G.O.(Ms) No.429, Bifurcation of Kancheepuram District and Creation of Chengalpattu District, 2019
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued Government Order (Ms) Number 429, dated 12 November 2019, bifurcating Kancheepuram District and creating Chengalpattu District with effect from that date. The notification assigns specified divisions and taluks to each district and fixes their respective headquarters at Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu.
Purpose and effect
Government Order (Ms) Number 429, issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, on 12 November 2019, gives effect to the bifurcation of Kancheepuram District. From 12 November 2019, the former district is divided into Kancheepuram District and the newly created Chengalpattu District.
The appended notification was issued by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the Tamil Nadu Districts Limits Act, 1865. It was directed to be published in an extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and in the Kancheepuram District Gazette.
Composition of Kancheepuram District
Government Order (Ms) Number 429 establishes Kancheepuram as the headquarters of Kancheepuram District. The district consists of:
- Kancheepuram Division.
- The new Sriperumbudur Division.
- Kancheepuram Taluk.
- Uthiramerur Taluk.
- Sriperumbudur Taluk.
- Walajabad Taluk.
- The new Kundrathur Taluk.
Composition of Chengalpattu District
Government Order (Ms) Number 429 establishes Chengalpattu as the headquarters of the new Chengalpattu District. The district consists of:
- Chengalpattu Division.
- Maduranthagam Division.
- Tambaram Division.
- Chengalpattu Taluk.
- Maduranthagam Taluk.
- Cheyyur Taluk.
- Thirukalukundram Taluk.
- Thiruporur Taluk.
- Tambaram Taluk.
- Pallavaram Taluk.
- The new Vandalur Taluk.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
Government Order (Ms) Number 429 affects the district jurisdiction of land situated in the listed taluks. A buyer, owner or professional can use the taluk in which a property is located to identify whether the notification places it in Kancheepuram District or Chengalpattu District from 12 November 2019.
The notification only sets out the district bifurcation, headquarters, divisions and taluks. It does not provide property registration procedures, survey boundaries, village lists, fees or instructions for changing individual land records.
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Common questions
Which district does a property in Tambaram Taluk fall under?
The notification places Tambaram Taluk in Chengalpattu District from 12 November 2019.
Does Sriperumbudur remain in Kancheepuram District?
Yes. Sriperumbudur Taluk and the new Sriperumbudur Division form part of Kancheepuram District.
What are the headquarters of the two districts?
Kancheepuram is the headquarters of Kancheepuram District. Chengalpattu is the headquarters of Chengalpattu District.
Does the notification explain how to update my land records?
No. Government Order (Ms) Number 429 identifies the districts, divisions, taluks and headquarters, but does not state a procedure for updating individual land records.
