ADMINSTRATIVE DIVISIONS

Constituency
1. No. of Parliamentary Constituency : 2

Cuddalore
Chidambaram-(SC)

2. No. of Legislative Assembly Constituency : 9

(61) Nellikuppam
(62) Cuddalore
(63) Panruti
(64) Kurinjipadi
(65) Bhuvanagiri
(66) Kattumannarkoil-SC
(67) Chidambaram
(68) Vridhachalam
(69) Mangalore-SC (70)





TALUK

Taluks Revenue Villages
1.Chidambaram 177
2.Cuddalore 112
3.Kattumannarkoil 148
4.Panruti 106
5.Thittakudi 128
6.Vriddhachalam 163

1.Chidhambaram
Chidhambaram is municipality and taluk headquarters in Cuddalore district.11 km from coast and around 240km from chennai.The famous natarajar temple is situated here, and the roof of this temple is fully coated with gold.Population of the taluk is 2,06,290(2006)



2.Cuddalore
Cuddalore is headquarters of Cuddalore district and it is located south of pudicherry on bay of bengal.Cuddalore has large number of industries which employ a great deal of people .Cuddalore means "Sae City" in tamil.Cuddalore is famous for beaches , particularely "Silver beach".Population of the taluk is 2,88,727(2006).


3.Kattumannarkoil
Kattumannarkoil is town panchayat and taluk headquarters and the population of the taluk is 2,20,848(2006)

4.Panruti
Panruti is headquarters of panruti taluk .It is popularly known for cashews and Jackfruit, it is 20 km away from cuddalore town and 190km from chennai.population of the taluk is 2,53,193(2006)


5.Titkudi
Titkudi is town panchayat and taluk headquarters and the population of the taluk is 2,68,593(2006)


6.Virudhachalam
Virudhachalam is headquarters of Virudhachalam taluk.There are two important places in the city one is Siva temple which is very old and another one is Manimutha river.the population of the taluk is 2,71,2569(2006)


LOCAL BODIES

1. Corporation : Nil
2. No. of Municipalities : 5
3. No. of Panchayat Unions: 13
4. No. of Town Panchayats : 16
5. Village Panchayats : 681
6. Revenue Divisions :3


*Information courtesy:wikipedia,district offical website