- Tiruchirapalli district
Tiruchirapalli District (also known as Tiruchchirapalli District / Trichy District) is located along the
Kaveri River inTamil Nadu India. The main town in Tiruchirapalli District is the city ofTiruchirapalli 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:
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Manapparai
*Srirangam
*Tiruchirapalli
*Lalgudi
*Manachanallur
*Thuraiyur
*Musiri
*Thottiyam Urban Centres
Tiruchirapalli District consists of the following urban centres:
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Trichy city
*Manapparai town
*Thuraiyur town
*Thuvakudi town
*Lalgudi town panchayat
*Manachanallur town panchayat
*Musiri town panchayat
*Thottiyam town panchayat
*kollimalai tourist townMajor 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/BPONatural Resources / Water bodies
*River Cauvery
*River ColeeronAnimal husbandry
The district has a large cattle and poultry population. [1]
Major Crops
The rivers
Cauvery andColeeron 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
*CornEducational Institutions
*National Institute of Technology(Trichy), Thuvakudi
*Bharathidasan Institute of Management
*Central Banana Research Institute, SiruganurExternal links
* [http://www.trichy.tn.nic.in/default.htm Tiruchirapalli District]
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