Tiruchirapalli District

Tiruchirapalli District is located along the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu. The main town in Tiruchirapalli District is the city of Tiruchirapalli also known as Trichy.

Tiruchirappalli district was formed under the the Collectorship of Mr. John (Junior) Wallace in 1801. The district was then under the hegemony of British for about 150 years till the independence of India.

The district has a literacy of 79.16%, higher than the state average. Tiruchirapalli District consists of 8 Taluks namely Manapparai, Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Lalgudi, Manachanallur, Thuraiyur, Musiri and Thottiyam.

District Collector,Trichy : collrtry@tn.nic.in

Web : http://www.trichy.tn.nic.in/