Chidambaram taluk

Chidambaram taluk is a taluk of Cuddalore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Chidambaram.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Chidambaram had a population of 469,416 with 236,170 males and 233,246 females. There were 988 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 75.15. Child population in the age group below 6 was 23,599 Males and 21,446 Females.^[1]

References

↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

Cuddalore district

District Headquarters	Cuddalore

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Tondai Nadu

Taluks	Chidambaram Cuddalore Kattumannarkoil Panruti Tittakudi Kurinjipadi Vriddachalam

Blocks	Annagramam Bhuvanagiri Cuddalore Kammapuram Kattumannarkoil Keerapalayam Komaratchi Kurinjipadi Mangalur Nallur Panruti Parangipettai Vriddhachalam

Municipalities	Chidambaram Cuddalore Nellikuppam Panruti Virudhachalam

Rivers	Kollidam Ponnaiyar Vellar

Lakes	Perumal Eri Veeranam Lake Wellington Lake

History	Sangam period Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Nayaks of Gingee Nawab of the Carnatic Company Raj British Raj Siege of Cuddalore Battle of Cuddalore

Places of interest	Chidambaram Temple Silver Beach Fort St David Neyveli Lignite Corporation Pataleeswarar Temple Pichavaram Satyagnana Sabha Thillai Kali Temple Thiruvadigai Temple Thiruvanthipuram Temple Vriddhagiriswarar Temple

Universities	Annamalai University

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