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Tirunelveli district

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Tirunelveli district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is the largest district in terms of area with Tirunelveli as its headquarters. The district was formed on 1 September 1790[2][3] by the British East India Company (on behalf of the British government), and comprised the present Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi, Tenkasi and parts of Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram district. As of 2011, the undivided district (along with Tenkasi) had a population of 3,077,233.

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Tirunelveli district
Landscape of Tirunelveli
Thamirabarani River from Authoor Bridge
Nickname: 
Halwa City
Location in Tamil Nadu
Location in Tamil Nadu
Map
Tirunelveli district
Coordinates: 8.65°N 77.383°E / 8.65; 77.383
CountryFlag_of_India.svg India
StateTamilNadu_Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District formed on1 September 1790; 232 years ago (1790-09-01)
HeadquartersTirunelveli
TalukasAmbasamudram, Nanguneri, Palayamkottai, Radhapuram, Tirunelveli, Cheranmahadevi, Manur, Thisayanvilai
Government
  TypeDistrict Administration
  BodyTirunelveli District Collectorate
  CollectorK. P. Karthikeyan, IAS
  Superintendent of PoliceP.Saravanan, I.P.S.
Area
  Total3,907 km2 (1,509 sq mi)
  Rank1
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,692,296
  Density410.5/km2 (1,063/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627***
Telephone code0462
Vehicle registrationTN-72 (Tirunelveli City) and TN-72A (Valliyur Region) and TN-76A (Ambasamudram)
Coastline48.9 kilometres (30.4 mi)
Largest cityTirunelveli
Sex ratioM-49%/F-51% /
Literacy82.90% (2011)
Legislature typeelected
Legislature Strength5
Precipitation814.8 millimetres (32.08 in)
Avg. summer temperature37 °C (99 °F)
Avg. winter temperature22 °C (72 °F)
Websitetirunelveli.nic.in
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