Thanjavur district

Coordinates: 10°47′8.16″N 79°8′24.36″E / 10.7856000°N 79.1401000°E / 10.7856000; 79.1401000
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Thanjavur (Tanjore).

Thanjavur district
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
613xxx
Telephone code0436,0435
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registrationTN-49, TN-68[3]
Websitethanjavur.nic.in

Thanjavur district is one of the

Cauvery River
and is mostly agrarian.

Geography

Agriculture – especially the cultivation of rice – is the main occupation of people in Thanjavur district.
Brihadisvara 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

Tiruchirappalli, and Ariyalur
districts.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901928,222—    
1911978,651+0.53%
1921958,929−0.20%
1931986,308+0.28%
19411,059,583+0.72%
19511,228,360+1.49%
19611,317,920+0.71%
19711,592,998+1.91%
19811,848,132+1.50%
19912,053,760+1.06%
20012,216,138+0.76%
20112,405,890+0.82%
source:[4]
Religions in Thanjavur district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 86.28%
Islam
 
 7.93%
Christianity
 
 5.57%
Other or not stated
 
 0.22%

According to the 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. 35.39% of the population lived in urban areas.[6] 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 0.15% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 74.44%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[6] 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.[7]

Languages of Thanjavur district (2011)[8]

  Tamil (97.42%)
  Saurashtra (1.07%)
  Others (1.51%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 97.42% of the population spoke Tamil and 1.07% Saurashtra as their first language.[8]

Politics

This section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. (edit | history)
Source:[9][10]
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Thanjavur 170
Thiruvidaimarudur (SC)
 Go. Vi. Chezhiyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA Chief Whip of the Government
171
Kumbakonam
 G. Anbazhagan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
172
Papanasam
 Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MMK) SPA
173
Thiruvaiyaru
 Durai Chandrasekaran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
174
Thanjavur
 T. K. G. Neelamegam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
175
Orathanadu
 R. Vaithilingam ADMKTUMK NDA
176
Pattukkottai
 K. Annadurai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
177
Peravurani
 N. Ashok Kumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA

Economy

Agriculture

Thanjavur district lies in the

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. Many rice mills and oil mills are spread over the district.[citation needed
]

Tourism

Great Living Chola Temples of Thanjavur

Airavateswara Temple, in Darasuram, near Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, was built by Rajaraja Chola II in the 12th century CE, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Thanjavur's

UNESCO World Heritage Site
, is one of the largest of its kind and also one of the finest examples of classical Dravidian architecture in the world. Airavateswara Temple, in Darasuram, near Kumbakonam, has also been designated part of the same UNESCO World Heritage site and forms another major tourist attraction of the district. The green paddy fields of the Kaveri river valley provide a picturesque setting for these and other important ancient monuments of the district.

Prathyangira Devi Temple is also located in the district.

Manora Fort

The

Napoléon Bonaparte. Overlooking the Bay of Bengal, the fort is hexagonal structure and has eight storeys, raising to a height of 75 ft (23 m), tapering to its top. The tower is surrounded by a wall and a moat, resembling a fort. The monument looks like a pagoda, with arched windows, circular staircase and eaves separating one storey from the other.[citation needed
]

Flora

The flora of Thanjavur was studied and documented in some detail by S. A. Ganapathy for a doctoral thesis in 1992.[13]

Cultural significance

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

Notable people

See also: List of people associated with Thanjavur district

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ district Collector
  2. ^ City Superintendent of Police
  3. ^ www.tn.gov.in
  4. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  5. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Tamil Nadu". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tamil Nadu". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners". CNBCTV18. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Full list of winners". www.indiatvnews.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Welcome to Thanjavur (District Official Website)". District Administration of Thanjavur. Archived from the original on 3 February 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  13. ^ Ragupathy, Subramanyam (1992). Flora of Thanjavur District. Doctoral dissertation, PhD thesis. Madras, India: Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, University of Madras.

External links

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Largest cities or towns in Thanjavur district
Rank
Taluk
 Municipal pop.
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam 		1 Thanjavur
Thanjavur taluk
 290,724
2 Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam taluk
 140,156
3 Pattukkottai
Pattukkottai taluk
 73,135
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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