Thiruvarur district facts for kids

Thiruvarur district is a cool place in Tamil Nadu, a state in South India. The main town, also called Thiruvarur, is like the district's capital.

Thiruvarur district covers about 2,161 square kilometers. That's a pretty big area! Some of its important towns are Thiruvarur, Thiruthuraipoondi, Nachikulam, Muthupettai, and Mannargudi.

History of Thiruvarur

Before 1991, Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts were part of a bigger area called Thanjavur district. Then, in 1991, they became their own separate districts. This means they got their own local areas, called 'taluks', to manage things.

People in Thiruvarur

In 2011, about 1,264,277 people lived in Thiruvarur district.

There were more girls and women than boys and men. For every 1,000 boys and men, there were 1,017 girls and women. This is a higher number of females compared to the average for all of India.

About 74.86% of the people in the district could read and write. This number is quite similar to the average for the whole country.

Images for kids

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  Thiruvarur temple car

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Tiruvarur para niños