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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

• Tiruchirapalli District
• Kudamookku - Temple City

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