Thanjavur district
Thanjavur District | |
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| Nickname: Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu | |
Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 10°47′8.16″N 79°8′24.36″E / 10.7856000°N 79.1401000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Municipal Corporations | Thanjavur, Kumbakonam |
| Municipalities | Pattukkottai, Adirampattinam, Thiruvaiyaru |
| Largest city | Thanjavur |
| Founded by | Raja Raja Chola I |
| Headquarters | Thanjavur |
| Talukas | Budalur, Kumbakonam, Orathanadu, Papanasam, Pattukkottai, Peravurani, Thanjavur, Thiruvaiyaru, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thiruvonam |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Deepak jackob, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Aashish Rawath, IPS |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,405,890 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 613xxx |
| Telephone code | 0436,0435 |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
| Vehicle registration | TN-49, TN-68 |
| Website | thanjavur |
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Thanjavur District is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur (Tanjore) . The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River and is mostly agrarian.