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'''Sholinganallur ''taluk''''' is a ''[[taluk]]'' of the | [[File:Chennai_District.png|thumb|Sholinganallur depicted on a map of the Chennai revenue districts]] | ||
'''Sholinganallur ''taluk''''' is a ''[[taluk]]'' of the district of [[Chennai district|Chennai]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It was created in 2009 by the trifurcation of [[Tambaram taluk]] in [[Chennai district]]. The centre of the ''taluk'' is the neighbourhood of [[Sholinganallur]]. The headquarters of its [[Guindy division]]. On 4 January 2018, Chennai district was expanded by annexing Sholinganallur ''taluk''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai district doubles in size|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-district-doubles-in-size/article22373082.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 January 2018|date=5 January 2018}}</ref> | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
According to the 2011 census, the taluk had a population of 548,654 with 276,828 males and 271,826 females. There were 982 women for every 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 81.23%. Child population in the age group below 6 was 28,905 males and 27,521 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> | According to the 2011 census, the taluk had a population of 548,654 with 276,828 males and 271,826 females. There were 982 women for every 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 81.23%. Child population in the age group below 6 was 28,905 males and 27,521 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> | ||
==Revenue Villages== | |||
* Pallikaranai Firka | |||
# Karapakkam | |||
# Madipakkam | |||
# Madipakkam-B | |||
# Okkiyam Thoraibakkam | |||
# Pallikaranai | |||
# Perungudi | |||
# Seevaram | |||
# Ullagaram | |||
* Sholinganallur Firka | |||
# Chemmancheri | |||
# Cholinganallur-1 | |||
# Chozhinganallur-2 | |||
# Enchambakkam | |||
# Jaladampettai | |||
# Kottivakkam | |||
# Neelangarai | |||
# Palavaakkam | |||
# Utthandi | |||
All of the above revenue villages are under [[Chennai]] city except for Madipakkam-B which has revenue and disaster management under Zone-14 (Puzhutivakkam) of [[Greater Chennai Corporation]] but Local body administration under wards 3, 4 and 5 of [[Kovilambakkam]] rural village panchayat. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 05:10, 12 April 2025
Sholinganallur taluk is a taluk of the district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was created in 2009 by the trifurcation of Tambaram taluk in Chennai district. The centre of the taluk is the neighbourhood of Sholinganallur. The headquarters of its Guindy division. On 4 January 2018, Chennai district was expanded by annexing Sholinganallur taluk.[1]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
According to the 2011 census, the taluk had a population of 548,654 with 276,828 males and 271,826 females. There were 982 women for every 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 81.23%. Child population in the age group below 6 was 28,905 males and 27,521 females.[2]
Revenue Villages[edit | edit source]
- Pallikaranai Firka
- Karapakkam
- Madipakkam
- Madipakkam-B
- Okkiyam Thoraibakkam
- Pallikaranai
- Perungudi
- Seevaram
- Ullagaram
- Sholinganallur Firka
- Chemmancheri
- Cholinganallur-1
- Chozhinganallur-2
- Enchambakkam
- Jaladampettai
- Kottivakkam
- Neelangarai
- Palavaakkam
- Utthandi
All of the above revenue villages are under Chennai city except for Madipakkam-B which has revenue and disaster management under Zone-14 (Puzhutivakkam) of Greater Chennai Corporation but Local body administration under wards 3, 4 and 5 of Kovilambakkam rural village panchayat.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Chennai district doubles in size". The Hindu. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
