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Tenkasi (Tamil: [t̪eŋɡaːsi]) is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, separated from Tirunelveli district on 22 November 2019. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its creation on 18 July 2019. The district headquarters is at Tenkasi.




Geography


The district shares borders with Tirunelveli district in the south, Virudhunagar district in the north, Thoothukudi district in the east and Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala in the west. The western part of the district runs along the Western Ghats, while the east is mainly flat plains.
Tenkasi was formed from 8 talukas: Sivagiri, Sankarankovil, Veerakeralamputhur, Alangulam, Tenkasi and Shenkottai,Kadayanallur ,Thiruvenkatam.




Administration






= Revenue Divisions and Taluks

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Tenkasi Revenue Division: Shenkottai, Tenkasi, KadayanallurVeerakeralamputhur, Alangulam
Sankarankoil Revenue Division: Sankarankoil, Tiruvengadam, Sivagiri




= Municipalities

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Tenkasi
Puliyankudi
Shenkottai
Kadayanallur
Puliyankudi
Surandai
Sankarankovil




= Town Panchayats

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Alangulam
Achampudur
Alwarkurichi
Aygudi
Courtallam
Ilanji
Keelapavoor
Melagaram
Panpoli
Pudur(s)
Rayagiri
Sambavar Vadagarai
Sivagiri
Sundarapandiapuram
Thiruvenkadam
vadakarai keezhpadugai
Vasudevanallur




= Proposed Municipalities

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Alangulam
Keelapavoor
Vasudevanallur
Sivagiri
Thiruvenkadam




= Proposed Town Panchayats

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Veerakeralampudur
Kadayam
Melaneelithanallur
Kuruvikulam




= Panchayat Unions / Blocks

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Shenkottai
Tenkasi
Kadayanallur
Vasudevanallur
Sankarankoil
Kuruvikulam
Melaneelithanallur
Keelapavoor
Alangulam
Kadayam




Politics


Tenkasi Assembly constituency is part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.




= Parliamentary Constituency

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Politics






Demographics



At the time of the 2011 census, Tenkasi district had a population of 1,440,795. Tenkasi district has 697,635 males and 743,160 females with a sex ratio of 1065 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 292,900 (20.33%) and 3,656 (0.25%) of the population respectively. 613,758 (42.60%) of the population lived in urban areas.

At the time of the 2011 census, 98.77% of the population spoke Tamil and 0.92% Telugu as their first language.




Villages


Anaikutiyur
Avudaiyanoor
Kodikurichi
Subramaniapuram




See also


List of districts of Tamil Nadu




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Dinasti Aryacakrawarti
• Tenkasi district
• Tenkasi
• Tirunelveli district
• Tenkasi Pandyas
• Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi
• List of districts of Tamil Nadu
• Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency
• Tenkasi Assembly constituency
• List of colleges and institutions affiliated to Anna University
• Coutrallam Falls