Tirunelveli district

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
District of Tamil Nadu
Thamirabarani River from Authoor Bridge
Nickname:  Halwa City
Location in Tamil Nadu
Tirunelveli district
Coordinates: 8.65°N 77.383°E / 8.65; 77.383
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District formed on	1 September 1790; 233 years ago (1790-09-01)
Headquarters	Tirunelveli
Talukas	Ambasamudram, Nanguneri, Palayamkottai, Radhapuram, Tirunelveli, Cheranmahadevi, Manur, Thisayanvilai
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Body	Tirunelveli District Collectorate
• Collector	K. P. Karthikeyan, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	P.Saravanan, I.P.S.
Area
• Total	3,907 km2 (1,509 sq mi)
• Rank	1
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,636,438
• Density	410.5/km2 (1,063/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627***
Telephone code	0462
Vehicle registration	TN-72 (Tirunelveli City) and TN-72A (Valliyur Region) and TN-76A (Ambasamudram)
Coastline	48.9 kilometres (30.4 mi)
Largest city	Tirunelveli
Sex ratio	M-49%/F-51% ♂/♀
Literacy	82.90% (2011)
Legislature type	elected
Legislature Strength	5
Precipitation	814.8 millimetres (32.08 in)
Avg. summer temperature	37 °C (99 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	22 °C (72 °F)
Website	tirunelveli.nic.in