Nagapattinam district

Nagapattinam District is a coastal district of state in southern. The town of is the district headquarters.

Demography
It had a population of 1,488,839 as of 2001. It is 22.18% urbanised as per Census 2001. 

The district has a literacy of 76.89%, around the average in the state.

Administration
Nagapattinam District is of relatively recent origin; formerly it was part of. Its population at the 2001 was nearly 1.5 million. It is divided into seven s. All but two of them are coastal, and all are named after their main towns, which are their administrative centres. From north to south, they are, Tharangambadi, Mayiladuthurai (non-coastal), Nagapattinam, Kilvelur, Thirukkuvali (non-coastal), and Vedaraniyam. It is bordered on the east by the and on the south by the. On the coast between Tharamgambadi and Nagapattinam lies the small district of, an enclave belonging administratively to the.

Location
The District of Nagapattinam lies on the shores of the Bay of Bengal between Northern Latitude 10.7906 degrees and 79.8428 Degrees Eastern Longitude an area of 2715.velankanni is tourism place of Tamil nadu 83 Square kilometers in its fold. The District capital, Nagapattinam lies on the eastern coast, 350 kilometers down south of the State capital and 145 kilometers east of.

Top Govt Officials

 * 1) Deputy Inspector General of Police.. Mr  IPS
 * 2) District Collector.. Mr T S Jawahar IAS