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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.
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.
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)
- 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
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