Namakkal district

Namakkal District
District
Clockwise from top-left: View of Namakkal from Namakkal Fort, Tiruchengode Siva Temple, Kolli Hills, Sri Namagiri Thayar Sametha Sri Narasimhaswamy Temple from Namakkal, Sri Kandaswamy Temple in Mallasamudram
Location in Tamil Nadu
Namakkal district
Coordinates: 11°13′8.4″N 78°10′1.2″E / 11.219000°N 78.167000°E / 11.219000; 78.167000
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Kongu Nadu
Headquarters	Namakkal
Taluks	Namakkal, Paramathi Velur, Rasipuram, Thiruchengode, Mohanur, Kolli Hills, Senthamangalam, Kumarapalayam
Government
• District Collector	S. Uma, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	S. Rajesh Kannan, IPS
Area
• Total	3,368.21 km2 (1,300.47 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,726,601
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	637xxx
Telephone code	04286
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration	TN-28, TN-88, TN-34[1]
Nearest districts	Salem, Trichy, Erode, Karur
Central location:	11°13′N 78°10′E / 11.217°N 78.167°E / 11.217; 78.167
Website	namakkal.nic.in

Namakkal District is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal city as headquarters on 25 July 1996 and started to function independently from 1 January 1997. The district has eight taluks (subdivisions): Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Paramathi Velur, Senthamangalam, Kumarapalayam, Kolli Hills and Mohanur. It has two revenue divisions: Tiruchengode and Namakkal. As of 2011 census, Namakkal district had a population of 1,726,601 with a sex-ratio of 986 females for every 1,000 males and Tiruchengode is the largest city in terms of population. Namakkal district is geographically affiliated to Kongu Nadu region. The district is famous for its large poultry industry, egg production and lorry bodybuilding industry, for which it is often referred to as "Egg City" and "Transport Hub of South India".