Thanjavur district




This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Thanjavur.

District in Tamil Nadu, India








































































Thanjavur district


Chola Nadu

District

Rural landscape near Peravurani
Rural landscape near Peravurani

Nickname(s): 
Thanjai Jilla/தஞ்சை ஜில்லா


Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 10°47′8.16″N 79°8′24.36″E / 10.7856000°N 79.1401000°E / 10.7856000; 79.1401000Coordinates: 10°47′8.16″N 79°8′24.36″E / 10.7856000°N 79.1401000°E / 10.7856000; 79.1401000
Country
 India
State Tamil Nadu
Municipal Corporations Thanjavur
Headquarters Thanjavur
Talukas
Budalur,
Kumbakonam,
Orathanadu,
Papanasam,
Pattukkottai,
Peravurani,
Thanjavur,
Thiruvaiyaru,
Thiruvidaimarudur
Government

 • District Collector
 A. Annadurai IAS[1]
 • Superintendent of Police
 J.Mahesh IPS[2]
Population
(2011)

 • Total 2,405,890
Languages

 • Official Tamil
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
613xxx
Telephone code 04362,0435
ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration TN-49, TN-68[3]
Website thanjavur.nic.in

Thanjavur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur. The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River and is mostly agrarian. As of 2011, Thanjavur district had a population of 2,405,890 with a sex-ratio of 1,035 females for every 1,000 males.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Economy


    • 3.1 Agriculture




  • 4 Tourism


    • 4.1 Thanjavur Big Temple




  • 5 Flora


  • 6 Cultural Significance


  • 7 Notable people


  • 8 See also


  • 9 Notes and references


  • 10 External links





Geography




Agriculture is the main occupation of people in Thanjavur district




The Brihadeeswara Temple at Thanjavur


The district is located at 10°05′N 79°10′E / 10.08°N 79.16°E / 10.08; 79.16 in Central Tamil Nadu bounded on the northeast by Nagapattinam District, on the east by Tiruvarur District, on the south by the Palk Strait, of Bay of Bengal on the west by Pudukkottai District and Tiruchirappalli, and on the north by the river Kollidam, across which lie part of Tiruchirappalli, and Ariyalur districts.



Demographics


According to 2011 census, Thanjavur district had a population of 2,405,890 with a sex-ratio of 1,035 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[4] A total of 238,598 were under the age of six, constituting 121,949 males and 116,649 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 18.91% and .15% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 74.44%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[4] The district had a total of 605,363 households. There were a total of 974,079 workers, comprising 117,321 cultivators, 327,673 main agricultural labourers, 26,430 in house hold industries, 363,060 other workers, 139,595 marginal workers, 12,592 marginal cultivators, 87,688 marginal agricultural labourers, 4,770 marginal workers in household industries and 34,545 other marginal workers.[5]



Economy



Agriculture


Thanjavur district lies in the Kaveri delta, the most fertile region in the state.[6] The district is the main rice producing region in the state and hence known as the Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu.[7]Kaveri River and its tributaries irrigate the district. Apart from paddy, farmers here grow coconut and sugarcane and it is the largest producer of coconut in Tamil Nadu.Being an agrarian economy, industrial growth in the district is mainly confined to agro-based industries. A large number of Rice mills, Oil mills are spread over the district.



Tourism



Thanjavur Big Temple




Airavateswara Temple, Darasuram in Thanjavur District is built by Rajaraja Chola II in the 12th century CE, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Brihadeeshwarar Temple also called as Peruvudaiyaar Temple, built by the Cholas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located at Thanjavur. The green paddy fields and the Kaveri river provide for picturesque spots in the district.


Airavateswara temple near Kumbakonam is also a UNESCO declared World Heritage site and another major tourist attraction in the district.



Flora


Thanjavur flora was explored and studied by S.A Ganapathy in 1992.[8]



Cultural Significance


Thanjavur is famous for the "Saraswathi veena" (the national instrument), Thanjavur art plates, Thanjavur oil paintings and Thalaiyatti Bommai.



Notable people



  • V. S. Srinivasa Sastri

  • U. V. Swaminathan

  • Srinivasa Ramanujan

  • G. Subramania

  • S. Kasturi Rangan


  • Shivaji Ganesan - Actor and EX Rajya Sabha Member[9]


  • Thulasi Ayya Vandayar - EX MP[10]

  • G K Moopanar TMC- Congress


  • S.S.Palanimanickam Ex Central Minister[11]

  • S.D Somasundaram EX Minister and MP

  • Parasuram EX MP - Loksabha

  • L. Ganesan - EX MLA, MP, MLC

  • R. VaithiyaLingam - Ex Minister and Rajya Sabha Member

  • M Ramachandran MLA - DMk

  • Durai Govindarajan EX MLA

  • Durai Chandrasekaran MLA

  • S.Shankar

  • D.Bharat



See also



  • Chola Nadu

  • Achanoor

  • Adirampattinam

  • Kumbakonam

  • Temples of Kumbakonam

  • Ayyampettai

  • Peravurani

  • Pattukkottai



Notes and references





  1. ^ district Collector


  2. ^ City Superintendent of Police


  3. ^ www.tn.gov.in


  4. ^ ab "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Thanjavur district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.


  6. ^ Nathan, K. K. (October 1995). "Assessment of Recent Droughts in Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Drought Network News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2003.


  7. ^ "Welcome to Thanjavur (District Official Website)". District Administration of Thanjavur.


  8. ^ Ragupathy, Subramanyam (1992). Flora of Thanjavur District. Doctoral dissertation, PhD thesis. Madras, India: Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, University of Madras.


  9. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan


  10. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Thulasiah_Vandayar


  11. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._S._Palanimanickam




External links






  • Thanjavur District Development Authority











































































 


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Largest cities or towns in Thanjavur district
Census of TN 2011


Rank

Taluk
 Pop.

Thanjavur
Thanjavur
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam
 1 Thanjavur Thanjavur taluk 290,724
2 Kumbakonam Kumbakonam taluk 167,098
3 Pattukkottai Pattukkottai taluk 65,553
4 Adiramapattinam Pattukkottai taluk 31,066
5 Peravurani Peravurani taluk 21,035
6 Papanasam Papanasam taluk 16,397
7 Madukkur Pattukkottai taluk 15,436
8 Thiruvaiyaru Thiruvaiyaru taluk 14,535
9 Vallam Thanjavur taluk 14,495
10 Ayyampettai (Thanjavur district) Papanasam taluk 14,202



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