INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Viluppuram

Viluppuram is a district in the Tamil Nadu State of India. Total area of Viluppuram is 7,194 km² including 6,992.66 km² rural area and 201.34 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Viluppuram has a population of 34,58,873 peoples, out of which urban population is 5,19,088 while rural population is 29,39,785. The district has a population density of 481 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 8,00,368 houses in the district, including 1,21,521 urban houses and 6,78,847 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,431 villages in viluppuram district.

The Viluppuram district is further divided in to Talukas / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Sankarapuram is the largest taluka in viluppuram district by area while Viluppuram is the largest taluka by population. Vanur is the smallest taluka in viluppuram district by both area and population. There are 8 talukas in Viluppuram district. Here is the list of all Viluppuram Talukas / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Talukas in Viluppuram District

#Taluka (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Gingee1,0634,23,942
2Kallakkurichi9734,66,136
3Sankarapuram1,2814,07,970
4Tindivanam9954,46,682
5Tirukkoyilur7374,46,531
6Ulundurpettai7813,73,621
7Vanur4601,96,422
8Viluppuram9036,97,569

Population of Viluppuram District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 29,39,785 5,19,088 34,58,873
Male Population 14,81,475 2,59,344 17,40,819
Female Population 14,58,310 2,59,744 17,18,054
Population Density 420 / km² 2,578 / km² 481 / km²

Households in Viluppuram District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
6,78,847
1,21,521
8,00,368






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Viluppuram
(विलुप्‍पुरम)
State / UT : Tamil Nadu
Total Area : 7,194 km²
Total Population : 34,58,873
Density : 481/km²
Total Talukas : 8
Total Villages : 1,431
Total PopulationVillages in Viluppuram District
less Than 20025
200 - 499103
500 - 999242
1000 - 1999505
2000 - 4999478
5000 - 999976
10000 and above2





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.