Tiruchirappalli District Administration

Geographical location

Tiruchirappalli district lies at the heart of Tamil Nadu. The district has an area of 4,404 square kilometers.    It exactly located between 10.8050 N northerly of latitude and 78.6856 E easterly line of longtitude. It is bounded to the north by Namakkal District, to the northeast by Perambalur District, to the east by Thanjavur District, to the southeast by Pudukkottai District, to the south by Sivaganga and Madurai districts, to the southwest by Dindigul District, to the west by Karur District, and to the northwest by Namakkal District.

Trichy administration consists of Blocks, Taluks and Revenue villages.

Trichy Blocks

Number of Blocks 14 Number of Panchayat Villages 408 Block Panchayat Villages Block Panchayat Villages Andanallur 25 Lalgudi 45 Manachanellur 35 Manapparai 21 Manikandam 22 Marungapuri 49 Musiri 33 Pullambadi 33 Tattayyangarpettai 25 Thiruverambur 24 Thottiam 26 Turaiyur 34 Uppiliapuram 18 Vaiyampatti 18

Trichy Taluks

In 2013, Tiruchirappalli District went from nine Taluks to eleven Taluks.  They are

Number of Taluks 11 Number of Revenue Villages 506 Taluk Revenue Villages Tiruchirappalli -East 11 Tiruchirappalli -West 12 Tiruverambur 31 Srirangam 59 Manapparai 51 Marungapuri 45 Lalgudi 93 Manachanallur 46 Musiri 64 Thottiam 30 Thuraiyur 64

Trichy Revenue Divisions

Number of Revenue Divisions 4 Revenue Division Name Tiruchirapalli Srirangam Lalgudi Musiri

History of Trichy

Woraiyur , a part of present day Tiruchirappalli, was the capital city of Cholas from 300 B.C. onwards. This is supported by archaeological evidences and ancient literatures. There are also literary sources which tell that Woraiyur continued to be under the control of Cholas even during the days of Kalabhra interregnum (A.D. 300 - 575).

Later, Woraiyur along with the present day Tiruchirappalli and its neighboring areas came under the control of Mahendra Varma Pallava I, who ascended the throne in A.D. 590. Till A.D. 880, according to the inscriptions, this region was under the hegemony of either the Pallvas or the Pandyas. It was in A.D. 880, Aditya Chola brought a downfall to the Pallava dynasty. From that time onwards Tiruchirappalli and its region became a part of Greater Cholas. In A.D. 1225 the area was occupied by the Hoysulas. Afterwards, it came under the rule of later Pandyas till the advent of Mughal Rule.

Tiruchirappalli was for some time under the Mughal rule, which was put to an end by the Vijayanagar rulers. The Nayaks, the Governors of Vijayanagar empire, ruled this area till A.D. 1736. It was Viswanatha Nayaka who built the present day Teppakulam and the Fort. The Nayak dynasty came to an end during the days of Meenakshi.

The Muslims rules this region again with the aid of either the French or the English armies. For some years, Tiruchirappalli was under the rule of Chanda Sahib and Mohamed Ali. Finally the English brought Tiruchirappalli and other areas under their control. Soon after the area was ceded to East India Company as per the agreement at the eve of the Kanatic war, Tiruchirappalli district was formed under the the Collectorship of Mr. John (Junior) Wallace in 1801. The district was then under the hegemony of British for about 150 years till the independence of India.

Trichy an Introduction

Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a city in the Indian state of Tamilnadu. Trichy (formerly called Trichinopoly in English) is located on the banks of river Cauvery. Tiruchirappalli District is the fourth largest municipal corporation in the state. Which is located 322 Kilometers south of Chennai and 379 Kilometers north of Kanyakumari.  It was the home of the Cholas, Pallavas and Pandyas. The most famous land mark of this bustling town is the Rockfort Temple, a spectacular monument perched on a massive rocky out crop which rises abruptly from the plain to tower over the old city. A harmonious combination of tradition and modernism, Trichy is a famous temple town as well as a prosperous commercial hub of Tamil Nadu

Origins

According to Hindu Mythology, the word "Tiruchirappalli" is derived from "Tiru" which is to address someone with respect, "Chirapalli" is a split of siram - head, palli - to sleep. It basically refers to Sriranganathar God who rests with his head at a little elevated position in Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli.

There is also a belief that Tiruchirapalli was named after a three headed demon "Trishira" (the son of Ravana) who performed penance at the Siva temple here and obtained boons here.

Trichy City Map