Chengalpattu district
Chengalpattu district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu|districts] of Tamil Nadu, in India. The district headquarters is located at Chengalpattu. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of Kanchipuram district after the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019.
Administration
Chengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions- Tambaram Revenue Division: Pallavaram taluk, Tambaram taluk and Vandalur taluk.
- Chengalpattu Revenue Division: Chengalpattu taluk, Thiruporur taluk and Tirukalukundram taluk.
- Madurantakam Revenue Division: Madurantakam taluk and Cheyyur taluk.
District Panchayat
Chengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are inCity Municipal Corporation
Chengalpattu district has 1 City Municipal CorporationMunicipalities
Chengalpattu District has 4 MunicipalitiesProposed Municipalities
Cantonment Boards
Chengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment BoardTown Panchayats
Chengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are inProposed Town Panchayats
Panchayat Unions
Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat UnionsVillage Panchayats
Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.Mudichur, Vandalur, Urapakkam, Pozhichalur, Tirusulam, Cowl Bazaar, Medavakkam, Nanmangalam, Kovilambakkam, Agaramthen, Mappedu, Sithalapakkam, Kovilanchery, Ponmar, Mambakkam, Thalambur, Thimmavaram, Siruseri, Muttukadu, Singaperumal Koil, Paranur, Kodur, Koovathur, Nedumaram, Paiyanoor, Seekinankuppam, Veerabogam, Manamai, Padur, Kolatthur, Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.
Demographics
Tamil language is the primary language spoken in the district.Politics
Assembly constituencies
Chengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:
- Alandur - few villages like Moovarasampattu and Cowl Bazaar only
- Sholinganallur - few villages like Kovilambakkam, and Medavakkam only.