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Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu

Thiruvallur is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu. Its headquarters is Tiruvallur. At the 2011 census it had about 37.3 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Tiruvallur
Name in Hindi
तिरूवल्लुर जिला
Population (2011 census)
37,28,104
Rank in Tamil Nadu by population
4th of 37
Area
3,424 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
1,089
Official website
tiruvallur.tn.nic.in
Check or correct
Wikidata entry Q15204
All districts of Tamil Nadu

Population in context

With 37,28,104 people in 2011, Thiruvallur ranks 4th among the 37 districts of Tamil Nadu for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Chennai (46,46,732) and the least populous is Perambalur (5,65,223).

District boundaries change. If Thiruvallur has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu

AriyalurChengalpattuChennaiCoimbatoreCuddaloreDharmapuriDindigulErodeKallakurichiKancheepuramKanniyakumariKarurKrishnagiriMaduraiMayiladuthuraiNagapattinamNamakkalPerambalurPudukkottaiRamanathapuramRanipetSalemSivagangaTenkasiThanjavurThe NilgirisTheniThiruvallurThiruvarurThoothukkudiTiruchirappalliTirunelveliTirupathurTiruppurTiruvannamalaiVelloreViluppuramVirudhunagar

Questions people ask

Which state is Thiruvallur district in?

Thiruvallur district is in Tamil Nadu, India.

What is the headquarters of Thiruvallur district?

The headquarters of Thiruvallur district is Tiruvallur, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Thiruvallur district?

Thiruvallur district had a population of 37,28,104 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.