Madurai district
Madurai District | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Meenakshi Amman Temple, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal, Alagar Koyil, Kutladampatti Falls, Jain carvings at Yanamalai Hills | |
Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 09°50′N 077°50′E / 9.833°N 77.833°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Municipal Corporations | Madurai |
| Headquarters | Madurai |
| Taluks | Madurai North, Madurai South, Madurai East, Madurai West, Melur, Peraiyur, Tirumangalam, Thiruparankundram, Usilampatti, Vadipatti, Kalligudi |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Madurai District Collectorate |
| • District Collector | M. S. Sangeetha, I.A.S. |
| • Superintendent of Police | Dongare Pravin Umesh, I.P.S. |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,710 km2 (1,430 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,038,252 |
| • Rank | 4 |
| • Density | 812/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil and English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 625xxx |
| Telephone code | 0452 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-58, TN-59, TN-64 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Largest city | Madurai |
| Sex ratio | ♂-50.5% / ♀-49.5% |
| Literacy | 81.5% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 1 |
| Assembly constituency | 10 |
| Website | www |
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Madurai District is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai. Thiruparankundram is one of the major tourist place in the district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,038,252 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males. Aside from the city of Madurai, the larger towns are Melur, Vadipatti, Thirumangalam, Thirupparankundram, Peraiyur, and Usilampatti.