List of districts in Tamil Nadu

Districts of Tamil Nadu
Location Tamil Nadu
Number 32
Populations 565,223 (Perambalur) – 4,646,732 (Chennai)
Areas 178.2 km² (Chennai) – 7,217 km² (Villupuram)
Subdivisions Cities, Towns

The state of Tamil Nadu, in southern India is divided into 32 districts. Villupuram is the largest district by area whereas Chennai is the smallest but also the most populated and densely populated.

Tamil Nadu location in India

History

An animation showing the timeline of the division of districts in Tamil Nadu.

After the Indian independence in August 1947, the former British province of Madras Presidency was renamed Madras State. Following states reorganizations in 1953 and 1956, the present state boundaries emerged. It was officially renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969. In 1956, Madras State was made up of 13 districts: Chingleput, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Madras, Madurai, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Ramanathapuram, Salem, South Arcot, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, and Tirunelveli. Since then, the districts have been divided as follows:

Districts of Tamil Nadu

The table below lists geographic and demographic parameters for all 32 districts.[1]

No. District Code Headquarters Established Formed from Area (km2) Population (2011 Census) Taluks Map
1. Ariyalur AR Ariyalur 23 November 2007 Perambalur district 3,208 754,894[2]
2. Chennai CH [3] 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 178.2 4,646,732[4]
3. Coimbatore CO Coimbatore 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 4,723[5] 3,458,045[6]
4. Cuddalore CU Cuddalore 30 September 1993 South Arcot district 3,678 2,605,914[8]
5. Dharmapuri DH Dharmapuri 2 October 1965 Salem district 4,497.77 1,506,843[9]
6. Dindigul DI Dindigul 15 September 1985 Madurai district 6,266.64 2,159,775[10]
7. Erode ER Erode 31 August 1979 Coimbatore district 5,692 2,251,744[12]
8. Kanchipuram KC Kanchipuram 1 July 1997 Chengalpattu district 4,393 3,998,252[13]
9. Kanyakumari KK Nagercoil 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 1,672 1,870,374[14]
10. Karur KR Karur 30 September 1995 Tiruchirappalli district 2,895.57 1,064,493[15]
11. Krishnagiri KR Krishnagiri 9 February 2004 Dharmapuri district 5,143 1,879,809[16]
12. Madurai MA Madurai 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 3,741.73 3,038,252[17]
13. Nagapattinam NG Nagapattinam 18 October 1991 Thanjavur district 2,715.83 1,616,450[18]
14. Namakkal NM Namakkal 1 January 1997 Salem district 3363 1,726,601[19]
15. The Nilgiris NI Ooty 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 2,452.5 735,394[20]
16. Perambalur PE Perambalur 30 September 1995 Tiruchirappalli district 3,690.07 565,223[21]
17. Pudukkottai PU Pudukottai 14 January 1974 Tiruchirappalli district 4,663 1,618,345[22]
18. Ramanathapuram RA Ramanathapuram 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 4,089.57 1,353,445[23]
19. Salem SA Salem 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 5,205 3,482,056[24]
20. Sivaganga SI Sivaganga 15 March 1985 Madurai district and Ramanathapuram district 4,086 1,339,101[25]
21. Thanjavur TJ Thanjavur 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 3,396.57 2,405,890[26]
22. Theni TH Theni 25 July 1996 Madurai district 3,066 1,245,899[28]
23. Thoothukudi TK Thoothukudi 20 October 1986 Tirunelveli district 4,621 1,750,176[29]
24. Tiruchirappalli TC Tiruchirappalli 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 4,407 2,722,290[30]
25. Tirunelveli TI Tirunelveli 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 6,810 3,077,233[31]
26. Tiruppur TP Tiruppur 22 February 2009 Coimbatore district and Erode district 5,186.34 2,479,052[32]
27. Tiruvallur TL Tiruvallur 1 July 1997 Chengalpattu district 3,424 3,728,104[33]
28. Tiruvannamalai TV Tiruvannamalai 30 September 1989 North Arcot district 6,191 2,464,875[34]
29. Tiruvarur TR Thiruvarur 18 October 1991 Thanjavur district 2,161 1,264,277[35]
30. Vellore VE Vellore 30 September 1989 North Arcot district 6,077 3,936,331[36]
31. Viluppuram VL Viluppuram 30 September 1993 South Arcot district 7,217 3,458,873[37]
32. Virudhunagar VR Virudhunagar 15 March 1985 Madurai district and Ramanathapuram district 4,288 1,942,288[38]

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See also

References

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