G.O.(Ms) No.796, Creation of Mayiladuthurai District, 2020
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, RA 1(1) Section, issued Government Order G.O.(Ms) No.796 on 28 December 2020 to divide Nagapattinam District and create Mayiladuthurai District. It fixes the headquarters and revenue jurisdictions of both districts, reorganises revenue divisions and taluks, and renames one village in the revenue records.
What the government order changes
Government Order G.O.(Ms) No.796 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department divides the former Nagapattinam District into two districts:
- Nagapattinam District, with its headquarters at Nagapattinam.
- Mayiladuthurai District, with its headquarters at Mayiladuthurai.
The District Collector of Nagapattinam and the Special Officer of Mayiladuthurai were directed to take immediate action to implement the reorganisation.
Revenue divisions and taluks
Government Order G.O.(Ms) No.796 reorganises the revenue administration of both districts as follows:
- Mayiladuthurai District contains the Mayiladuthurai and Sirkali revenue divisions.
- The new Sirkali Revenue Division has its headquarters at Sirkali and contains Sirkali and Tharangambadi taluks.
- The restructured Mayiladuthurai Revenue Division contains Mayiladuthurai and Kuttalam taluks.
- Nagapattinam District contains the Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam revenue divisions.
- The new Vedaranyam Revenue Division has its headquarters at Vedaranyam and contains Vedaranyam and Thirukuvalai taluks.
- The restructured Nagapattinam Revenue Division contains Nagapattinam and Keelvelur taluks.
The annexed details assign 287 revenue villages and 241 village panchayats to Mayiladuthurai District. The remaining Nagapattinam District has 236 revenue villages and 193 village panchayats.
Relevance to land and revenue records
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with revenue authorities in the reorganised area should identify the district, revenue division and taluk in which the relevant village now falls. The administrative split determines whether a matter belongs under Mayiladuthurai District or the remaining Nagapattinam District.
Government Order G.O.(Ms) No.796 also renames Village No.92 Keezhaiyur, in Thiruvengadu Firka of Sirkali Taluk, as Village No.92 Cauverypoompattinam in the revenue records.
Electoral constituencies
Government Order G.O.(Ms) No.796 allocates Sirkali, Mayiladuthurai and Poombuhar Assembly constituencies to Mayiladuthurai District. Nagapattinam, Keelvelur and Vedaranyam Assembly constituencies remain in Nagapattinam District.
The reorganisation does not change the existing boundaries of the six Assembly constituencies or the two Parliament constituencies.
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Common questions
Is Sirkali now part of Mayiladuthurai District?
Yes. Sirkali Taluk and the new Sirkali Revenue Division are assigned to Mayiladuthurai District.
Does Vedaranyam remain in Nagapattinam District?
Yes. Vedaranyam is part of the remaining Nagapattinam District and is the headquarters of the new Vedaranyam Revenue Division.
Was Keezhaiyur village renamed in the revenue records?
Yes. Village No.92 Keezhaiyur in Thiruvengadu Firka of Sirkali Taluk was renamed Village No.92 Cauverypoompattinam in the revenue records.
Did the district split change Assembly or Parliament constituency boundaries?
No. The document states that the existing boundaries of the six Assembly constituencies and two Parliament constituencies were not changed.
