Namakkal district

Namakkal 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
Location in Tamil Nadu
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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
RegionKongu Nadu
HeadquartersNamakkal
TaluksNamakkal, Paramathi Velur, Rasipuram, Thiruchengode, Mohanur, Kolli Hills, Senthamangalam, Kumarapalayam
Government
 • District CollectorS. Uma, IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceS. Rajesh Kannan, IPS
Area
 • Total3,368.21 km2 (1,300.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,726,601
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
637xxx
Telephone code04286
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registrationTN-28, TN-88, TN-34[1]
Nearest districtsSalem, Trichy, Erode, Karur
Central location:11°13′N 78°10′E / 11.217°N 78.167°E / 11.217; 78.167
Websitenamakkal.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".

  1. ^ "www.tn.gov.in" (PDF). TN.gov.in. Retrieved 19 April 2017.