Virudhunagar District is a district (an administrative district) of

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. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters of Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar district was formed by the separation of Old Ramanathapuram District in 1987 into

Ramanathapuram District Ramanathapuram District, also known as Ramnad District, is one of the 38 districts an administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The old Ramanathapuram District consists of Present day Virudhunagar and Sivagangai district ...

, Sivagangai District and the west part as Virudhunagar District. Virudhunagar District was formerly called Karmavirer Kamarajar District. As of 2011, Virudhunagar district had a population of 1,942,288 with a sex-ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males. Sivakasi is the most populous and largest city in the district.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Virudhunagar district had a population of 1,942,288, up from 1,751,301 in 2001, or about an 11% increase. The sex-ratio was 1,007 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929, but down from 1,012 in 2001. A total of 197,134 were under the age of six, constituting 100,827 males and 96,307 females.

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accounted for 20.59% and 0.12% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 72.02%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The district had a total of 537,748 households. There were a total of 950,158 workers, comprising 52,361 cultivators, 168,174 main agricultural labourers, 30,292 in house hold industries, 603,239 other workers, 96,092 marginal workers, 4,792 marginal cultivators, 40,528 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,006 marginal workers in household industries and 45,766 other marginal workers.

Location

Relief Features in Virudhunagar District

The district is bounded by Sivagangai district and

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on the north, Tenkasi district and

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to the south and

on east Theni district to the northwest and Idukki district of

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to the west.

Politics

Administration

The district is divided into three revenue divisions - Sivakasi, Sattur and Aruppukottai. The district comprises ten

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s: Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam,

Sattur Sattur or Saathur () is a town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 29,398. The town is located in the bank of Vaippar river. Sattur/Saathur taluk has contents of black soil around ...

, Sivakasi,

Srivilliputhur Srivilliputhur (), is a Municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 75,396. The most important landmark of Srivilliputhur is 11-tiered tower structure dedicated to the Vata ...

Tiruchuli Tiruchuli is a village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is sited about 15 kilometres east of Aruppukkottai, 40 km east of Virudhunagar, and 45 km south of Madurai. The village is the birthplace of Sri Ramana Maharishi, the most revered 20th ...

, Vembakottai, Virudhunagar and Watrap. In total there are 600 revenue villages in this district. This district has nine town panchayats – Seithur, Vathirairuppu, Chettiarpatti, Kariapatti, Mamsapuram, Sundarapandiam, Mallankinaru, S.Kodikulam and

W.Pudupatti W.Pudupatti is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. It is under Srivilliputtur Assembly constituency and Tenkasi Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Being one of th ...

. The Parliamentary Constituency number of Virudhunagar District is 34.

Economy

Virudhunagar district is leading in the country in the match industry, fireworks and

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, mostly concentrated in and around Sivakasi. Virudhunagar is the main market for oil, chicory, coffee seeds, dry chillies and pulses. There are two trade centres (Godowns) in the District one in Virudhunagar and another in Rajapalayam. Ginning factories, spinning mills, power loom and hand loom industries are also present in the district at Rajapalayam the second big weaving town in the state after Coimbatore. One of the cement plants of Ramco Cements Ltd is located in RR Nagar near Viudhunagar another one located at Alankulam of Sivakasi Taluk.

References

External links

Virudhunagar District official websiteWebsite for Virudhunagar
{{Authority control Districts of Tamil Nadu 1987 establishments in Tamil Nadu