The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Thiruporur.
This taluk was created by the former chief minister J.Jayalalithaa in 2012 bifurcating Chengalpattu Taluk due to population increase.
[2] Thiruporur taluk was previously a part of the Kanchipuram district.
The taluk is administered by the Tahsildar office located in Thiruporur.
[3] There are 57 villages in the newly created Thiruporur taluk.