Gingee taluk

Gingee taluk is a taluk of Viluppuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Gingee.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Gingee had a population of 422,880 with 213,162 males and 209,718 females. There were 984 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 63.41. Child population in the age group below 6 was 20,329 Males and 18,804 Females.^[1]

References

↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

Viluppuram District

District Headquarters	Viluppuram

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Tondai Nadu

Divisions	Kallakkurichi Tindivanam Tirukkoyilur Viluppuram

Taluk	Gingee Kallakurichi Sankarapuram Tindivanam Thirukkoyilur Ulundurpet Vanur Villupuram

Revenue blocks	Chinnasalem Gingee Kallakkurichi Kalrayan Hills Kanai Kandamangalam Koliyanur Mailam Marakkanam Melmalayanur Mugaiyur Olakkur Rishivandiyam Sankarapuram Thiagadurgam Thiruvennainallur Tirukkoyilur Tirunavalur Ulundurpet Vallam Vanur Vikravandi

Municipality	Kallakurichi Tindivanam Villupuram

Town Panchayat	Ananthapuram Arakandanallur Chinnasalem Gingee Kottakuppam Manalurpet Marakkanam Sankarapuram Thiagadurgam Thirukkoyilur Thiruvennainallur Ulundurpettai Vadakkanandal Valavanur Vikravandi

Rivers	Pennaiyar River Komugi River Manimuktha River Kedilam River Malattar River Sankaraparani River

History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Thanjavur Mother Thanjavur Marathas Nawab of the Carnatic British Raj

Places of interest	Auroville Kalrayan Hills Gingee Fort Mel Sithamur Jain Math

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