Cuddalore district | |
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Coordinates: 11°45′0″N 79°45′0″E / 11.75000°N 79.75000°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Headquarters | Cuddalore |
Taluks | Bhuvanagiri, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Kattumannarkoil, kurinjipadi, Panruti, Titakudi, Srimushnam, Veppur, Vriddachalam |
Government | |
• District Collector | Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar, I.A.S,[1] IAS |
• Superintendent of Police | S. Sakthi Ganesan,[2] IPS |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,605,914 |
• Density | 702/km2 (1,820/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 607xxx |
Telephone code | 91 04142 |
ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
Vehicle registration | TN-31, TN-91[3] |
Largest city | Cuddalore |
Nearest city | Pondicherry, Chennai |
Sex ratio | 984 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 79.04% |
Legislature type | elected |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Cuddalore |
Avg. summer temperature | 41 °C (106 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
Website | cuddalore |
Cuddalore District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.