Thiruvannamali district in Tamil Nadu, India
Thiruvannamali district in Tamil Nadu, India


Thiruvannaamalai District is one of the 30 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India. Thiruvannaamalai town is the district headquarters. The district is divided into 7 Taluks/: Chengam, Thiruvannaamalai, Polur, Thandarampattu, Aarani, Vandavasi and Cheyyar. Aarani is famous for silk sarees.

Demographics

The district had a population of 2,186,125 as of 2001. It is 18.33% urbanised. [1]

It has a literacy of 68.22%, one of the lowest in the state.

Thiruvannaamalai District has an area of 6,191 km². It is bounded on the north by Vellore District, on the east by Kanchipuram District, on the south by Villupuram District, and on the west by Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts.

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