Pudukkottai District

Tamil Nadu

Pudukkottai district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Pudukkottai. It covers 4,663 sq km and had a population of 16,18,345 at the 2011 census, a density of 347 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Pudukkottai
Area
4,663 sq km
Population
16.18 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
347 /km²
Literacy Rate
77.19%
Sex Ratio
1,015
per 1,000 males
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Pudukkottai District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Pudukkottai district.

Total Population
16.18 Lakh
Male Population
8.03 Lakh
Female Population
8.15 Lakh
Rural Population
12.82 Lakh
Urban Population
3.36 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1,200
Literacy Rate
77.19%
Population Density
347 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,015
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 85.8%Female literacy 68.8%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Pudukkottai district.

12
Tehsils
13
Blocks
90
Nyay Panchayats
497
Gram Panchayats
756
Villages
Headquarters
Pudukkottai
Languages
Tamil, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
10.38° N, 78.82° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Pudukkottai

(1)

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

Sivaganga

Constituency No. 31 · General
Partial
Karti P. Chidambaram
Karti P. Chidambaram
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Gandharvakkottai
  • Pudukkottai
  • Thirumayam
  • Alangudi
  • Aranthangi
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Pudukkottai

(5)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Gandharvakkottai
No. 178 · Sivaganga
MC
M. Chinnadurai
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Pudukkottai
No. 179 · Sivaganga
VM
V. Muthuraja
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Thirumayam
No. 180 · Sivaganga
SR
S. Regupathy
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Alangudi
No. 181 · Sivaganga
SM
S. Meyyanathan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Aranthangi
No. 182 · Sivaganga
TR
T. Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Pudukkottai

(6)

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

  • Karti P. Chidambaram
    Karti P. Chidambaram
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Sivaganga · No. 31
  • MC
    M. Chinnadurai
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Gandharvakkottai · No. 178
  • VM
    V. Muthuraja
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Pudukkottai · No. 179
  • SR
    S. Regupathy
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Thirumayam · No. 180
  • SM
    S. Meyyanathan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Alangudi · No. 181
  • TR
    T. Ramachandran
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Aranthangi · No. 182

Election History

Lok Sabha

Sivaganga · No. 31

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCKarti P. Chidambaram
    Votes 4,27,677Vote share 41.43%Margin 2,05,664
    1. 1. Karti P. Chidambaram · INC4,27,677 (41.43%)
    2. 2. A. Xavierdas · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,22,013 (21.5%)
    3. 3. Devanathan Yadav · BJP1,95,788 (18.96%)
    4. 4. Ezhilarasi · Naan Tamilar Katchi1,21,000 (11.72%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Tamil Nadu
State
Pudukkottai
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 31
5 Assembly
No. 178, 179, 180, 181, 182

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Pudukkottai District at a Glance

State
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Pudukkottai
Area
4,663 sq km
Population
16.18 Lakh
Population density
347 per km²
Sex ratio
1,015 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
77.19%
Languages
Tamil, English
Tehsils
12
Blocks
13
Gram panchayats
497
Villages
756
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
5
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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