers, 96,092 marginal workers, 4,792 marginal cultivators, 40,528 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,006 marginal workers in household industries and 45,766 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Virudhunagar district|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=689023|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=5,84,278|13=1911|14=6,54,862|15=1921|16=6,91,149|17=1931|18=7,39,064|19=1941|20=7,68,137|21=1951|22=8,59,840|23=1961|24=9,72,288|25=1971|26=11,51,449|27=1981|28=13,40,907|29=1991|30=15,65,037|31=2001|32=17,51,301|33=2011|34=19,42,288|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}}

==Location==

[[File:River Basins in Virudhunagar District.png|thumb|River Basins in Virudhunagar district. Dark Green shaded region shows the drainage basins.]]

[[File:Relief Features in Virudhunagar District.png|thumb|Relief Map of Virudhunagar district. You can see [[Western Ghats]] at left hand side as brightly shaded region. ]]

The district is bounded by [[Sivagangai district]] and [[Madurai district]] on the north, [[Tenkasi district]] and [[Tuticorin District]] to the south and [[Ramanathapuram District]] on east [[Theni district]] to the northwest and [[Idukki district|Idukki]] district of [[Kerala]] to the west.

==Administration==
The district is divided into three revenue divisions - Sivakasi, Sattur and Aruppukottai.

The district comprises ten [[taluk]]s: [[Aruppukkottai]], [[Kariapatti]], [[Rajapalayam]], [[Sattur]], [[Sivakasi]], [[Srivilliputhur]], [[Tiruchuli]], [[Vembakottai]], [[Virudhunagar]] and [[Watrap]].<ref name="NPR-2011-Virudhunagar">{{Cite web|title=NPR Report: Tamil Nadu: Virudhunagar|year=2011|publisher=National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=33&distcd=24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716152450/http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=33&distcd=24|archive-date=16 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Totally there are 600 revenue villages in this district.

This district has nine Town Panchayats – [[Seithur]], [[Vathirairuppu]], [[Chettiarpatti]], [[Kariapatti]], [[Mamsapuram]], [[Sundarapandiam]], [[Mallankinaru]], [[S.Kodikulam]] and [[W.Pudupatti]]

The Parliamentary Constituency number of Virudhunagar District is 34.

==Economy==
Virudhunagar district is leading in the country in the match industry, fireworks and [[printing]], mostly concentrated in and around [[Sivakasi]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} [[Virudhunagar]] is the main market for [[Sesame oil|oil]], chicory, coffee seeds, dry chillies and pulses.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} There are two trade centres (Godowns) in the District one in Virudhunagar and another in [[Rajapalayam]]. Ginning factories, spinning mills, power loom and hand loom industries are also present in the district at Rajapalayam the second big weaving town in the state after Coimbatore.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} One of the cement plants of [[Ramco Cements|Ramco Cements Ltd]] is located in RR Nagar<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cements {{!}} India Cements {{!}} Ramco Cements {{!}} Cement {{!}} Best Cement in India {{!}} {{!}} Cements share price {{!}} Cements of India {{!}} Cement of India {{!}} Good Cement {{!}} Cement manufacturing company India {{!}} Cement Company {{!}} Cement manufacture {{!}} Indian Cement|url=http://ramcocements.in/rr-nagar.aspx|access-date=2020-07-15|website=ramcocements.in}}</ref> near Viudhunagar another one located at Alankulam of Sivakasi Taluk.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

==See also==

*[[Villages in Virudhunagar district]]
*[[List of districts of Tamil Nadu]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://virudhunagar.nic.in/ Virudhunagar District Official Website]
*[http://www.virudhunagar.in/ Website for Virudhunagar]

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