page_title: South Arcot District (Madras Presidency)
hierarchical_section_title: South Arcot District (Madras Presidency)
caption_attribution_description: English: Location of former South Arcot district at the time of the formation of Madras State (present-day Tamil Nadu) in 1956. North Arcot district was bifurcated in 1993 in Viluppuram and Cuddalore districts. Present-day district borders (as of 2009) marked in grey.
context_page_description: South Arcot District was a district in the Madras Presidency of British India. It covered the area of the present-day districts of Cuddalore, Kallakurichi and Viluppuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The district was divided into eight taluks and covered a total area of 13,510 square kilometres. The administrative headquarters was the town of Cuddalore.
  In ancient times, South Arcot was a part of the Chola and the Pallava kingdoms. British presence in the district dates to 1690 when the British East India Company set up a factory at Fort St David near Cuddalore. South Arcot was the scene of confrontation between the British and the French and the British and Tipu Sultan. The British took over the administration in 1781 and established full sovereignty in 1801.
  The economy is largely agricultural. South Arcot is not noteworthy for mineral wealth.
context_section_description: South Arcot District was a district in the Madras Presidency of British India. It covered the area of the present-day districts of Cuddalore, Kallakurichi and Viluppuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The district was divided into eight taluks and covered a total area of 13,510 square kilometres (5,217 sq mi). The administrative headquarters was the town of Cuddalore.
  In  ancient times, South Arcot was a part of the Chola and the Pallava kingdoms. British presence in the district dates to 1690 when the British East India Company set up a factory at Fort St David near Cuddalore.  South Arcot was the scene of confrontation between the British and the French and the British and Tipu Sultan. The British took over the administration in 1781 and established full sovereignty in 1801.
  The economy is largely agricultural. South Arcot is not noteworthy for mineral wealth.
caption: Map of South Arcot district
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