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Tamil Nadu, the 11th largest state in India by area.As of 2020, the state has 38 districts, 21 municipal corporations and 138 municipalities. [1] [2] On 14 February 2019, the state government announced in the Assembly that Hosur and Nagercoil will be upgraded to municipal corporations.
Municipal corporations cater to larger urban areas, municipalities serve smaller urban areas, and town panchayats cater to areas that are under transition from rural to urban. [2] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats in Tamil Nadu. [3] [4]
The following are the cities in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, which have a population of 1 lakh (100,000) and above (city / corporation area only), based on the 2011 census conducted by Government of India. [1] [2]
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is divided into 38 districts. Districts are the major administrative divisions of a state and are further sub-divided into smaller taluks . During the British Raj , 12 districts of the erstwhile Madras Presidency had their boundaries within the present-day Tamil Nadu.
This is a list of metropolitan areas by population in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.As per the Constitution of India, a metropolitan area is defined as an area having a population of 10 lakh or more, comprised in one or more districts, and consisting of two or more municipalities or panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by a public notification.
T. Cities and towns in Tenkasi district (24 P) Cities and towns in Thanjavur district (2 C, 30 P) Cities and towns in Theni district (29 P) Cities and towns in Thoothukudi district (1 C, 31 P) Cities and towns in Tiruchirappalli district (1 C, 16 P) Cities and towns in Tirunelveli district (1 C, 47 P) Cities and towns in ...
Below is a list of urban agglomerations in the state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of 1 lakh and above based on the 2011 census of India. [1] Cities in bold are declared Municipal corporations . Chennai
Municipal Corporations. A municipal corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over elected councilors representing individual wards. Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the oldest urban body in India and is the second oldest corporation in the world after London. [5] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu.