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{{About|the district|its headquarters|Chengalpattu}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chengalpattu District
| official_name =
| nickname = Chengai District
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]
| image_skyline = Chengalpattu lake 4.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
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| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu
| coordinates =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg|22px]] [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name2 =
| subdivision_type3 = Municipalities
| subdivision_name3 = [[Chengalpattu]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 29 November 2019
| named_for = Chengalpet town
| parts_type = [[Taluka|Taluks]]
| parts = [[Chengalpattu taluk|Chengalpattu]], [[Cheyyur taluk|Cheyyur]], [[Madurantakam taluk|Madurantakam]], [[Tambaram taluk|Tambaram]], [[Thiruporur taluk|Thiruporur]], [[Tirukalukundram taluk|Tirukalukundram]], [[Vandalur taluk|Vandalur]],
[[Pallavaram taluk|Pallavaram]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Chengalpattu]]
| seat1_type = Largest City
| seat1 = [[Tambaram]]
| government_type = District Administration
| governing_body = Chengalpattu District Collectorate
| leader_title1 = [[District Collector]]
| leader_name1 = A. R. Rahul Nadh, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title2 = [[Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name2 = P. Aravindan, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=news7>{{cite AV media |title=செங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டத்தின் பெருமைகளை சுட்டிக்காட்டி முதல்வர் பேச்சு! |language=Tamil |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AioOsBxBoHw | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/AioOsBxBoHw| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|publisher=[[News7 Tamil]] |date=28 November 2019 |access-date=29 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 2,945
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 2,556,423
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 8th
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name=news7 />
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 603XXX,600XXX
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 044
| registration_plate = TN-19, TN-14, TN-22, TN-85 and TN-11
| website = {{URL|Chengalpattu.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Chengalpattu District''' is one of the 38 [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|districts]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], in [[India]]. The district headquarters is located at [[Chengalpattu]]. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of [[Kanchipuram district]] after the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019.

== Administration ==
Chengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions

* Tambaram Revenue Division: [[Pallavaram|Pallavaram taluk]], [[Tambaram taluk]] and [[Vandalur taluk]].
* Chengalpattu Revenue Division: [[Chengalpattu taluk]], [[Thiruporur taluk]] and [[Tirukalukundram taluk]].
* Madurantakam Revenue Division: [[Madurantakam taluk]] and [[Cheyyur taluk]].

Pallavaram, Tambaram and parts of Vandalur taluks lie in the [[Chennai Metropolitan Area]].

=== District Panchayat ===
Chengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are in <ref name=Kancheepuram>{{Cite web|url=https://kancheepuram.nic.in/local-body-ward-delimitation-2020-chengalpattu-district/|title=Local Body Ward Delimitation – 2020 – Chengalpattu District {{!}} Kancheepuram District,Government of Tamilnadu {{!}} City of Thousand Temples {{!}} India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>

=== Municipal Corporation ===
Chengalpattu district has 1 Municipal Corporation

[[Tambaram Municipal Corporation]] (Municipal Corporation for southern suburbs in [[Chennai metropolitan area|Greater Chennai]]).<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-11-05|title=Gazette notification on Tambaram Municipal Corporation|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/gazette-notification-on-tambaram-municipal-corporation/article37339026.ece|access-date=2021-11-14|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

===Municipalities===
Chengalpattu District has 4 Municipalities
* [[Chengalpattu]]
* [[Madurantakam]]
* [[Nandivaram-Guduvancheri]]
* [[Maraimalai Nagar]]

===Cantonment Boards===
Chengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment Board
* [[St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram|St.Thomas Mount cum Pallavaram Cantonment Board]]

===Town Panchayats===
Chengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are in <ref name=Kancheepuram />
* [[Acharapakkam]]
* [[Edaikazhinadu]]
* [[Karunguzhi]]
* [[Mamallapuram]]
* [[Thiruporur]]
* [[Tirukalukundram]]

===Panchayat Unions===
Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions

*[[Kattangulathur block|Kattangulathur]]
*[[St. Thomas Mount block|St. Thomas Mount]]
*[[Thirupporur block|Thirupporur]]
*[[Tirukalukundram block|Tirukalukundram]]
*[[Lathur block|Lathur]]
*[[Chithamur block|Chithamur]]
*[[Madurantakam block|Madurantakam]]
*[[Acharapakkam block|Acharapakkam]]

===Village Panchayats===
Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.<ref name=Kancheepuram />

[[Mudichur]], [[Vandalur]], [[Urapakkam]], [[Pozhichalur]], [[Tirusulam]], [[Cowl Bazaar]], [[Medavakkam]], [[Nanmangalam]], [[Kovilambakkam]], [[Agaramthen]], [[Mappedu]], [[Sithalapakkam]], [[Kovilanchery]], [[Ponmar]], [[Mambakkam]], [[Thalambur]], [[Siruseri]], [[Muttukadu]], [[Singaperumal Koil]], [[Paranur]], [[Kodur, Tamil Nadu|Kodur]], [[Koovathur]], [[Nedumaram]], [[Seekinankuppam]], [[Veerabogam]], Manamai, Padur, Kolatthur, Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.

===Assembly constituencies===
Chengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:
*[[Chengalpattu (state assembly constituency)|Chengalpattu]]
*[[Tambaram (state assembly constituency)|Tambaram]]
*[[Pallavaram (state assembly constituency)|Pallavaram]] (Except [[Meenambakkam]])
*[[Maduranthakam (state assembly constituency)|Maduranthakam]]
*[[Cheyyur (state assembly constituency)|Cheyyur]]
*[[Thiruporur (state assembly constituency)|Thiruporur]]
Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:
*[[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]] - few villages like [[Moovarasampettai|Moovarasampattu]] and [[Cowl Bazaar]] only
*[[Sholinganallur (state assembly constituency)|Sholinganallur]] - few villages like [[Kovilambakkam]], [http://wikiedit.org/India/Nanmangalam/227382/ Nanmangalam] and [[Medavakkam]] only.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tenkasi-chengalpattu-to-become-new-districts/article28547194.ece|title=Tenkasi, Chengalpattu to become new districts|date=2019-07-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-18|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu]]

==References==
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