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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the District|its eponymous headquarters|Kanchipuram}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kancheepuram District<br />
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| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| image_skyline = Chitlapakkam lake.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Waters of [[Chembarambakkam aeri|Chembarambakkam Lake]] Chennai limit<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12.82|N|79.71|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|IND}} [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg|22px]] [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = Metro<br />
| subdivision_name2 = <!-- for neighbourhoods/suburbs only --><br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = 1 July 1997<br />
| founder = [[M. Karunanidhi]]<br />
| named_for = <br />
| parts_type = [[Taluka|Taluks]]<br />
| parts = [[Kanchipuram taluk|Kancheepuram]], [[Sriperumbudur taluk|Sriperumbudur]], [[Uthiramerur taluk|Uthiramerur]], [[Walajabad taluk|Walajabad]], [[Kundrathur]]<br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Kancheepuram]]<br />
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| governing_body = <br />
| leader_title1 = [[District Collector]]<br />
| leader_name1 = M. Aarthi [[Indian Administrative Service|I.A.S]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| area_total_km2 = 1448<br />
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| population_total = 1441829<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 631 501<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 044<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|?]]<br />
| registration_plate = TN-21, TN-87<br />
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| blank2_name_sec1 = Largest Metro<br />
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| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = M-50.6%/F-49.4% [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
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| blank4_info_sec1 = 75.34%<br />
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| website = {{url|https://kancheepuram.nic.in/}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
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'''Kancheepuram district''' is one of the 38 districts in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[India]]. The area comprising the present day Kancheepuram district was earlier a part of [[Chingleput District (Madras Presidency)|Chingleput district]]. The original Chingleput district was split in 1997 into form the present day Kancheepuram and [[Tiruvallur District|Tiruvallur]] districts.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://kancheepuram.nic.in/about-district/history/ |title = History | publisher=Kancheepuram District | access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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On 18 July 2019, [[Chengalpattu district]] was carved out of Kanchipuram district, with suburbs from Chengalpet towards Chennai under the district headquarters in Chengalpet. The separation came into effect from 29 November which was done by Chief Minister Mr. [[Edappadi K Palaniswami]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/palaniswami-inaugurates-chengalpattu-district/article30119335.ece |title = Palaniswami inaugurates Chengalpattu district|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 30 November 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Kancheepuram district is situated on the North Eastern part of Tamil Nadu. It is bounded by [[Chengalpattu district]] in the East, [[Chennai district|Chennai]] district in the northeast, [[Ranipet district|Ranipet]] and [[Tiruvannamalai district|Tiruvannamalai]] districts in the west and [[Thiruvallur district]] in the north. It lies between 11° 00' to 12° 00' latitudes and 77° 28' to 78° 50' longitudes. The district has a total geographical area of 4,43,210 hectares.<br />
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The table below shows the maximum and minimum temperatures experienced in the district during different seasons.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" |<br />
|-<br />
! || '''Summer''' || '''Winter'''<br />
|-<br />
| Max. || {{convert|38.5|°C|F}} || {{convert|27.7|°C|F}}<br />
|-<br />
| Min. || {{convert|29.1|°C|F}} || {{convert|19.0|°C|F}}<br />
|}<br />
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Northeast and Southwest monsoon are the major donors, with 54% and 36% contribution each to the total annual rainfall. During normal monsoon, the district receives a rainfall of 1200&nbsp;mm.<br />
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The [[Palar]] river is the most important river running through the district. Through most of the year it remains dry, attributed to the construction of dams across the river in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. There are only a few hills of considerable elevation in the district. The southern part of Maduranthakam taluk contains small hills. The total forest area in the district is 23,586 hectares.<br />
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===Climate===<br />
{{#section:Geography of Chennai|weatherbox}}<br />
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== Administration structure ==<br />
The district has various levels of local bodies for administration purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Local Body Ward Delimitation -2020 &#124; Kancheepuram District,Government of Tamilnadu &#124; City of Thousand Temples &#124; India|url=https://kancheepuram.nic.in/local-body-ward-delimitation-2020/}}</ref><br />
* Urban<br />
** [[Municipal corporation|Corporation]]<br />
***[[Kancheepuram Municipal Corporation|Kancheepuram]] - district headquarters<br />
** [[Municipal council (India)|Municipality]]<br />
***[[Kunrathur]]<br />
***[[Mangadu]]<br />
** [[Nagar panchayat|Town Panchayat]]<br />
***[[Sriperumbudur]]<br />
***[[Uthiramerur]]<br />
***[[Walajabad]]<br />
* Rural<br />
** District panchayat wards - 9<br />
** Panchayat union wards - 5<br />
** Village panchayat wards - 274<br />
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=== Revenue divisions and taluks ===<br />
Kancheepuram District consists of two revenue divisions and five taluks:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Government Portal|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/government/taluk|website=www.tn.gov.in|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref><br />
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* [[Sriperumbudur taluk]]<br />
* [[Kundrathur taluk]]<br />
* [[Kanchipuram taluk]]<br />
* [[Walajabad taluk]]<br />
* [[Uthiramerur taluk]]<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,08,782|13=1911|14=7,59,794|15=1921|16=7,98,408|17=1931|18=8,71,546|19=1941|20=9,56,996|21=1951|22=10,30,559|23=1961|24=11,67,491|25=1971|26=14,99,744|27=1981|28=18,98,021|29=1991|30=24,15,010|31=2001|32=28,77,468|33=2011|34=39,98,252|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}<br />
According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Kancheepuram district had a population of 3,998,252 with a sex-ratio of 986 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A total of 431,574 were under the age of six, constituting 220,341 males and 211,233 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 23.71% and 1.03% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 75.37%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The district had a total of 1,006,245 households. There were a total of 1,673,814 workers, comprising 74,761 cultivators, 162,494 main agricultural labourers, 41,149 in house hold industries, 1,088,974 other workers, 306,436 marginal workers, 14,582 marginal cultivators, 110,020 marginal agricultural labourers, 13,583 marginal workers in household industries and 168,251 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Kancheepuram district|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=679496|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Economy==<br />
[[File:HyundaiChennai.JPG|thumb|right|Hyundai's manufacturing plant at Irungattukottai, near Sriperumbudur]]<br />
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people with 47% of the population engaged in it. Paddy is the major crop cultivated in this district. Groundnuts, sugarcane, cereals, millet and pulses are the other major crops cultivated. 76.50 metric tonnes lands{{clarify|date=May 2020}} are cultivated in fuel wood and 8.039 tonnes in cashew. Palar river along with tanks and wells are the main sources of irrigation in this district.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}<br />
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More than 70 percent of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu are in Kancheepuram district, including those at Erumaiyur, Nandampakkam, Sirukalathur, Sikarayapuram, Ayyancheri, Kilambakkam and Nanmangalam.<ref name="Hindu_NISModifiesExpansionPlan">{{cite news <br />
| last = Madhavan <br />
| first = D. <br />
| title = National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan <br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| date = 20 December 2012 <br />
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/national-institute-of-siddha-modifies-expansion-plan/article4218676.ece<br />
| access-date = 23 Dec 2012}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
* [[Thenambakkam]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category}}<br />
* [https://kancheepuram.nic.in/ Kanchipuram district website]<br />
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