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Thanjavur district

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district of Tamil Nadu, India

Key facts

Country
India
State
Tamil Nadu
Municipal corporations
Thanjavur , Kumbakonam
Municipalities
Pattukkottai , Adirampattinam , Thiruvaiyaru
Largest city
Thanjavur
Founded by
Raja Raja Chola I
Headquarters
Thanjavur
Talukas
Budalur , Kumbakonam , Orathanadu , Papanasam , Pattukkottai , Peravurani , Thanjavur , Thiruvaiyaru , Thiruvidaimarudur , Thiruvonam
District collector
Priyanka Pankajam, IAS
Superintendent of police
Sundaravathanam, IPS
Total
2,405,890
Official
Tamil
Time zone
UTC+5:30 ( IST )
Pin
613xxx
Telephone code
04362,0435
Iso 3166 code
ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration
TN-49, TN-68
Website
thanjavur .nic .in

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Encyclopedic overview

Thanjavur district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur (Tanjore) . The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River and is mostly agrarian.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thanjavur district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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