Virudhunagar district

Virudhunagar district Award City
District of Tamil Nadu
Nickname:  Virudhai
Virudhunagar district Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 9°36′N 78°00′E / 9.6°N 78°E / 9.6; 78
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Taluks	10
Panchayat Unions (Blocks)	11
Corporation	1
Municipalities	6
Established	15 March 1985
Administrative headquarters	Virudhunagar
Talukas	Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Tiruchuli, Vembakottai, Virudhunagar, Watrap
Government
• Collector	Dr. V P Jeyaseelan IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Thiru. Srinivasa Perumal, M.A., M.B.A, IPS
Area
• Total	4,288 km2 (1,656 sq mi)
• Rank	13
Highest elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Lowest elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,942,288
• Rank	15 (Tamilnadu)
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	626xxx
Telephone code	04562
ISO 3166 code	[[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Vehicle registration	TN 67(Virudhunagar), TN 84(Srivilliputtur) TN 67W(Aruppukottai), TN 95(Sivakasi)
Central location:	9°35′N 77°57′E / 9.583°N 77.950°E / 9.583; 77.950
Website	virudhunagar.nic.in

Virudhunagar District is a district (an administrative district) of Tamil Nadu state in south India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters of Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar district was formed by the separation of Old Ramanathapuram District G.O passed on 08,March 1985 & formed in 15,March 1985 into Ramanathapuram District, Sivagangai District and the west part as Virudhunagar District. Virudhunagar District was formerly called Karmavirer Kamarajar District. As of 2011, Virudhunagar district had a population of 1,942,288 with a sex-ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males. Sivakasi is the most populous and largest city in the district.