Tirupathur district

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Tirupathur District
District of Tamil Nadu
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Yelagiri Hills
Tirupathur district
Tirupathur district
Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 12.4950° N, 78.5678° E
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
Region Vellore
Established28 November 2019
Founded by Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Headquarters Tirupathur
Talukas Tirupattur
Vaniyambadi
Ambur
Natrampalli
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • BodyTirupattur District Collectorate
 •  District Collector K. Tharpagaraj, IAS
 •  Superintendent of Police Albert John, IPS
Area
[1]
 • Total1,797.92 km2 (694.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total1,111,812
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration TN-83
Website tirupathur.nic.in

Tirupattur district, or Tirupathur district, [2] [3] is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The district was formed in 2019 by the division of Vellore district into three smaller districts. [4] Its creation alongside Ranipet district was announced on 15 August 2019, and it was officially declared on 28 November 2019. [2] The town of Tirupattur serves as the district headquarters. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Geography

The district is bordered by Vellore district to the northeast, Krishnagiri district to the southwest, Tiruvannamalai district to the southeast, and the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh to the northwest. National Highway 48 passes through the district.

Administrative Divisions

Tirupattur district was created by the splitting off of the three southwestern taluks of Vellore district: Tirupattur, Vaniyambadi, and Ambur. [10] The district now includes Natrampalli for a total of four taluks. [2]

Revenue Divisions and Taluks

Tirupattur Revenue Division: Tirupattur, Natrampalli

Vaniyambadi Revenue Division: Vaniyambadi, Ambur

Proposed Taluks: Jolarpettai, Alangayam

Municipalities

  1. Tirupattur
  2. Jolarpettai
  3. Vaniyambadi
  4. Ambur

Proposed Municipalities: Natrampalli, Alangayam

Town Panchayats

  1. Natrampalli
  2. Alangayam
  3. Uthayendram

Proposed Town Panchayats: Kandhili, Madhanur, Jaffrabad, Thuthipattu, Kailasagiri, Pachchal, Valayambattu

Panchayat Unions / Blocks

Politics

Tiruppattur, Vellore Assembly constituency is the assembly constituency. Since 2016 Tiruppattur, Vellore Assembly constituency is represented in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by A Nallathambi of DMK party. [11] He was reelected in 2021. [12] [13]

Source: [14] [15]
DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Tirupathur 47 Vaniyambadi G. Sendhil Kumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam None
48 Ambur A. C. Vilwanathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
49 Jolarpet K. Devaraji Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
50 Tirupattur(Vellore) A. Nallathambi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA

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