Namakkal District
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Namakkal district, headquartered at Namakkal is one of the 30 administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in South India. The district has 4 taluks (subdivisions) - Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Rasipuram and Paramathi-Velur (in descending order of population). It had a population of 1,493,462 as of 2001. It is 36.51% urbanised as per Census 2001. [1]
The district is known as a transportation hub, connecting the west of Tamil Nadu with the capital city Chennai. It is best known for its transport companies, including trucking services, accounting for a bulk of goods traffic from the southern region. The district is also well known for its poultry and dairy industries, accounting for a bulk of supply of poultry products to neighbouring industries. It has also made its mark in recent years, as a major centre for high school education.
| State of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Topics | History | Politics | Tamil people |
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| Capital | Chennai |
| Districts | Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Dharmapuri • Dindigul • Erode • Kanchipuram • Kanyakumari • Karur • Krishnagiri • Madurai • Nagapattinam • Namakkal • Perambalur • Pudukkottai • Ramanathapuram • Salem • Sivaganga • Thanjavur • The Nilgiris • Theni • Thoothukudi • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tiruvallur • Tiruvannamalai • Tiruvarur • Vellore • Viluppuram • Virudhunagar |
| Major cities | Alandur • Avadi • Ambattur • Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Dindigul • Erode • Kancheepuram • Karur • Kumbakonam • Madurai • Nagercoil • Neyveli • Pallavaram • Pudukkottai • Rajapalayam • Salem • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tambaram • Thoothukudi • Tiruppur • Tiruvannamalai • Thanjavur • Tiruvottiyur • Vellore |