Tiruchirapalli district

Tiruchirapalli district

Tiruchirapalli District (also known as Tiruchchirapalli District / Trichy District) is located along the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu India. The main town in Tiruchirapalli District is the city of Tiruchirapalli also known as Trichy.

Demographics

It had a population of 2,418,366 as of 2001. It is 47.10% urbanised. [http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm]

The district has a literacy of 79.16%, higher than the state average.

Taluks

Tiruchirapalli District consists of 8 Taluks:

*Manapparai
*Srirangam
*Tiruchirapalli
*Lalgudi
*Manachanallur
*Thuraiyur
*Musiri
*Thottiyam

Urban Centres

Tiruchirapalli District consists of the following urban centres:

*Trichy city
*Manapparai town
*Thuraiyur town
*Thuvakudi town
*Lalgudi town panchayat
*Manachanallur town panchayat
*Musiri town panchayat
*Thottiyam town panchayat
*kollimalai tourist town

Major Industries

*Boiler Manufacturing Industries
*Cement Factories
*Light and heavy engineering
*Leather Tanneries
*Food processing Industries
*Sugar Mills
*(Traditional) Cigar Making (village) Industries.
*Hosiery and garments (to a small extent)
*IT/BPO

Natural Resources / Water bodies

*River Cauvery
*River Coleeron

Animal husbandry

The district has a large cattle and poultry population. [1]

Major Crops

The rivers Cauvery and Coleeron start branching out to form the Cauvery delta irrigating vast tracts of land in the district.

*Rice (vast tracts)
*Sugarcane (vast tracts)
*Banana/plantain
*Coconut
*Cotton (small tracts)
*betel
*Corn

Educational Institutions

*National Institute of Technology(Trichy), Thuvakudi
*Bharathidasan Institute of Management
*Central Banana Research Institute, Siruganur

External links

* [http://www.trichy.tn.nic.in/default.htm Tiruchirapalli District]


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