Thoothukudi District, also known as Tuticorin District, is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) is the district headquarters. It is also known for Pearl cultivation with abundance of pearls found in the seas of Thoothukudi.

Location

Thoothukudi district is situated in the extreme South-Eastern corner of Tamil Nadu.Thoothukdi is also known as "PEARL CITY". It is bounded on the north by the districts of Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, and Ramanathapuram, on the east and southeast by the Gulf of Mannar and on the west and southwest by Tirunelveli district. The total area of the district is 4621 square kilometres. The administrative headquarters is an urban agglomeration and also one of the taluk headquarters within. Thoothukkudi District was derived from [Tirunelveli District] in 1986.

Demographics

Tamil is the main language spoken here, whilst English is also widely used. As per the 2001 census, the total population of the district was 15,72,273. Hindus form the majority of the population (78.58%), followed by Christians (16.71%), Muslims (4.63%) and others (0.08%)..

References

1. http://www.census.tn.nic.in/religion.aspx

External links

• A to Z of Thoothukudi
• All About Thoothukudi
• Thoothukudi corporation
• Thoothukudi District Friends Community
• Tuticorin City
• Thoothukudi District
• Thoothukudi Churches