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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kandachipuram taluk
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| settlement_type = [[Taluk]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Viluppuram district|Viluppuram]]
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'''Kandachipuram taluk''' is one of the 9 [[taluk]]s of [[Viluppuram district]], in the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Revenue Administration|url=https://viluppuram.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/revenue/|publisher=viluppuram.nic.in|date=2021-03-17|access-date=2021-03-18}}</ref>

==Administration==
Kandachipuram taluk is within Villupuram district, one of the 38 [[districts of Tamil Nadu]]. The taluk was created at some point between 2011 and 2019, when its area was split off from [[Tirukkoyilur taluk]], as that taluk was still part of Viluppuram district prior to 2019. Following the 2019 [[wikt:bifurcation|bifurcation]] of Viluppuram district which created [[Kallakurichi district]], the taluk's southern border was altered, as that border became part of the border between the two districts. This alteration included a change which resulted in the [[town panchayat]] of [[Arakandanallur]] becoming part of Kandachipuram taluk.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 district map|url=https://viluppuram.nic.in/about-district/maps/|publisher=viluppuram.nic.in|date=2019-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621072745/https://viluppuram.nic.in/about-district/maps/|access-date=2021-03-18|archive-date=21 June 2019}}</ref>

The headquarters of the taluk is its namesake, the town of [[Kandachipuram]], which is in the northern part of the taluk. The taluk is part of the [[Viluppuram division|Viluppuram]] [[revenue division]] of Viluppuram district. It was transferred from [[Thirukoilur division]] in 2019. The taluk includes parts of the [[Mugaiyur block|Mugaiyur]] and Thiruvennainallur [[revenue block]]s. There is 1 [[town panchayat]], 1 [[Panchayat samiti|panchayat union]], and 62 [[revenue village]]s in Kandachipuram taluk.<ref name="G.O.424">{{cite web|title=Bifurcation information|url=https://kallakurichi.nic.in/document/creation-of-kallakurichi-new-district-go/|publisher=kallakurichi.nic.in|date=2021-03-15|access-date=2021-03-18}}</ref>

==Geography==
Kandachipuram taluk is in the southwestern part of Viluppuram district, and has a total area of {{convert|234|km2|sqmi}}. It is bordered by [[Gingee taluk]] to the north, [[Vikravandi taluk]] to the northeast, [[Viluppuram taluk]] to the southeast, [[Tiruvennainallur taluk]] to the south, [[Tirukkoyilur taluk]] to the west, and [[Tiruvannamalai district]] to the northwest.<ref>{{cite web|title=District map|url=https://viluppuram.nic.in/about-district/maps/|publisher=viluppuram.nic.in|date=2021-03-17|access-date=2021-03-18}}</ref> Parts of [[National Highway 38 (India)|National Highway 38]] and [[List of State Highways in Tamil Nadu|State Highways]] 7, 9, and 211 go through the taluk. A railway line passes through the taluk as well. Part of the southern border of the taluk is formed by the [[Ponnaiyar River]]. There are also several [[Reserved forests of India|reserved forests]] in the taluk.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viluppuram District Census Handbook (A)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3306_PART_A_DCHB_VILUPPURAM.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-03-18}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of 2019, Kandachipuram taluk had a population of 171,027 people living in an area of {{convert|234|km2|sqmi}}, resulting in a population density of {{Pop density|151027|234|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="G.O.424"/> The most populous settlement in the taluk is [[Arakandanallur Town]], while other significant settlements include the headquarters of [[Kandachipuram]], along with the villages of [[Veerapandi, Viluppuram|Veerapandi, Manampoondi]] and [[Mugaiyur]].

==References==
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[[Category:Taluks of Villupuram district]]

Kandachipuram taluk - Revision history

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