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The city is the headquarters of the Madurai region of TNEB and along with its suburbs, forms the Madurai Metro Electricity Distribution Circle, which is further divided into six divisions. [206] Water supply is provided by the Madurai City Corporation with overhead tanks and power pumps. In the period 2010–2011, a total of 950.6 lakh litres ...
The Nayaks ruled over Madurai for over 200 years with the capital city switching between Madurai and Tiruchirapally. Nayak rule ended in 1736 CE and Madurai was repeatedly captured several times by Chanda Sahib (1740 – 1754 CE), Arcot Nawab and Muhammed Yusuf Khan (1725 – 1764 CE) in the middle of 18th century.
The city roads radiate from the temple complex and major ring roads form a concentric pattern for the city, a structure that follows the Silpa Sastra guidelines for a city design. [10] [25] Madurai is one of the many temple towns in the state which is named after the groves, clusters or forests dominated by a particular variety of a tree or ...
Madurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. [1] [3] The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters.It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai.
The Madurai Metropolitan Area, is the 17th largest metropolitan area in India and is the third largest metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu only next to Chennai, Coimbatore The Madurai Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Madurai and its suburbs in Madurai district. [1] [2]
Indian cities by GDP S.no Metropolitan area State(s) Metropolitan GDP (fy-2022) % GDP Contribution to State [3] Area (sq.km) Population (2011) Estimated City population (2025)
Corporation of Madurai is the civic body which administers the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India.Madurai is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Formed on 1 May 1971 as the first Municipal Corporation in Tamil Nadu post independence, it is the third largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu in population and revenue.
Madurai Municipal Corporation was established in 1971 and Coimbatore Municipal Corporation in 1981. Three more were established in 1994 and the count remained at six till 2007. Since then 19 more urban bodies have been declared as municipal corporations. As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations in the state.