Madurai district With Talukas : Madurai district is second largest in population of the 32 districts of the state of
Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the world-famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai. Thiruparankundram is one of the major tourist place in the district. Aside from the city of Madurai, the larger towns are Melur,
Avaniapuram,Thirumangalam and Usilampatti. It is an important hub for various film shootings. Madurai district
comprises 13 talukas and revenue blocks, same names same boundaries. Under the gram panchayat system rural
administration or the district is done by panchayat villages and the taluks headquarters. In the 2001 census, Madurai district had only seven talukas: Madurai North, Madurai South, Melur, Peraiyur, Thirumangalam, Vadipatti, and Usilampatti. The climate is moderate with no extremes. There are three distinct periods of rainfall in Madurai.
Madurai district
According to 2011 census,
Madurai district had a population of 3,038,252 up from 2,578,201 in the 2001 census, for a growth rate of 17.95%. It had a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males. The average literacy of the district was 74.83%. Madurai has important government educational institutes like the Madurai Medical College, Homeopathic Medical College, Madurai Law College, Agricultural College and Research Institute. Madurai city is administered by a municipal corporation established in 1971 as per the Municipal Corporation Act. The city has a number of historical monuments, with the Meenakshi Amman Temple and Tirumalai Nayak Palace being the most prominent. Madurai is an important industrial and educational hub in South Tamil Nadu.The city is home to various automobile, rubber, chemical and granite manufacturing industries. Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language, and the third Tamil Sangam, a major congregation of Tamil scholars said to have been held in the city.
Talukas in Madurai district
| Madurai North |
Madurai South |
| Melur |
Peraiyur |
| Thirumangalam |
Usilampatti |
| Vadipatti |
