G.O.(Ms) No.424, Creation of Kallakurichi New District, 2019
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued G.O.(Ms) No.424 dated 12 November 2019 to divide Viluppuram District into Viluppuram District and the new Kallakurichi District, with headquarters at Viluppuram and Kallakurichi respectively. It also creates Thiruvennainallur and Kalvarayan Hills taluks, reallocates revenue jurisdictions and directs the separation of records for the new district.
What the government changed
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, through G.O.(Ms) No.424 dated 12 November 2019, divided the former Viluppuram District for administrative convenience. The resulting districts are:
- Viluppuram District, with headquarters at Viluppuram.
- Kallakurichi District, with headquarters at Kallakurichi.
Annexure I records an area of 3,520.37 square kilometres and a population of 1,370,281 for Kallakurichi District. The remaining Viluppuram District has an area of 3,725.54 square kilometres and a population of 2,093,003.
Revenue jurisdictions
G.O.(Ms) No.424 dated 12 November 2019 assigns Kallakurichi and Tirukoilur revenue divisions to Kallakurichi District. Viluppuram and Tindivanam revenue divisions remain in Viluppuram District.
The taluks listed for Kallakurichi District are:
- Kallakurichi
- Sankarapuram
- Chinnasalem
- Tirukoilur
- Ulundurpet
- Kalvarayan Hills, newly formed
The taluks listed for the remaining Viluppuram District are:
- Viluppuram
- Vikravandi
- Vanur
- Thiruvennainallur, newly formed
- Tindivanam
- Gingee
- Melmalaiyanur
- Marakkanam
- Kandachipuram
Kandachipuram Taluk is transferred from Tirukoilur Revenue Division to Viluppuram Revenue Division.
New taluks and village allocation
G.O.(Ms) No.424 dated 12 November 2019 creates Thiruvennainallur Taluk with headquarters at Thiruvennainallur. It consists of 70 villages in the Thiruvennainallur, Sithalingamadam and Arasur firkas and is attached to Viluppuram Revenue Division and Viluppuram District.
Kalvarayan Hills Taluk is created with headquarters at Kalvarayan Hills. It consists of 44 villages in the Kalvarayan Hills and Vellimalai firkas and is attached to Kallakurichi Revenue Division and Kallakurichi District.
Relevance to landowners and buyers
G.O.(Ms) No.424 dated 12 November 2019 changes the district, revenue division or taluk administration for places included in the reorganisation. Property owners, buyers and professionals should identify the district and taluk assigned to the relevant village when dealing with revenue administration.
The Special Officer for Kallakurichi District is directed to separate the new district's records and carry out related work. Existing local body election arrangements were to continue, with any local body modifications to be considered after those elections.
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Common questions
Which taluks form Kallakurichi District?
Kallakurichi District comprises Kallakurichi, Sankarapuram, Chinnasalem, Tirukoilur, Ulundurpet and the newly formed Kalvarayan Hills taluks.
Was Thiruvennainallur made a separate taluk?
Yes. Thiruvennainallur Taluk was formed with 70 villages in three firkas and attached to Viluppuram Revenue Division and Viluppuram District.
Does the district split require revenue records to be separated?
Yes. The Special Officer of Kallakurichi District was instructed to handle the separation of records and related activities resulting from the formation of the new district.
Did the district reorganisation immediately change local body election boundaries?
No. The existing process for the ensuing local body elections was to continue. The Government stated that any modification concerning local bodies would be taken up after those elections.
