Thoothukudi district

Also known as Tuticorin district, Thoothukkudi district

district of Tamil Nadu, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Tamil Nadu
Established: 20 October 1986 ; 39 years ago ( 1986-10-20 )
Founded by: M. G. Ramachandran
Headquarters: Thoothukkudi
Talukas: Thoothukkudi , Srivaikuntam , Tiruchendur , Sathankulam , Eral , Kovilpatti , Ettayapuram , Vilathikulam , Ottapidaram , and Kayathar
Type: District Administration
Body: Thoothukudi District Collectorate
District collector: K. Elambahavath, I.A.S.
Superintendent of police: Albert John, I.P.S.
District revenue officer: A. Ravichandran
Additional collector and project directo: R. Ishwarya, I.A.S.
Total: 4,707 km (1,817 sq mi)
Density: 372/km (960/sq mi)
Official: Tamil
Time zone: UTC+5:30 ( IST )
Pin: 628xxx
Telephone code: 0461

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1750176
Area: 4403
Official website: thoothukudi.nic.in
Image: Sunrise in Tuticorin beach.jpg
Households: 462010

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Commons category: Thoothukudi district
postal code: 628000–628999
male population: 865021
female population: 885155
urban population: 876802
rural population: 873374
literate population: 1349697
illiterate population: 400479
short name: TUT

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Thoothukudi district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. On 20 October 1986, an M. G. Ramachandran-led government bifurcated the Tirunelveli district to form the district. It is shared by its boundaries with the Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Ramanathapuram, and Virudhunagar districts and by the Gulf of Mannar in the Bay of Bengal. The district is like a mini India in shape. It is broad in the north and tapers towards the south. Thoothukudi is the headquarters and largest city of the district.

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