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| Settlement type | District of Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
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Chengalpattu District is one of the 38 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 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 [1]
Municipal Corporation
Chengalpattu district has 1 Municipal Corporation
Tambaram Municipal Corporation (Municipal Corporation for southern suburbs in Greater Chennai).[2]
Municipalities
Chengalpattu District has 4 Municipalities
Cantonment Boards
Chengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment Board
Town Panchayats
Chengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are in [1]
Panchayat Unions
Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions
- Kattangulathur
- St. Thomas Mount
- Thirupporur
- Tirukalukundram
- Lathur
- Chithamur
- Madurantakam
- Acharapakkam
Village Panchayats
Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.[1]
Mudichur, Vandalur, Urapakkam, Pozhichalur, Tirusulam, Cowl Bazaar, Medavakkam, Nanmangalam, Kovilambakkam, Agaramthen, Mappedu, Sithalapakkam, Kovilanchery, Ponmar, Mambakkam, Thalambur, Siruseri, Muttukadu, Singaperumal Koil, Paranur, Kodur, Koovathur, Nedumaram, Seekinankuppam, Veerabogam, Manamai, Padur, Kolatthur, Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.
Assembly constituencies
Chengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:
Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:
- Alandur - few villages like Moovarasampattu and Cowl Bazaar only
- Sholinganallur - few villages like Kovilambakkam, Nanmangalam and Medavakkam only.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Local Body Ward Delimitation – 2020 – Chengalpattu District | Kancheepuram District,Government of Tamilnadu | City of Thousand Temples | India. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ Gazette notification on Tambaram Municipal Corporation. The Hindu(2021-11-05). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ↑ Tenkasi, Chengalpattu to become new districts. The Hindu(2019-07-18). Retrieved 2019-07-18.