Thoothukudi district

Thoothukudi
District of Tamil Nadu
Clockwise from the top Thoothukudi Thermal Power Station, Thoothukudi Airport, Pearl Oyster of Pearl City, Our Lady Of Snows Church, Tiruchendur Murugan temple, Salt Pans in Thoothukudi and V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority
Thoothukudi district Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 8°48′10.8″N 78°8′40.2″E / 8.803000°N 78.144500°E / 8.803000; 78.144500
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Established	20 October 1986 (37 years ago) (1986-10-20)
Founded by	M. G. Ramachandran
Headquarters	Thoothukudi
Talukas	Thoothukudi, Thiruvaikundam, Kovilpatti, Ottapidaram, Ettayapuram, Vilathikulam, Kayathar, Tiruchendur, Sathankulam, Eral
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Body	Thoothukudi District Collectorate
• District Collector	G. Lakshmipathy, I.A.S.
• Superintendent of Police	L. Balaji Saravanan, I.P.S.
• District Revenue Officer	C. Ajay Srinivasan, B.Tech.
• Additional Collector and Project Director (DRDA)	Thakare Shubham Dnyandeorao, I.A.S.
Area
• Total	4,707 km2 (1,817 sq mi)
• Rank	8
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,750,176
• Rank	18
• Density	372/km2 (960/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	628xxx
Telephone code	0461
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN-TN
Vehicle registration	TN-69, TN-96, TN-92[1]
Central location:	8°48′N 78°8′E / 8.800°N 78.133°E / 8.800; 78.133
Website	thoothukudi.nic.in

Thoothukudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district was formed by bifurcation of Tirunelveli district on 20 October 1986. Thoothukudi is the district headquarters and largest city of the district. The district is known for fishing as well as pearl cultivation, with an abundance of pearls being found in the seas offshore. Thoothukudi district has many historical sites such as Adichanallur and the ancient trade port of Korkai.^[2]