Arakkonam taluk

Arakkonam
Arakkonam
Taluk
	Arakkonam
	Interactive map of Arakkonam
Area
• Total	480.18 km2 (185.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	300,899
• Density	626.64/km2 (1,623.0/sq mi)

13°04′40″N 79°40′00″E / 13.07778°N 79.66667°E / 13.07778; 79.66667Arakkonam Taluk is a taluk in Ranipettai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Arakkonam. Some parts of the taluk including Arakkonam town falls under the jurisdiction of the Greater Chennai Metropolitan Area.

v t e Ranipet district
Divisions	Ranipet Arakkonam
Taluks	Arcot Walajapet Kalavai Sholinghur Arakkonam Nemili
Revenue blocks	Arakkonam Arcot Kaveripakkam Nemili Sholinghur Timiri Walajapet
Municipalities	Arakkonam Arcot Melvisharam Ranipet Sholinghur Walajapet
Town panchayats	Kaveripakkam Timiri Kalavai Nemili Thakkolam Panapakkam Vilapakkam Ammoor
Rivers	Palar
History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Vijayanagar Empire British Raj
Places of interest	Thirukkadigai
Universities	Thiruvalluvar University
Cities and towns

References

Arakkonam
Taluk
Arakkonam ^[1]
Interactive map of Arakkonam
Area
• Total	480.18 km² (185.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	300,899
• Density	626.64/km² (1,623.0/sq mi)