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Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu

Thiruvarur is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 12.6 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Thiruvarur
Name in Hindi
तिरूवारुर जिला
Population (2011 census)
12,64,277
Rank in Tamil Nadu by population
29th of 37
Area
2,167 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
583
Official website
tiruvarur.tn.nic.in
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Wikidata entry Q15197
All districts of Tamil Nadu

Population in context

With 12,64,277 people in 2011, Thiruvarur ranks 29th 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 Thiruvarur 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 Thiruvarur district in?

Thiruvarur district is in Tamil Nadu, India.

What is the headquarters of Thiruvarur district?

The headquarters of Thiruvarur district is Thiruvarur, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Thiruvarur district?

Thiruvarur district had a population of 12,64,277 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.