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Tiruchirapalli district in Tamil Nadu, India

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:

Urban Centres

Tiruchirapalli District consists of the following urban centres:

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

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