Tirunelveli district
Tirunelveli District | |
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Thamirabarani River from Authoor Bridge | |
| Nickname: Halwa City | |
Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 8°39′00″N 77°22′59″E / 8.65°N 77.383°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District formed on | 1 September 1790 |
| Headquarters | Tirunelveli |
| Talukas | Ambasamudram, Nanguneri, Palayamkottai, Radhapuram, Tirunelveli, Cheranmahadevi, Manur, Thisayanvilai |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Tirunelveli District Collectorate |
| • Collector | R. Sukumar, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | P.Saravanan, I.P.S. |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,907 km2 (1,509 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,636,438 |
| • Density | 410.5/km2 (1,063/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 627*** |
| Telephone code | 0462 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-72 (Tirunelveli City) and TN-72A (Valliyur Region) and TN-76A (Ambasamudram) |
| Coastline | 48.9 kilometres (30.4 mi) |
| Largest city | Tirunelveli |
| Sex ratio | M-49%/F-51% ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 82.90% (2011) |
| Legislature type | elected |
| Legislature Strength | 5 |
| Precipitation | 814.8 millimetres (32.08 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 37 °C (99 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 22 °C (72 °F) |
| Website | tirunelveli |
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Tirunelveli District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is the largest district in terms of area with Tirunelveli as its headquarters. The district was formed on 1 September 1790 by the British East India Company (on behalf of the British government) and comprised the present Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi, Tenkasi and parts of Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram district. As of 2011, the undivided district (along with Tenkasi) had a population of 30,77,233.