Madurai district facts for kids
Madurai district is a special area in Tamil Nadu, a state in South India. It's like a big county, and it's one of the largest in Tamil Nadu when you count how many people live there. The main city in this district is Madurai, which is also a very important place for making movies!
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How Many People Live in Madurai?
In 2011, a big count of people called a census showed that about 3,038,252 people lived in Madurai district. That's over 3 million people! This number was bigger than in 2001, when there were about 2,578,201 people. This means the number of people living here grew by almost 18% in ten years.
The census also looked at the number of girls and boys. For every 1,000 boys, there were 990 girls in Madurai district in 2011. This was a good improvement from 2001, and it's higher than the average for all of India.
Parts of Madurai District
Madurai district is divided into 13 smaller areas called taluks. Think of them like smaller towns or regions within the district. Each taluk has its own name and helps manage the area. Here are the names of these 13 taluks:
- Thiruparankundram
- T.Kallupatti
- Tirumangalam
- Kallikudi
- Sedapatti
- Usilampatti
- Vadipatti
- Melur
- Madurai West
- Madurai East
- Kottampatti
- Alanganallur
- Chellampatti
Fun Places to Visit in Madurai
Madurai district is full of interesting places to explore, especially if you like history and beautiful buildings. Many of these places are ancient temples and palaces.
- Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple: This is a very famous and huge temple with amazing sculptures.
- Thiruvathavur Thirumarainathar Temple: Another old and beautiful temple to visit.
- Alagar Koyil: A lovely temple complex located at the foot of a hill.
- Thirupparankundram Murugan Temple: This temple is carved into a rock!
- Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal: A grand palace built a long time ago by a king.
- 1000 pillar hall: Part of the Meenakshi Amman temple, it's a hall with, you guessed it, a thousand pillars!
- Kazimar Big Mosque: An important and historic mosque in the district.
- Gandhi Memorial Museum: A museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, a famous leader of India.
- Pazhamudhircholai: A peaceful temple surrounded by nature.
- Vandiyur Mariamman Temple: A temple known for its large tank (a kind of pond).
Images for kids
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The famous Jallikattu at Alanganallur
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Village house in Melur
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Madurai para niños
