Thoothukudi district
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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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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Overview
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