Krishnagiri district

Krishnagiri District
Location in Tamil Nadu
Location in Tamil Nadu
Map
Krishnagiri district
Coordinates: 12°31′4.8″N 78°12′46.8″E / 12.518000°N 78.213000°E / 12.518000; 78.213000
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
Established9 February 2004
Founded byJ. Jayalalithaa
HeadquartersKrishnagiri
TalukasKrishnagiri, Hosur, Denkanikottai, Shoolagiri, Pochampalli, Uthangarai, Bargur, Anchetty
Government
 • District CollectorK. M. Sarayu IAS
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,879,809
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
635001
Telephone code04343
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registrationTN 24, TN 70[1]
Websitekrishnagiri.nic.in

Krishnagiri district is one of the 38 districts (a district in the north western part) of the state of Tamil Nadu, in India. This district is carved out from Dharmapuri District by 2004. The municipal town of Krishnagiri is the district headquarters. In Tamil Nadu, e-Governance was first introduced at Krishnagiri district under the National e-Governance Project (NEGP) in revenue and social welfare departments on a pilot basis.[2][3] The district is one of the largest producers of mangoes in India.[4] As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,879,809 with a sex-ratio of 958 females for every 1,000 males. Hosur is the most populous city in the district.

  1. ^ "www.tn.gov.in" (PDF). tn.gov.in. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ "e-Governance in Pilot Basis". TNeGA.
  3. ^ "CM to inaugurate e-Governance scheme in Krishnagiri". The Hindu. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Arab political world's uncertainty shakes Mango export of India". BBC. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.