What is Chennai district?
'''Chennai district''', formerly known as Madras district, was one of the 32 districts in the [[Tamil Nadu]] state of [[India]]. It is the smallest district of [[Tamil Nadu]] but has the highest population density. Most of the [[Chennai|Chennai Metro region]] comes under this district. ==Demographics== According to the 2011 census, the population of the Chennai district is 4,646,732. The male population is 2,335,844 and female population is 2,310,888. The literacy rate is 90.18%. The density of population in this district is 26,553 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio is 989 females per 1000 males.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/21-chennai.html|title=Chennai District Population Census 2011-2019, Tamil Nadu literacy sex ratio and density|website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> ==Administrative divisions== Chennai district is divided into various taluks for administration purposes. They are: {{columns-list| # [[Aminjikarai taluk]] # [[Ayanavaram taluk]] # [[Egmore taluk]] # [[Guindy taluk]] # [[Mambalam taluk]] # [[Mylapore taluk]] # [[Perambur taluk]] # [[Tondiarpet taluk]] # [[Purasaiwalkam taluk]] # [[Velachery taluk]] # [[Sholinganallur taluk]] # [[Tambaram taluk]] # [[Madhavaram taluk]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-now-has-10-taluks-as-govt-gets-close-to-you/articleshow/27694284.cms |work= The Times of India |title=Chennai now has 10 taluks, as govt gets close to you |author=Julie Mariappan |date=21 December 2013}}</ref>}} ==Geographical area== The total area of the Chennai district is {{convert|178.8|km2|abbr=off}}. The district is in the Coromandel coast of the [[Bay of Bengal]]. The Guindy National Park region covers {{convert|2.71|km2|abbr=off}} of reserved forest. The waterways here are the [[Cooum River]], [[Adyar River]], [[Buckingham Canal]] and [[Otteri Nullah]] stream.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/SeminarOnWaterways/5.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-12-01 |archive-date=2012-03-28