Thiruvallur district, also spelled as Tiruvallur district, is one of the 38 districts in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The fast developing city of Tiruvallur is the district headquarters. The district has a mixture of urban and rural characteristics. The eastern part of the district has urban characteristics due to the proximity to the state capital Chennai while the Northern part of the district has influence of Andhra culture due to its position. In 2011, the district had a population of 3,728,104 with a sex-ratio of 987 females for every 1,000 males. The entire district is part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
- Country
- India
- Website
- http://www.tiruvallur.tn.nic.in/
