Mayiladuthurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters is located at Mayiladuthurai.
Geography
The district is bounded on the north by Cuddalore district, on the west by Thanjavur district, on the south by Tiruvarur district and Karaikal district of Puducherry, and the Bay of Bengal to the east.
The district is situated in the fertile delta of the Kaveri and is entirely flat plain. The Kaveri, as well as many of its distributaries, flows through the district and enters the sea here. Most of the northern border with Cuddalore is formed by the Kollidam River.
Taluks
As of 2020, when Mayiladuthurai District was carved out of Nagapattinam it had the following taluks:
- Kuthalam taluk
- Mayiladuthurai taluk
- Sirkazhi taluk
- Tharangambadi taluk
Demographics[edit]
At the time of the 2011 census, Mayiladuthurai district had a population of 918,356. 741,788 lived in rural areas while 176,568 lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 32.31% and 0.23% of the population respectively.