Thanjavur district

Thanjavur district
District
Clockwise from top left: Periya Kovil; Thanjavur Royal Palace, and Kumbeswarar Temple in Kumbakonam
Nickname:  Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu
Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 10°47′8.16″N 79°8′24.36″E / 10.7856000°N 79.1401000°E / 10.7856000; 79.1401000
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Municipal Corporations	Thanjavur, Kumbakonam
Municipalities	Pattukkottai, Adirampattinam
Largest city	Thanjavur
Headquarters	Thanjavur
Talukas	Budalur, Kumbakonam, Orathanadu, Papanasam, Pattukkottai, Peravurani, Thanjavur, Thiruvaiyaru, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thiruvonam
Government
• District Collector	Deepak jackob, IAS[1]
• Superintendent of Police	Aashish Rawath, IPS[2]
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,405,890
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	613xxx
Telephone code	0436,0435
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration	TN-49, TN-68[3]
Website	thanjavur.nic.in

Thanjavur district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur (Tanjore) . The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River and is mostly agrarian.