Namakkal district
was bifurcated from Salem District with head quarters
as Namakkal with an order issued by the Government
on 25-07-1996. Namakkal district started functioning
as a separate district with effect from 01-01-1997.
It has two Revenue Divisions, viz., Namakkal and Tiruchengode
and four taluks viz., Namakkal, Rasipuram, Tiruchengode
and Paramathi-Velur. |
In Namakkal, Kottai (Fort) area
is on the west, the Pettai (Business) area is on
the east and at the centre is the rock Namagiri, which
is the source for the town's name. The fort covers
an area of one and a half acres of flat surface and
is accessible from the southwest by a flight of narrow
steps. The namam (mark) is the white and red graphic
symbol of Vishnu. The symbol is depicted with three vertical lines, two white ones with a red one sandwiched in between. |
