Chengalpattu district

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Chengalpattu District
Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
Nickname: 
Chengai District
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
MunicipalitiesChengalpattu
Established29 November 2019
Named forChengalpet town
HeadquartersChengalpattu
Largest CityPallavaram and Tambaram
TaluksChengalpattu, Cheyyur, Madurantakam, Tambaram, Thiruporur, Tirukalukundram, Vandalur, Pallavaram
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • BodyChengalpattu District Collectorate
 • District CollectorA.John Louis, IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceE. Sundaravathanan, IPS and Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, IPS
Area
 • Total2,945 km2 (1,137 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,556,423
 • Rank8th
 • Density870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
603XXX,600XXX
Telephone code044
Vehicle registrationTN-19, TN-14, TN-22, TN-85 and TN-11
Websitechengalpattu.nic.in

Chengalpattu is one of the 38 districts in Tamil Nadu. The district headquarters is Chengalpattu.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 செங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டத்தின் பெருமைகளை சுட்டிக்காட்டி முதல்வர் பேச்சு! (in Tamil). News7 Tamil. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.