Cuddalore District is the one of the 32 district of the state Tamil nadu in India. Cuddalore District has an area of approximately 3,564 sq.km. and it is a costal district of state Tamilnadu. Headquaters of the district is Cuddalore. Cuddalore District is bounded in the north by Villupuram District, in the south by  Nagapattinam District, in the west by Perambalur District and, in the east  by  Bay of Bengal. The district is drained by Gadilam and Pennaiyar rivers in the north, Vellar and Kollidam River (Coleroon) in the south.

In 2011, Cuddalore District had population of 26,05,914 of which male and female were 13,11,697 and 12,94,217  respectively with a sex-ratio of 987 females for every 1,000 males. In 2001 census, Cuddalore District had a population of 22,85,395 of which males were 11,50,908 and 11,34,487 were females. There was change of 14.02% in the population compared to population as per 2001. Average literacy rate of Cuddalore in 2011 were 78.04% compared to 71.01% of 2001.

Cuddalore District is divided in to 7 Taluks, they are

* Chidambaram Taluk
* Cuddalore Taluk
* Kattumannarkoil Taluk
* Panruti Taluk
* Tittakudi Taluk
* Kurinjipadi Taluk
* Vriddachalam Taluk
Kurinjipadi Taluk was recently separated as a new taluk.

Cuddalore District has 13 Blocks (sub taluk), they are

- Annagramam Block
- Bhuvanagiri Block
- Cuddalore Block
- Kammapuram Block
- Kattumannarkoil Block
- Keerapalayam Block
- Komaratchi Block
- Kurinjipadi Block
- Mangalur Block
- Nallur Block
- Panruti Block
- Parangipettai Block
- Vriddhachalam Block

Main Rivers of Cuddalore District

* Kollidam (Coleroon)
* Pennar
* Vellar

Lakes of Cuddalore District

* Perumal Eri
* Veeranam Lake
* Wellington Lake

Places of interest in Cuddalore District

- Chidambaram Temple
- Devanampattinam Beach
- Fort St David
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation
- Pataleeswarar Temple
- Pichavaram
- Satyagnana Sabha
- Silver Beach
- Thillai Kali Temple
- Thiruvadigai Temple
- Thiruvanthipuram Temple
- Vriddhagiriswarar Temple

கடலூர் மாவட்டம் ஒரு பார்வை

இந்தியாவின் மாநிலமாம் தமிழ்நாட்டு, அதில் உள்ள 32 மாவட்டங்களில் ஒன்று, இந்த கடலூர் மாவட்டம். இது சுமார் 3,564 சதுர.கி.மீ. பரவியுள்ளது. இம்மாவட்டத்தின் தலைமையகம் கடலூர் ஆகும். கடலூர் மாவட்டத்தின் எல்லைகள், வடக்கில் விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டமும், தெற்க்கில் நாகப்பட்டினம் மாவட்டமும்,  மேற்கே பெரம்பலூர் மாவட்டமும், கிழக்கே வங்காள விரிகுடாவும் உள்ளது.