Tiruvallur district, also known as Thiruvallur District, is an administrative district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The fast developing city of Tiruvallur is the district headquarters. The district has a mixture of urban and rural characteristics. The Eastern part of Tiruvallur district is dominated by urban characteristics while the Northern part of the district has influence of Andhra culture due to its position. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,728,104 with a sex-ratio of 987 females for every 1,000 males
The district has been divided into three revenue divisions viz, Tiruvallur, Tiruttani and Ponneri. There are four taluks under Tiruvallur division, two taluks under Tiruttani divisions and two taluks under Ponneri division. There are 46 firkas and 820 revenue villages. Likewise there are 12 blocks, 5 Municipalities and 10 town panchayats which implement rural development activities.
Tiruvallur is a Grade I municipality and a fast developing city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of Cooum river about 46 km (29 mi) from downtown Chennai (Madras) and just 5 km from megacity border , in the western part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA). It is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvallur district. The city has less dense population spread all over with large area.
The city is known for the Veera Raghavar temple, one of the 108 sacred shrines of Vaishnavites. The tank festival is held at a pond near this temple. A Siva temple near this shrine which is popular among the locals. There is also a 40-foot (12 m) tall Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman temple, where the murti is made of a single green granite stone.
Poondi reservoir, from which drinking water is drawn to Chennai city, is about 9 km (5.6 mi) from Tiruvallur. The neighborhood is served by Tiruvallur railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. As of 2016, the city had a population of 176,435. It is one of the fast-developing suburbs of Chennai.
Places of worship
Temple and Tank at Trivaloor, South India (1848)
Veera Raghavar temple – a place of worship for Lord Vishnu as Veera Raghavar, an aspect of the deity known for curing abilities. In this temple people offer symbols, small metal sheets with a specific anatomical organ engraved, as a request to cure the illness or problems associated with that organ.
Sri Arulmigu Poongavanaththamman Angaala Parameswari Amman Temple - Famous For Amman Temple Near To Raamaapuram, Putlur, Thiruvallur
Sri maha ruthra kali amman Temple – behind the town bus stand, VS Nager, Tiruvallur Town
Sri Prathiyangira Devi Temple – next to A B S Vidhya Mandhir School, Tiruvallur
Thiruvallur Jamia Masjid – Mohamad Ali Street, MGM Nagar, Tiruvallur
Masjide Fathah – Pathiyal Pettai, Pungathur, SP Nagar, Tiruvallur
Sri Shiva – a Vishnu Temple in Poonganagar, about 2.5 km (2 mi) from Thirvallur town. Both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu (as Sri Pushavaneshwarar and Sri Jalanarayanar idols) are represented here. The Jala Narayanar is a smaller replica of the Budhanilkantha Temple in Nepal.
Dhakshinamurthy Temple and Sri Nageshwari Devalaym temples – located nearby in Kakkalur Village.
Sri Mangaleeswarar with Magaleeswari temple – a Siva temple located at Manavala Nagar, known for the sun worship at the next day of Maha sivaratri.
Hanuman Temple at Kakkalur – 3 km (2 mi) from Tiruvallur, this village temple has a 12-metre (40 ft) green monolithic granite murti of Lord Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman (a.k.a. Panchamukhi Hanuman).
Temple for Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman – at Periakuppam, Thiruvallur, this 10-metre-tall (32 ft) statue is made of a single piece of green granite which was brought from Hassan in Karnataka.
Shiva temple in Manavala Nagar (Ondikuppam village) – known for Gangai Naatha swami with neeri nilai naayagai kovil. Moondram pirai sathalam[incomprehensible] 1.5 km (1 mi) towards Poonamali from the Thiruvallur railway station.
CSI Goudie Memorial Church – a very prominent church built on memorial of Rev. William Goudie in November 1927. Governor of Madras opened the Church with a Silver Key, in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
CSI Victorious Cross Church - The Church formed by the CSI Goudie Memorial Church
St.Francis De Sale Church – a Catholic church, also called St. Annes' Convent, which is the school in the same parish.
Miracle AG Church – an Assemblies of God church
Shalom Cathedral – at Kakklur sali, Tiruvallur Town
Economy
Tiruvallur district is one of the fastest developing districts in Tamil Nadu in terms of Industrial Development. The district has many leading industries like Kamarajar Port, North Chennai Thermal Power Station, National Thermal Power Corporation, L&T Ship Build, NIOT, ITC, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, and Hindustan Motors. It also boasts of the Ennore Thermal Power Station and the Avadi Tank Factory.
The District has 9 Industrial Estates, all in operation : 6 developed by the Government and 3 by Private Organisation.
Government Industrial Estates
Electrical Industrial Estate, Kakalur.
SIDCO Industrial Estate, Kakalur
Petrochemical Industrial Estate, Vichoor
SIDCO Industrial Estate, R.K. Pet
SIDCO Industrial Estate, Gummidipoondi
SIDCO Industrial Estate, Thirumazhisai
Private Industrial Estates
M.M.Industrial Estate, Alapakkam
Moccaram Industries, Velappan Chavadi
Ekambara Naicker Industrial Estate, Alapakkam
This district has 16940 Small Scale Industries, notable among them being food, wood, textile, chemical, engineering, non-metallic and leather industries.
Governance
Revenue Divisions and Taluks
Tiruvallur District consists of 3 Revenue Divisions and 9 taluks:
Ponneri Revenue Division: Ponneri taluk, Gummidipoondi taluk
Tiruvallur Revenue Division: Uthukkottai taluk, Tiruvallur taluk, Poonamallee taluk, Avadi taluk
Tiruttani Revenue Division: Tiruttani taluk, Pallipattu taluk, RK Pet taluk
Below Taluks are part Of Chennai city region:
Avadi, Poonamallee, Ponneri and Tiruvallur taluks lie within the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
Revenue Blocks,Municipal Corporation and Municipalities
The following are the Revenue blocks of the district.
Ellapuram
Gummidipoondi
Kadambathur
Minjur
Pallipattu
Poonamallee
Poondi
R.K.Pet
Sholavaram
Tiruvallur
Tiruttani
Thiruvalangadu
There is 1 Municipal Corporation in Tiruvallur District.
Avadi
There are 4 municipalities:
Thiruverkadu (selection grade)
Poonamallee (grade I)
Tiruvallur (grade I)
Thiruthani (grade II)
Transport
Tiruvallur is situated on the Chennai–Tirupati trunk road. Other major roads connecting Chennai and Tiruvallur include a route through Kakalur, Putlur, Sevapet, Veppampattu, Tiruninravur, Avadi, Tirumulaivayal, Ambattur and Villivakkam, and another route through Poonamallee and Koyembedu. Nearly one lakh (100,000) vehicles cross this city each day, among the highest traffic levels in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai International Airport is 42 km (26 mi) southeast of the city.
Tiruvallur lies on the Chennai–Bangalore broad gauge railway line and is a stop for some of the WestNorth trains. There are two suburban railway lines: the West line from Chennai Central to Arakkonam and the WestNorth line from Chennai Central to Tiruttani. These two lines have many frequent suburban trains.
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs an extensive city bus system, with service from Tiruvallur to most of the important places in Chennai and its metropolitan area. MTC Services from Tiruvallur include:
Education
There are a large number of educational institutions in Tiruvallur. Many professional institutions, particularly the veterinary university, add to education in this district. Tiruvallur has many higher secondary schools including private and government schools. There are a few engineering, medical, and arts and science colleges around Tiruvallur.
Colleges
Field Name Location
Arts & science Hindu College Pattabiram
Jaya College of Arts and Science Thiruninravur
John Bosco Art and Science College Tiruvallur
Dr. Sir Arcot Lakshmana Swami Mudaliar College of Arts & science Vengal
Sri Ram Arts and Science College Veppampattu
Loganatha Narayanasamy Govt. Arts College Tiruvallur
Sri Subramaniaswami Government Arts College Tiruvallur
Dr. Sir A.L. Mudaliar Vocational Arts and Science Tiruvallur
Shri Chandra Prabhu Jain College for Men Tiruvallur
Engineering Prathyusha Institute of Technology and Management Thiruvallur
Sri Ram Engineering College Veppampattu
Bhajarang Engineering College Veppampattu
Indira Institute of Engineering and Technology Thiruvallur
Jaya Engineering College Thiruninravur
John Bosco Engineering College Tiruvallur
Kumaran Institute of Technology Tiruvallur
Siva Institute of Frontier Technology, Technical Campus Vengal
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering and Technology Thiruvallur
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Science and Technology Thiruppachur Post
Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology Chembarapakkam
Panimalar Institute Of Technology Poonamallee
Panimalar Engineering College Poonamallee
Srinivasa Institute of Engineering and Technology Poonamallee
Vel Tech Engineering College Avadi
L.C.R. College of Engineering and Technology Ramanjeri
Hotel Management Sriram Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology Tiruvallur
Sree Venkateswara International Institute of Catering & Hotel Management Tiruvallur
Victory Institute of Catering & Hotel Management Tiruvallur
Dental Priyadarshini Dental College and Hospital Tiruvallur
Pharmacy Jaya College of Paramedical Science Thiruninravur
National College of Pharmacy Thiruninravur
Nursing Indira College of Nursing Pandur
Management Indira Institute of Computer Application Tiruvallur
Indira Institute of Management and Research Tiruvallur
TTI Indira Teacher Training Institute Tiruvallur
Schools
C.S.I. Goudie Higher Sec. School
Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu Higher Secondary School
Christ King Hr. Sec. School.
Chellammal Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Sec. School
CSC Vivekananda Vidyalaya Matriculation School
Dr.V Gengu Swami Naidu matriculation school, Vishnuvakkam
Swamy Vivekananda Vidhyalaya Nursery and Primary School, Tiruvallur
Vivekananda vidhyalaya matriculation school, Tiruvallur
Gnana Vidyalaya Matric. hr.sec. School
Joy Play School, 47, Veerannan street, Tiruvallur
Active KIDS Play School.
Sri Venkateshwara Matric. Hr. Sec. School
Rollins Primary and Nursery School
St.Anne's Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Shree Nikethan Matric. Hr. Sec. School
Sri Lakshmi Hr. Sec. School
Sri R M Jain vidhyasharam
Jacob Matriculation School
K.E. Nataesa Chetiyar Higher Secondary School
Kamaraj Marticulation School
A B S Vidhya Mandhir
Ac
Bharathidasan Matriculation school
National Lotus Matriculation Higher Sec. School
Sidhaartha Mat. Hr. Sec. School, sevvapet
Hindu nursery and primary school
Bharathi Matriculation School, Poonga Nagar
Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu Matriculation Hr. Sec. School, Kakkalur
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiruvallur
