Welcome to the city of thousand temples. Kancheepuram district is situated on the northern East Coast of Tamil Nadu and is adjacent by Bay of Bengal and Chennai city and is bounded in the west by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai district, in the north by Thiruvallur district and Chennai district, in the south by Villuppuram district in the east by Bay of Bangal. It lies between 11° 00' to 12° 00’ North latitudes and 77° 28' to 78° 50' East longitudes. The district has a total geographical area of 4,43,210 hectares and coastline of 57 Kms. Kancheepuram, the temple town is the district headquarters. For administrative reasons, the district has been divided into 3 revenue divisions comprising of 8 taluks with 1214 revenue villages. For development reasons, it is divided into 13 development blocks with 648 Village Panchayats. 
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| Population Details |
| | According to 2001 census, the District had population of 30.38 lakh, which is about 6.76% of the total State population. In 1991 census the total population of the District was 24,15,010 Lakhs, in which 12,30,650 were Male & 11,84,360 were Female. In rural 14,29,610 & in Urban it was 9,85,400. |
| | Area Distribution |
| | Total Area | 7857.00 Sq.Kms. | | Net Sown Area | 3107.44 Sq.Kms. | | Net Irrigation Area | 2435.27 Sq.Kms. | | Forest Area | 426.57 Sq.Kms. | |
| | Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes Population |
| | Category | Rural | Urban | Total | | Scheduled Caste | 563.37 | 295.71 | 859.08 | | Scheduled Tribe | 20.70 | 10.68 | 31.38 | |
| | Workers |
| | The total main workers of the District was 8,92,700 persons forming 38.06% of total population in the District. Of this, 6,65,386 were male workers & 2,73,518 were Female workers & 5,86,533 were from rural & 3,52,371 were from Urban & 1,62,140 were of cultivators & 2,96,212 of Agricultural labourers & 39,571 of Household industry and rest in other activities. |
| | Growth Rate |
| | Population Growth per Annum | 2.48% | | Population Density (Persons/Sq.Km) | 592.00 | | Percentage of Workers against Total Population | 38.06% |
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| | Birth & Death Rate |
| | Type | Rural | Urban | Combined | | Birth Rate(Per 1000 Population) | 20.6 | 16.6 | 19.6 | | Death Rate(Per 1000 Population) | 6.0 | 4.3 | 5.6 | | Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1000 Live Births) | 30.0 | 19.0 | 27.0 |
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| Literacy |
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| Literacy |
| 66.38 % |
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| Male Literacy |
| 77.07 % |
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| Female Literacy |
| 55.22 % |
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| Urban Literacy |
| 79.41 % |
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| Urban male Literacy |
| 87.45 % |
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| Urban Female Literacy |
| 70.83 % |
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| Rural Literacy |
| 55.55 % |
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| Rural Male Literacy |
| 87.45 % |
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| Rural Female Literacy |
| 42.51 % |
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| Education | | Total Literate | 2648.10 | | Rural Literate | 1210.39 | | Rural Literate - Male | 752.83 | | Rural Literate - Female | 457.56 | | Urban Literate | 1437.71 | | Urban Literate - Male | 817.45 | | Urban Literate - Female | 620.26 |
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| Climate | | Season | Maximum | Minimum | | Summer | 36.6° C | 21.1° C | | Winter | 28.7° C | 19.8° C |
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| Rainfall | |
The pre-monsoon rainfall is almost uniform throughout the district. The coastal taluks get more rains rather than the interior regions. This district is mainly depending on the seasonal rains, the distress conditions prevail in the event of the failure of rains. Northeast and Southwest monsoon are the major donors with 54% and 36% contribution each to the total annual rainfall.
| | Normal | 1213.3 mm | | Actual | 1133.0 mm |
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| Agriculture | |
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people with 47% of the population engaged in it.Paddy is the major crop cultivated in this district. Groundnuts, Sugarcane, Cereals & Millets and Pulses are the other major crops.
| | Type of Soil | Places in District | | Read Loam | Kancheepuram, Uthiramerur Blocks | | Lateritic Soil | Pleatus in the district | | Black Soil | Spread in all Blocks | | Sandy Coastal Alluviam | Some Places Thirukazhukundram,Thiruporur, St.ThomasMount. | | Red Sandy Soil | Kancheepuram, Urban Blocks |
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| | Classification | Area in(Hectares) | | Total Cropped Area | 198543 | | Nett Area Sown | 160090 | | Area sown more than once | 38453 | | Area Under Principal Crops | | Rice | 145966 | | Millets and Cereals | 1217 | | Pulses | 2966 | | Sugarcane | 7586 | | Groundnut | 28766 | | Gingelly | 912 | | Cotton(BL) | 53 | |
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| Forest | | The total forest area in the district is 23,586 hectares, it spread interior regions and around the district. In this forest area there are 366.675 hectares for Reserved Land. 76.50 Metric Tonnes lands are cultivated in Fuelwood and 8.039 Tonnes in Cashew. |
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| Rivers |
| | The Palar river is one of the most important river running through the district. Tanks and wells are the main sources of irrigation in this district. |
| | Hills |
| | There are only a few hills of considerable elevation in the district. The southern part of Maduranthakam taluk contains small hills.
PHOTOS OF காஞ்சிபுரம் HISTORY OF KANCHEEPURAM | |
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