General info

Part of:
India
Entity:
Tamil Nadu
Capital:
Chennai
Population:
62,405,679 (2001-03-01)
Area:
130,058 sq.km.
ISO code:
in-33
Region:
South-central Asia

India : Tamil Nadu

Administrative units

code district
taluk		 capital area (sq.km.) population
1991-03-01
census		 population
2001-03-01
census
source: Government of Tamil Nadu.
note: 2001 Census final data.
note: Krishnagiri split off from Dharmapuri.
01 Ariyalur Ariyalur 2,235.0   695,524
0001 Sendurai   314.8   102,741
0002 Udayarpalayam   1,243.7   358,467
0003 Ariyalur   676.5   234,316
02 Chennai Chennai (Madras) 174.0 3,841,396 4,343,645
03 Coimbatore Coimbatore 7,470.8 3,508,374 4,271,856
0001 Mettupalayam       237,805
0002 Avanashi       252,753
0003 Tiruppur       677,978
0004 Palladam       393,171
0005 Coimbatore North       349,225
0006 Coimbatore South       1,332,789
0007 Pollachi       544,194
0008 Udumalaipettai       388,834
0009 Valparai       95,107
04 Cuddalore Cuddalore 3,678.0 2,122,759 2,285,395
0001 Panruti       537,027
0002 Cuddalore       505,869
0003 Chidambaram       409,047
0004 Kattumannarkoil       242,696
0005 Virudhachalam       363,161
0006 Tittakudi       227,595
05 Dharmapuri Dharmapuri 4,497.8 2,428,596 1,295,182
0004 Palakkodu       301,580
0007 Harur       208,131
0008 Pappireddipatti       215,471
0009 Dharmapuri       375,118
0010 Pennagaram       194,882
06 Dindigul Dindigul 6,058.0 1,760,601 1,923,014
0001 Palani       266,000
0002 Oddanchatram       168,065
0003 Vedasandur       288,357
0004 Natham       134,208
0005 Dindigul       715,005
0006 Kodaikanal       100,645
0007 Nilakkottai       250,734
07 Erode Erode 8,209.0 2,320,263 2,581,500
0001 Sathyamangalam       287,605
0002 Bhavani       423,708
0003 Gobichettipalayam       361,201
0004 Perundurai       326,782
0005 Erode       706,529
0006 Kangeyam       196,892
0007 Dharapuram       278,783
08 Kancheepuram Kancheepuram 4,432.1 1,898,630 2,877,468
0001 Sriperumbudur       316,918
0002 Tambaram       979,085
0003 Chengalpattu       412,289
0004 Kancheepuram       418,115
0005 Uthiramerur       136,865
0006 Tirukalukundram       173,070
0007 Maduranthakam       254,845
0008 Cheyyur       186,281
09 Kanniyakumari Nagercoil 1,684.0 1,600,349 1,676,034
0001 Vilavancode       533,650
0002 Kalkulam       537,813
0003 Thovala       110,719
0004 Agastheeswaram       493,852
10 Karur Karur 3,003.5 854,162 935,686
0001 Aravakurichi       168,896
0002 Karur       373,528
0003 Krishnarayapuram       124,611
0004 Kulithalai       268,651
11 Krishnagiri Krishnagiri 5,143.3 .. 1,561,118
Denkanikottai       309,810
Hosur       398,032
Krishnagiri       512,859
Pochampalli       157,970
Uthangarai       182,447
12 Madurai Madurai 3,497.8 2,400,339 2,578,201
0001 Melur       251,919
0001 Madurai North       348,925
0001 Vadipatti       211,198
0001 Usilampatti       179,232
0001 Peraiyur       186,839
0001 Thirumangalam       196,642
0001 Madurai South       1,203,446
13 Nagapattinam Nagapattinam 2,715.8 1,201,512 1,488,839
0001 Sirkali       292,162
0002 Mayiladuthurai       367,074
0003 Tharangambadi       186,387
0004 Nagapattinam       260,445
0005 Kilvelur       127,580
0006 Thirukkuvalai       55,907
0007 Vedaranyam       199,284
14 Namakkal Namakkal 3,429.4 1,322,715 1,493,462
0001 Tiruchengode       529,686
0002 Rasipuram       317,571
0003 Namakkal       459,296
0004 Paramathi-Velur       186,909
15 Perambalur Perambalur 1,757.4 1,087,413 493,646
0001 Veppanthattai   573.7   136,401
0002 Perambalur   336.8   131,986
0003 Kunnam   846.8   225,259
16 Pudukkottai Pudukkottai 4,651.0 1,327,148 1,459,601
0001 Iluppur       191,389
0002 Kulathur       146,063
0003 Gandarvakkottai       79,925
0004 Pudukkottai       201,448
0005 Thirumayam       240,839
0006 Alangudi       257,823
0007 Aranthangi       179,589
0008 Manamelkudi       82,326
0009 Avudayarkoil       80,199
17 Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram 4,129.0 1,144,040 1,187,604
0001 Tiruvadanai       188,013
0002 Paramakudi       239,823
0003 Mudukulathur       101,546
0004 Kamuthi       113,460
0005 Kadaladi       124,703
0006 Ramanathapuram       351,165
0007 Rameswaram       68,894
18 Salem Salem 5,219.6 2,573,667 3,016,346
0001 Mettur       378,337
0002 Omalur       405,302
0003 Edappadi       193,362
0004 Sankari       223,775
0005 Salem       1,071,211
0006 Yercaud       39,080
0007 Vazhapadi       171,857
0008 Attur       384,642
0009 Gangavalli       148,780
19 Sivaganga Sivaganga 4,189.0 1,078,190 1,155,356
0001 Tirupathur       240,716
0002 Karaikkudi       243,675
0003 Devakottai       136,377
0004 Sivaganga       250,347
0005 Manamadurai       184,765
0006 Ilayangudi       99,476
20 Thanjavur Thanjavur 3,396.6 2,025,324 2,216,138
0001 Thiruvidaimarudur       212,977
0002 Kumbakonam       404,393
0003 Papanasam       255,093
0004 Thiruvaiyaru       173,286
0005 Thanjavur       448,301
0006 Orathanadu       234,295
0007 Pattukkottai       370,288
0008 Peravurani       117,505
21 Nilgiris, The Udhagamandalam 2,549.0 710,214 762,141
0001 Panthalur       117,157
0002 Gudalur       98,212
0003 Udhagamandalam       205,633
0004 Kotagiri       113,597
0005 Coonoor       175,067
0006 Kundah       52,475
22 Theni Theni 3,067.2 1,049,323 1,093,950
0001 Bodinayakanur       167,718
0002 Periyakulam       188,554
0003 Theni       174,145
0004 Uthamapalayam       376,963
0005 Andipatti       186,570
23 Thiruvallur Thiruvallur 3,424.0 2,754,963 2,754,756
0001 Gummidipoondi       159,598
0002 Ponneri       331,406
0003 Uthukkottai       130,919
0004 Tiruttani       185,782
0005 Pallipattu       183,361
0006 Thiruvallur       325,034
0007 Poonamallee       431,758
0008 Ambattur       1,006,898
24 Thiruvarur Thiruvarur 2,167.6 1,304,621 1,169,474
0001 Valangaiman       94,474
0002 Kodavasal       189,456
0003 Nannilam       124,899
0004 Thiruvarur       137,202
0005 Needamangalam       137,268
0006 Mannargudi       287,019
0007 Thiruthuraipoondi       199,156
25 Thoothukudi Tuticorin 4,621.0 1,455,920 1,572,273
0001 Kovilpatti       262,249
0002 Ettayapuram       73,991
0003 Vilathikulam       135,285
0004 Ottapidaram       115,254
0005 Thoothukkudi       405,363
0006 Srivaikuntam       191,883
0007 Tiruchendur       291,428
0008 Sathankulam       96,820
26 Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 4,403.8 2,196,473 2,418,366
0001 Thottiyam       126,569
0002 Musiri       221,055
0003 Thuraiyur       231,497
0004 Manachanallur       159,013
0005 Lalgudi       245,698
0006 Srirangam       174,689
0007 Tiruchirappalli   23.3 777,890 928,590
0008 Manapparai       331,255
27 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli 6,823.0 2,501,832 2,723,988
0001 Sivagiri       177,852
0002 Sankarankoil       342,584
0003 Veerakeralamputhur       104,591
0004 Tenkasi       346,487
0005 Shenkottai       127,722
0006 Alangulam       157,001
0007 Tirunelveli       539,327
0008 Palayamkottai       67,222
0009 Ambasamudram       392,226
0010 Nanguneri       204,381
0011 Radhapuram       264,595
28 Tiruvannamalai Tiruvanamalai 6,191.0 2,042,979 2,186,125
0001 Arani       268,043
0002 Cheyyar       317,942
0003 Vandavasi       316,559
0004 Polur       398,647
0005 Chengam       393,963
0006 Tiruvannamalai       490,971
29 Vellore Vellore 6,077.0 3,026,432 3,477,317
0001 Gudiyatham       378,674
0002 Katpadi       332,363
0003 Wallajah       380,396
0004 Arakonam       459,643
0005 Arcot       230,673
0006 Vellore       643,645
0007 Vaniyambadi       551,468
0008 Tirupathur       500,455
30 Viluppuram Viluppuram 7,250.0 2,755,674 2,960,373
0001 Gingee       374,238
0002 Tindivanam       413,141
0003 Vanur       166,567
0004 Viluppuram       612,388
0005 Tirukkoyilur       373,521
0006 Sankarapuram       340,675
0007 Kallakkurichi       385,250
0008 Ulundurpettai       294,593
31 Virudhunagar Virudhunagar 4,283.0 1,565,037 1,751,301
0001 Rajapalayam       307,959
0002 Srivilliputhur       269,317
0003 Sivakasi       377,976
0004 Virudhunagar       233,894
0005 Kariapatti       90,644
0006 Tiruchuli       91,262
0007 Aruppukkottai       223,281
0008 Sattur       156,968
in-33 total   130,058.0 55,858,946 62,405,679

Main cities

name population
1991-03-01
census		 population
2001-03-01
census
Chennai (ex Madras) 3,841,396 4,343,645
Coimbatore 816,321 930,882
Madurai 940,989 928,869
Tiruchirappalli 387,223 752,066
Salem 366,712 696,760
Tirunelveli 135,825 411,831
Tiruppur 235,661 344,543
Ambattur .. 310,967
Avadi .. 229,403
Thoothukkudi (Tuticorin) 199,854 216,054
Thanjavur 202,013 215,314
Tiruvottiyur .. 212,281
Nagercoil 190,084 208,179
Dindigul 182,477 196,955
Vellore 175,061 177,230
Cuddalore 144,561 158,634
Kancheepuram .. 153,140
Erode 159,232 150,541
Alandur .. 146,287
Pallavaram .. 144,623
Kumbakonam 139,483 139,954
Tambaram .. 137,933
Tiruvannamalai 109,196 130,567
Neyveli 118,080 127,552
Rajapalayam 114,202 122,307
Pudukkottai .. 109,217
Ambur .. 99,624
Viluppuram .. 95,455
Valparai 106,523 95,107
Udhagamandalam .. 93,987
Nagapattinam .. 93,148
Gudiyatham .. 91,452
Pollachi .. 88,302
Kovilpatti .. 87,450
Karaikkudi .. 86,596
Vaniyambadi .. 85,752
Theni Allinagaram .. 85,498
Hosur .. 84,394
Mayiladuthurai .. 84,505
Aruppukkottai .. 84,029
Paramakudi .. 84,321
Tiruchengode .. 80,187
Arakonam .. 78,686
Kurichi .. 77,853
Madavaram .. 76,093
Karur .. 76,336
Kadayanallur .. 75,612
source: Census of India 2001.