This powerpoint presentation explains the geographic introduction of the tiruchirappali,one of the district in tamilnadu,India.

1. SUBMITTED BY,
S.JULIAT,
2ND M.Sc., GEOGRAPHY,
BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY.
GEOGRAPHICAL
INTRODUCTION OF
TRICHIRAPPALLI
(Trichy)

2. INDIA

3. *INTRODUCTION:
*Tiruchirappalli (tiruchirāppaḷḷi) ( Trichinopoly in English),
also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a city in the Indian state
of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters
of Tiruchirappalli District.
* It is the fourth largest municipal corporation and the
fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state.

4. LOCATION:
*TIRUCHIRAPPALLI district is situated almost at the
geographic central point of the state Tamil Nadu.
*The district lies between 10° 48' 18’’of northern
latitude and 78° 41' 8.16’’eastern longitude.
*Tiruchirappalli is the fourth most populous city of
Tamil Nadu.
* It is situated in the center of the state, on the banks
of the cauvery River.

6. *The name of the town, "Tiruchirappalli", originated
as a tribute to a Jain monk called "Chira".
(Thiru in Tamil means respected) .
*There is also a belief that Tiruchirappalli was
named after a three headed demon "Trishira" (the
son of Ravana) who performed penance at the
temple here and obtained boons here.
*"Chirapalli" is a compound of siram - head, palli -
to sleep.It is a reference to the deity
Sriranganathaswamy who is depicted at rest with
his head in a slightly elevated position in
the Srirangam Temple, Tiruchirappalli.

7. *AREA AND POPULATION:
i. Area (Sq. Km.) 4,403.83
ii. Population 2001 Census -
24,18,366
a. Male Population 12,08,534
b. Female Population 12,09,832
c. Rural Population 12,79,204
d. Urban Population 11,39,162
iii. Density (Sq. Km.) 549
iv. Literates 16,73,478
v. Main Workers
a. Total Workers 10,64,521
b. Male Workers 6,87,814
c. Female Workers 3,76,707
d. Rural Workers 6,71,320
e. Urban Workers 3,93,201
f. Cultivators 2,03,874
g. Agricultural Laborers 2,45,875
h. Household Industry 36,676
i. Other Workers 4,41,363
j. Marginal Workers 1,36,733
vi. Non-Workers 13,53,845

8. *BOUNDARIES OF TRICHY:
*Trichy is bordered on the-
north : Salem District,
northeast : Perambalur District,
east : Thanjavur District,
southeast : Pudukkottai District,
south : Sivaganga and Madurai districts,
southwest : Dindigul District,
west : Karur District and
northwest : Namakkal District.

9. *TOPOLOGY :
*The topology of Tiruchirappalli is almost flat with a few
isolated hillocks rising above the surface, the highest of which
is the Rockfort.
* The average elevation is 289 feet (88 m).
*Area: 4511 square kilometers.
* The city is situated at the head of the Cauvery Delta which
commences 16 kilometers west of Tiruchirappalli where the
Cauvery River branches into two streams forming the island
of Srirangam.

10. SRIRANGAM ISLAND:

11. *A belt of cretaceous rock known as
the Trichinopoly Group lies to the north of the
city and it is joining to another belt of cretaceous
rock known as the Ariyalur Group.
*Both the northern and southern corners of the
Trichinopoly Group rests on a layer of gneiss
(metamorphic rock).

12. *The city gets its drinking water supply from
five headworks on the Cauvery River and
1,470 bore wells linked to 60
service reservoirs in and around the city.
* There are a total of 286 slums in
Tiruchirappalli with a population of about
162,000.

13. *CLIMATE:
*Tiruchirappalli experiences a tropical savanna climate—
designated under the Köppen climate classification—with
no major change in temperature between summer and
winter.
*The climate is generally characterised by high temperature
and low humidity.
* According to a popular saying, the climate of Trichirappalli is
"eight months hot and four hotter.“
*Fog and mist are very rare occurrences in the district.
* Average annual rainfall : 722.6 mm.
*The maximum temperature : 37.2 degree C .
*Minimum temperature : 20.6 degree C.

14. *DIVISIONS(ADMINISTRATIVE):
Trichy city is divided exclusively into four partitions primarily for
administrative purposes.
The administrative divisions are:
 Srirangam
 Ariyamangalam
Golden Rock and
 Abhishekapuram.
*The city along with suburban areas such as :
Pappankurichi,Thiruverumbur, Krishnasamudram, Thuvakudi, Nav
alpattu, Manachanallur and Bikshandarkoil form the urban
agglomeration of Tiruchirappalli.

15. *DIVISIONS(LOCAL):
*The city is generally divided into three parts:
1.The Cantonment area to the south,
2. The temples to the north and
3. The bazaar in the center of the city.
*Most of Trichirapalli's hotels and government and post
offices are situated in the cantonment while most of
Trichirapalli's temples are located in the north.
*The Rockfort and its temple are situated in the center of
the city and surrounded by a bazaar.

16. REVENUE ADMIN.
DIVISIONS
*a. Revenue
Divisions 3
*b. Revenue Taluks 9
*c. Revenue Firkas
41
*d. Revenue Villages
507
a. Corporations 1
b. Municipalities 3
c. Panchayat Unions 14
d. Town Panchayats 17
e. Village Panchayats 408
LOCAL
BODIES

17. *HISTORY:
*Tiruchirapalli is home to many historic temples, monuments,
churches and mosques.
*Uraiyur (also pronounced as Oraiyur) which is the Old Tiruchy
has a long tradition.
* With over 2,500 years of known history, it was the capital of
the early Cholas.
* The oldest man made dam Kallanai
- was built by Karaikala Cholan across
the river CAUVERY about 10 miles from Uraiyur.
*It was an important town in the days of the later Cholas,
Nayaks as well as during the early days of the British East India
Company.

19. *HISTORICAL AND IMPORTANT
PLACES:
*1. Rockfort Temple
*2. Jambukeswara Temple
*3. Hazrath Nathervali
*4. Samayapuram
*5. Vayalore
*6. Grand Anaicut or Kallanai Dam
*7. St. Lourdu’s Church
*8. Puliancholai
*9. Mukkombu dam.

21. *PRESENT SCENARIO OF TRICHY:
*In recent times, the northern part of the Trichy experienced
the emergence of numerous industries and residential areas
as well.
* Trichy city is surrounded by agrarian lands on all side which
is always special for a place.
* The island of Srirangam in Trichy district showcases many
antique houses, which were built according to the shilpa
sastras, the basic texts of Hindu architecture.
* In the year 1974, a Local Planning Authority was established
for the district of Trichy based on the Tamil Nadu Town and
Country Planning Act of 1971.

23. *EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
*Considered an educational town, Tiruchirapalli has schools
and colleges that are hundreds of years old.
* College Road in Chatram has three colleges and five schools.
*Prominent among the educational institutions in
Tiruchirapalli are:
 Bharathidasan University,
 Anna university,
 The National Institute of Technology(NIT), Trichy.
 The Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli was founded
in 1979.

24. NIT-TRICHY
St.Joseph collage
Anna university-T

25. *CONT..
 Bharathidasan Institute of Management, a top-20 Indian B-
school is also located in Tiruchirapalli.
 K.A.P.V. Medical College is located close to the Central
Bus Stand.
 SASTRA-Shanmuga Arts and Science Technological
Academy is located in Trichy.
St Joseph's College :
Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, writer Sujatha
(Rengarajan) studied at St Joseph's College in Trichy.
 National College:
 R.Venkataraman (former Indian President) studied at in
Trichy.

26. *CITATIONS:
*www.trichyonline.in/city-guide/geography-of-
trichy
*www.wikipedia.com.
*http://www.ywamtrichy.org/
*http://www.hellotrichy.in/
*http://tiruchirappalli.nic.in/distprof.htm
*http://www.tiruchicity.com/
*http://www.bim.edu/index/about-
trichy.php

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