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In 1964, Tambaram Town Panchayat was incorporated as a Grade III Municipality by annexing the Village Panchayats of Pulikoradu, Kadapperi, Tambaram, Irumbliyur, and Selaiyur. [15] [16] Due to rapid development and growth of the town commercially and residentially, the Municipality was classified as a 'Selection Grade Municipality'. [15]
The local administration under the department consists of 15 municipal corporations, 121 municipalities and 528 town panchayats. [2] [3] Greater Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the second oldest in the world and Tamil Nadu was the first state to establish town panchayats as a new administrative unit.
Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation in Thanjavur district [2] was formed on 20 December 2021 and is the 21st municipal corporation of Tamil Nadu. [3] [4] [5] Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation will include Darasuram town panchayat and 13 panchayats adjacent to the place.
The state has 489 town panchayats. [15] Town panchayats are upgraded to Grade III municipalities if they are found to be eligible. They are categorised in a similar way to that of Municipalities depending on the income criteria and population. Town panchayat council include elected ward councillors and their presiding officer, Town panchayat ...
Avadi City Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing the City of Avadi, in Chennai Metropolitan Area in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India.Avadi City Municipal Corporation has 48 wards with a population of 344,701 spreads over 65 sq.km.
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.
Urban local bodies in Karnataka are segregated into multiple categories like City Corporations, City Municipalities, Town Municipalities and Town Panchayats based on their population. They are governed according 1964 Act for Municipalities (for City or Town Municipalities and Pattana / Town Panchayats) and 1976 Act for Municipal Corporation ...
The town is also linked with Gulf of Mannar bay. The town is well connected by rail to other parts of the country with linkage to the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority. The total length of national highways covered in this corporation is 21 km (13 mi) and the length of state highways is about 31.73 km (19.72 mi).