Arakkonam taluk

13°04′40″N 79°40′00″E / 13.07778°N 79.66667°E / 13.07778; 79.66667 Arakkonam Taluk is a taluk in Ranipettai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Arakkonam. Some parts of the taluk including Arakkonam town comes under the jurisdiction of the Greater Chennai Metropolitan Area.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Arakkonam had a population of 508921 with 254504 males and 254417 females. There were 1000 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 69.75. Child population in the age group below 6 was 27479 Males and 26073 Females.^[1]

References

^ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

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[1] "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

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v t e Ranipet district
Divisions	Ranipet Arakkonam
Taluks	Arcot Walajapet Kalavai Sholinghur Arakkonam Nemili
Revenue blocks	Arakkonam Arcot Kaveripakkam Nemili Sholinghur Timiri Walajapet
Municipalities	Arakkonam Arcot Melvisharam Ranipet Sholinghur Walajapet
Town panchayats	Kaveripakkam Timiri Kalavai Nemili Thakkolam Panapakkam Vilapakkam Ammoor
Rivers	Palar
History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Vijayanagar Empire British Raj
Places of interest	Thirukkadigai
Universities	Thiruvalluvar University
Cities and towns