20-610: Cuddalore District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India . Since ancient times, the old town has been a seaport. Through the centuries, Cuddalore has been subject to a number of foreign powers including the Netherlands , Portugal , France and more recently, the British. In the 1600s, the French and English came to Cuddalore for trade and business. The French established
40-458: A population density of 702 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,820/sq mi). At the time of the 2011 census, 97.59% of the population spoke Tamil and 0.96% Telugu as their first language. Cuddalore District comprises 10 taluks , 13 Blocks , 1 Municipal corporation 6 Municipalities and 16 Town Panchayats . Municipal corporation Municipality Town Panchayat Taluks Revenue block Revenue division Cuddalore district consists of
60-507: A settlement at Pondicherry and the British at Cuddalore. The French and English, while engaged in the Seven Years' War, fought the naval Battle of Cuddalore on 29 April 1758. It was an indecisive battle between a British squadron, under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and a French squadron, under Comte d'Aché and the newly appointed Governor General Comte Thomas Lally. Cuddalore surrendered to French troops on 29 April 1758. From 1789 to 1794, there
80-570: A total of 640 ). It is one of the six districts in Tamil Nadu currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Languages of Cuddalore district (2011) According to 2011 census , Cuddalore district had a population of 2,605,914 with a sex-ratio of 987 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 33.97% of the population lived in urban areas. A total of 279,950 were under
100-510: Is prone to natural calamities having experienced landfalls of major cyclones formed in the Bay of Bengal region. Apart from the cyclones, 2004 Tsunami caused massive damages to life and property in Cuddalore and its adjacent Nagapattinam district. Cyclone Thane, which made landfall here, caused major loss to life and property. Tsunami waves that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake near Sumatra hit
120-697: The British Raj , 12 districts of the erstwhile Madras Presidency had their boundaries within the present-day Tamil Nadu. Post the Indian Independence in 1947 and the political intergration , the Madras Province inherited parts of the earlier Madras Presidency. Following the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950, the Madras State was formed, which was further reorganized in 1953 and 1956. After
140-710: The Indian Independence on 15 August 1947, the Madras Presidency became the Madras Province of the Dominion of India . The princely state of Pudukottai acceded to the Indian Union on 4 March 1948 and was made as a part of the Trichinopoly district. When the new Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, the Madras Province became the Madras State of the Republic of India . The Madras State included most of
160-401: The reorganization of Indian states in 1956 , the state had 13 re-organized districts, which were further divided later over the years. Between 1960 and 1980, three additional districts were formed. In the late eighties, five more districts were bifurcated from existing districts. Ten more districts were formed in the nineties, taking the total count to 30. Three new districts were bifurcated in
180-464: The 2000s. In 2019-20, five more districts were formed for a total of 38 districts. During the British Raj , the Madras Presidency was made up of 26 districts , 12 of which were part of the boundaries of the present-day Tamil Nadu, namely, Chingleput , Coimbatore , Nilgiris , North Arcot , Madras , Madura , Ramnad , Salem, South Arcot , Tanjore , Tinnevely , and Trichinopoly . After
200-733: The Malabar district was added to the State of Travancore-Cochin to form Kerala. The Tamil speaking regions of Kanyakumari , which were earlier part of Travancore-Cochin, were merged to the Madras State. After the reorganisation, the Madras state had 13 districts namely: Chingleput , Coimbatore , Kanyakumari , Madras , Madurai , Nilgiris , North Arcot , Ramanathapuram , Salem , South Arcot , Thanjavur , Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli . Kollidam River Too Many Requests If you report this error to
220-666: The age of six, constituting 147,644 males and 132,306 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 29.32% and 0.6% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 79%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The district had a total of 635,578 households. There were a total of 1,169,880 workers, comprising 136,035 cultivators, 325,599 main agricultural labourers, 19,151 in house hold industries, 356,486 other workers, 332,609 marginal workers, 29,135 marginal cultivators, 213,813 marginal agricultural labourers, 12,876 marginal workers in household industries and 76,785 other marginal workers. The district has
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#1732859486111240-515: The coast during the same year, all of which were indecisive. Some streets in Cuddalore retain British names such as Clive Street, Wellington Street, Sloper Street, Canning Street, Rope Street (Rope Street, Wellington Street, Sloper Street and Canning Street jointly known as Salangukara Village), Lawrence Road and Imperial Road. The Cuddalore Central Prison , opened in 1865, is an historically important landmark. Subramanya Bharathi and other political leaders served prison terms there. Cuddalore district
260-406: The district remained inundated as of 10 December, with thousands of residents marooned by floodwaters and over 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres; 600,000,000 m) of farmland inundated; over 30,000 people had been evacuated to relief camps. The district has an area of 3,564 km. It is bounded on the north by Viluppuram District and Kallakurichi district , on the east by the Bay of Bengal , on
280-652: The district's 13 blocks suffered extensive damage during the floods in November. The resumption of heavy rainfall from 1 December once again inundated the Cuddalore municipality and the district, displacing tens of thousands of people. Rains continued through 9 December. Despite the state government and individuals sending rescue teams and tonnes of relief materials to the district, thousands of those affected continued to lack basic supplies due to inadequate distribution efforts; this resulted in several relief lorries being stopped and looted by survivors. Large swaths of Cuddalore city and
300-422: The eastern coast of India on 26 December 2004 at 08:32 am, resulting in 572 casualties. Several fishing hamlets disappeared, while Silver Beach and the historically important Cuddalore Port were devastated. Fort St. David survived without damage. In 2012, Cyclone Thane caused widespread damage to crops and buildings. Cuddalore district was among those most severely affected by the 2015 South India floods . Six of
320-753: The following urban regions (cities): Important crops grown in the district include paddy , sugarcane , groundnut , cumbu , maize , cashew , pulses (Blackgram and Greengram), tapioca , jackfruit , guava and brinjal . The most important cash crop of the district is cashew. Sugarcane is the next most important cash crop of the District (Cuddalore is also known as the Sugarbowl of Tamil Nadu). Many cashew processing units are located in Panrutiblocks. EID Parry, located in Nellikuppam , near Cuddalore, undertakes most of
340-499: The northeast by Puducherry district of the union territory Puducherry , on the south by Mayiladuthurai district , on the west by Perambalur District and by a small part with Thanjavur district . The district is drained by Gadilam and Ponnaiyar rivers in the north, Vellar and Kollidam River (Coleroon) in the south. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Cuddalore one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of
360-533: The present-day Tamil Nadu , Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of the present-day Andhra Pradesh , the Malabar region of the present-day Kerala , Bellary and South Canara districts of the present-day Karnataka . The Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions were separated to form the new Andhra State in 1953. As a result of the re-organization of states in 1956, South Canara and Bellary districts were merged with Mysore State , which became Karnataka and
380-423: The sugarcane-related procurement and processing from the growers and is supplied to some other mills and mill towns located in the district, such as Moongilthuraipattu and Thirupathur . List of districts of Tamil Nadu The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is divided into 38 districts . Districts are the major administrative divisions of a state and are further sub-divided into smaller taluks . During
400-691: Was further unrest in Cuddalore due to the War of American Independence and the Second Anglo-Mysore War culminating in the siege of Cuddalore, after which the town was returned to Britain as part of a peace treaty. In 1782, during the Second Anglo Mysore war, the French troops allied with Tipu Sultan and won over the British, after which Cuddalore became a chief port against the French. In 1783, General James Stuart (1735–1793) led his troops to fend off French troops. There were five different naval actions off
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