Tirunelveli is a district in Tamil Nadu State of India. It has a total of 11 Taluks in this district. The district has an total area of 6,693 sq km. There are 53 towns and 465 villages in this district.
The district has an total area of 6,693 sq km., 1057.13 sq km is urban and 5635.87 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Tirunelveli, 3,415,729 in the district, 1,520,229 are in urban area and 1,557,004 are in rural area. 396,471 households are in urban, 419,057 are in rural area. 1,173,345 literate people are in urban, 1,100,112 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Tirunelveli is Tamil.
The Tirunelveli average altitude (elevation) 46 Meters above sealevel.
Taluk is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Tirunelveli District District Taluks list in the state of Tamil Nadu, Taluk can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Tirunelveli District is divided into 11 Taluks.
According to 2011 Census of India, Tirunelveli District District Taluks population, Below is the list of Tirunelveli District Taluks househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Taluks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palayamkottai | 104,327 | 51,822 | 52,505 | 26,829 |
| Manur | 131,858 | 65,075 | 66,783 | 35,797 |
| Melaneelithanallur | 95,104 | 47,038 | 48,066 | 25,411 |
| Kuruvikulam | 87,020 | 42,533 | 44,487 | 24,685 |
| Sankarankoil | 102,406 | 50,780 | 51,626 | 28,446 |
| Ambasamudram | 52,829 | 26,143 | 26,686 | 14,775 |
| Cheranmahadevi | 35,262 | 17,564 | 17,698 | 9,321 |
| Pappakudi | 68,343 | 33,684 | 34,659 | 18,554 |
| Kadayam | 101,324 | 49,949 | 51,375 | 27,180 |
| Nanguneri | 95,089 | 46,694 | 48,395 | 25,061 |
| Kalakadu | 54,431 | 26,792 | 27,639 | 14,104 |
| Valliyur | 111,637 | 55,068 | 56,569 | 29,392 |
| Radhapuram | 110,001 | 54,183 | 55,818 | 27,709 |
| Alangulam | 109,980 | 53,911 | 56,069 | 30,166 |
| Keezhapavur | 129,281 | 64,317 | 64,964 | 34,021 |
| Kadayanallur | 77,482 | 38,611 | 38,871 | 20,886 |
| Shenkottai | 26,710 | 13,344 | 13,366 | 7,515 |
| Tenkasi | 58,081 | 29,077 | 29,004 | 16,045 |
| Vasudevanallur | 72,498 | 35,269 | 37,229 | 21,313 |
| Sivagiri | 194,156 | 95,537 | 98,619 | 54,421 |
| Veerakeralamputhur | 123,137 | 60,715 | 62,422 | 33,403 |
| Tirunelveli | 642,835 | 317,425 | 325,410 | 166,202 |
Tirunelveli District Taluks Map