Date of formation: 1st July 1997. Kanchipuram served as the headquarters of Chengalpattu district from 1st July 1968 and this was later split into Kanchipuram District and Tiruvallur District.
Area: 4307 square kilometers
Density of population: 927 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 85.29% - Male: 90.34%, Female: 80.17%
Male Female Ratio: 1000:985
Boundaries of Kanchipuram District
North: Tiruvallur District and Chennai District, Tamil Nadu
South: Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu
East: Bay of Bengal
West: Vellore District and Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu
Kanchipuram District Average Rainfall: 1213 mm
Kanchipuram District Average Temperature in Summer: 36.6 deg C
Kanchipuram District Average Temperature in Winter: 19.8 deg C
KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT MAP
Taluks: Kanchipuram, Sriperumbudur, Uthiramerur, Chengalpattu, Tambaram, Tirukalukundram, Madrandakam, Cheyyur, Thiruporur
Assembly Constituencies: Acharapakkam, Alandur, Chengalpattu, Cheyyur, Kanchipuram, Maduranthakam, Pallavaram, Shozinganallur, Tirupporur, Uthimerur
Total Forest Area: 23,586 hectares
Kanchipuram District Nearby Attractions
1. Vedantangal Birds Sanctuary
2. Muttukkadu
3. Mamallapuram
4. Covelong Beach
5. Dakshin Chitra
6. Kanchi Kamakodi Peetham
7. Sadras Beach
8. Kanchi Kudil
9. The Crocodile Bank
Kanchipuram District Facts: It produces more than 15,000 engineering graduates every year. It is called Silk City and Temple City
Major Agricultural Products: Paddy, groundnut, sugarcane, cereals, millets, pulses
Major Industries: Ford, Hyundai, Saint Gobain, Samsung, Dell, Mitsubishi, MNCs like TCS, Wipro, Cognizant Technologies, Infosys
What is Kanchipuram District Famous For: Silk sarees, Kanchi Kamakodi Peetham and other temples such as Sri Ekambareswara Temple, Sri Kailasanathar Temple, Sri Vardaraja Perumal Temple, Sri Kamakshiamman Temple, Sri Ulagalandar Temple, Sri Vaikunda Perumal Temple, Sri Kacchapaeswarar Temple, Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple, Tirupparuthikundram Jain Temples, Sri Subramanya Swami Temple
Famous People From Kanchipuram District: Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu C.N.Annadurai, Sankarachariar
Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012
