Tenkasi has been carved out of Tirunelveli as the 33rd district of Tamilnadu.
The district officially came into existence on November 22, 2019.
Tirunelveli district was originally formed in 1790 by the British.
Tuticorin was carved out of Nellai district during the rule of Puratchi Thalaivar Dr.MGR in 1986.
The newly-inaugurated district has Tenkasi and Sankarankoil revenue divisions, eight taluks, five municipalities, 224 village panchayats and 251 revenue villages.