Nagapattinam District

Tamil Nadu

Nagapattinam district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Nagapattinam. It covers 1,397 sq km and had a population of 6,97,061 at the 2011 census, a density of 499 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Nagapattinam
Area
1,397 sq km
Population
6.97 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
499 /km²
Literacy Rate
82.09%
Sex Ratio
1,043
per 1,000 males
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Nagapattinam District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Nagapattinam district.

Total Population
6.97 Lakh
Male Population
3.41 Lakh
Female Population
3.56 Lakh
Rural Population
5.21 Lakh
Urban Population
1.76 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.21 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
2,100
Literacy Rate
82.09%
Population Density
499 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,043
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 88.5%Female literacy 75.9%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Nagapattinam district.

4
Tehsils
6
Blocks
30
Nyay Panchayats
193
Gram Panchayats
220
Villages
Headquarters
Nagapattinam
Languages
Tamil, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
10.76° N, 79.84° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Nagapattinam

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Nagapattinam

Constituency No. 29 · Scheduled Caste
Primary
VS
V. Selvaraj
Communist Party of India
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Nagapattinam
  • Kilvelur
  • Vedaranyam
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Nagapattinam

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Nagapattinam
No. 163 · Nagapattinam
JS
J. Mohamed Shahavas
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
MLA
Kilvelur
No. 164 · Nagapattinam
NM
Nagai Mali (a) P. Mahalingam
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Vedaranyam
No. 165 · Nagapattinam
OM
O. S. Manian
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA

Your Representatives from Nagapattinam

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Nagapattinam district.

  • VS
    V. Selvaraj
    Communist Party of India
    MP
    Nagapattinam · No. 29
  • JS
    J. Mohamed Shahavas
    Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
    MLA
    Nagapattinam · No. 163
  • NM
    Nagai Mali (a) P. Mahalingam
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kilvelur · No. 164
  • OM
    O. S. Manian
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Vedaranyam · No. 165

Election History

Lok Sabha

Nagapattinam · No. 29

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaCPIV. Selvaraj
    Votes 4,65,044Vote share 42.96%Margin 2,08,957
    1. 1. V. Selvaraj · CPI4,65,044 (42.96%)
    2. 2. G. Surjit Shankar · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,56,087 (23.66%)
    3. 3. S. M. M. Karthikeyan · Naan Tamilar Katchi1,31,200 (12.12%)
    4. 4. S. SGM Ramesh · BJP1,02,100 (9.43%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaCPIM. Selvarasu
    Votes 5,22,892Vote share 52.4%Margin 2,11,353
    1. 1. M. Selvarasu · CPI5,22,892 (52.4%)
    2. 2. M. Saravanan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,11,539 (31.22%)
    3. 3. T. Sengodi · Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam70,312 (7.05%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamK. Gopal
    Votes 4,34,174Vote share 46.06%Margin 1,06,079
    1. 1. K. Gopal · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,34,174 (46.06%)
    2. 2. A. K. S. Vijayan · DMK3,28,095 (34.79%)
    3. 3. G. Palanisamy · CPI90,120 (9.56%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Tamil Nadu
State
Nagapattinam
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 29
3 Assembly
No. 163, 164, 165

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Nagapattinam District at a Glance

State
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Nagapattinam
Area
1,397 sq km
Population
6.97 Lakh
Population density
499 per km²
Sex ratio
1,043 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
82.09%
Languages
Tamil, English
Tehsils
4
Blocks
6
Gram panchayats
193
Villages
220
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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