The sacred town, Tirukalukundram is the present taluk headquarters.
It is famous for mara sekku machine oil like kadalai ennai, nallaennai and many types of oil with moderate cost for buying.
famous snacks item like poondu mixture, karasev and karaboonthi, munthiri pakoda are at moderate cost for buying.
tharpoosani is famous in summer season for buying at moderate cost in road side.
The taluk is administered by the Tahsildar office located in Tirukalukundram.