| Voice of Tiruchirappalli
: Ramesh
Tiruchirappalli
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 4403.8 Km2
Population in Tiruchirappalli (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2713858
Male : 1347863
Female : 1365995
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 76445
In seeing : 48519
In speech : 6319
In hearing : 3067
In movement : 13836
Mental : 4704
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 210
Sex Ratio Rank : 513
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 42 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 78 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Tiruchirappalli
District
History
Woraiyur , a part of present day Tiruchirappalli,
was the capital city of Cholas from 300 B.C. onwards. This is
supported by archaeological evidences and ancient literatures.
There are also literary sources which tell that Woraiyur continued
to be under the control of Cholas even during the days of Kalabhra
interregnum (A.D. 300 - 575). Later, Woraiyur along with the present
day Tiruchirappalli and its neighboring areas came under the control
of Mahendra Varma Pallava I, who ascended the throne in A.D. 590.
Till A.D. 880, according to the inscriptions, this region was
under the hegemony of either the Pallvas or the Pandyas. It was
in A.D. 880, Aditya Chola brought a downfall to the Pallava dynasty.
From that time onwards Tiruchirappalli and its region became a
part of Greater Cholas. In A.D. 1225 the area was occupied by
the Hoysulas. Afterwards, it came under the rule of later Pandyas
till the advent of Mughal Rule. Tiruchirappalli was for some time
under the Mughal rule, which was put to an end by the Vijayanagar
rulers. The Nayaks, the Governors of Vijayanagar empire, ruled
this area till A.D. 1736. It was Viswanatha Nayaka who built the
present day Teppakulam and the Fort. The Nayak dynasty came to
an end during the days of Meenakshi. The Muslims rules this region
again with the aid of either the French or the English armies.
For some years, Tiruchirappalli was under the rule of Chanda Sahib
and Mohamed Ali. Finally the English brought Tiruchirappalli and
other areas under their control. The district was then under the
hegemony of British for about 150 years till the independence
of India
Geographical Position
| North Latitude
Between 10
to 11 - 30'
East Longitude
Between 77 - 45' to
78 - 50' |
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