95.67% of the population spoke Tamil, 2.08% Telugu and 1.10% Urdu as their first language. Politics |} Taluks In 2013, Tiruchirappalli district went from nine taluks to eleven taluks. Thuraiyur taluk Manapparai taluk Marungapuri taluk Srirangam taluk Tiruchirappalli West taluk Tiruchirappalli East taluk Thiruverumbur taluk Lalgudi taluk Manachanallur taluk Musiri taluk Thottiyam taluk Urban centres Tiruchirappalli District consists of the following urban centres: Trichy City Thuraiyur town Manapparai town Thuvakudi town Lalgudi town panchayat Manachanallur town panchayat Musiri town panchayat Thottiyam town panchayat Uppiliapuram Town panchayat Thandalaiputhur panchayat Navalurkuttapattu panchayat Mettupalayam panchayat B.Mettur panchayat Balakrishnampatti panchayat Thataiyagarpettai panchayat mangalam panchayat Major industries Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) High Energy Projectile Factory (HEPF) Golden Rock Railway Workshop Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli Light and heavy engineering Leather Tanneries Food Processing Sugar Mills (Traditional) Cigar Making (village) Industries Hosiery and garments (to a small extent) IT/BPO Manufacturing of Synthetic Stones for Jewelry Natural resources and water bodies The major rivers are the River Kaveri and the River Kollidam. The important rivers across city is Koraiyar, Uyyakondan and Kudamuruti rivers. Agriculture The district has a large cattle and poultry population with agriculture workers in the smaller villages like Kalpalayathanpatti. The rivers Kaveri and Kollidam start branching out to form the Kaveri delta irrigating vast tracts of land in the district. The major crops are rice (vast tracts); sugarcane (vast tracts); banana/plantain; coconut; cotton (small tracts); betel; maize; and groundnut. Trichirapalli district is well known for all varieties of Banana Cultivation. Banana research centre is located in Tiruchirapalli Agricultural University. Hill Jackfruit, Cassava, mountain crops are grown in the Pachaimalai Hills of Trichirapalli district. Divya Desam Temples The first five divya desam temples are located in tiruchirappalli district. Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple (1st Divya Desam) Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple (2nd Divya Desam) Uthamar Kovil (3rd Divya Desam) Pundarikakshan Perumal Temple (4th Divya Desam) Sundararaja Perumal temple (5th Divya Desam) References External links Srirangam Tiruchirapalli District Districts of Tamil Nadu