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Revision as of 08:02, 21 August 2019
Districts of Tamil Nadu | |
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Location | Tamil Nadu |
Number | 37 |
Populations | Chennai is the largest by population and Perambalur is the smallest by population. |
Areas | Chennai is 426 sq.km and is the smallest. Tiruvannamalai is 6191 sq.km and is the largest. |
Subdivisions |
Tamil Nadu is India's southern most state and is bordered by the Union Territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Chennai (formerly known as Madras) is the capital of Tamil Nadu. The state, in southern India is divided into 37 districts. Tiruvannamalai district is the largest district whereas Chennai district is the smallest district by area.
History
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 1967. 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:
- 1966: Dharmapuri district split from Salem district
- 1974: Pudukkottai district split from Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur districts
- 1979: Erode district split from Coimbatore district
- 1985: Virudhunagar and Sivaganga districts split from Madurai and Ramanathapuram
- 1985: Dindigul district split from Madurai district
- 1986: Thoothukudi split from Tirunelveli district
- 1989: Tiruvannamalai and Vellore districts split from North Arcot district (District ceased to exist)
- 1991: Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts split from Thanjavur district
- 1993: Cuddalore and Viluppuram districts split from South Arcoddistrict (District ceased to exist)
- 1995: Karur and Perambalur districts split from Tiruchirappalli district
- 1996: Theni district split from Madurai district
- 1997: Namakkal district split from Salem district
- 1997: Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts split from Chingleput district (District ceased to exist)
- 2004: Krishnagiri district split from Dharmapuri district
- 2007: Ariyalur district split from Perambalur district
- 2009: Tiruppur district split from Coimbatore and Erode districts
- 2019: Kallakurichi district split from Viluppuram
- 2019: Tenkasi district split from Tirunelveli district
- 2019: Chengalpattu district split from Kanchipuram district
- 2019: Tirupathur and Ranipet districts split from Vellore district[1][2]
Districts of Tamil Nadu
List of districts by division
Here is the list of district organized by division and ranking while creation:
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Table
The table below lists geographic and demographic parameters for all 37 districts.[3]
No. | District | Code | Headquarters | Established | Formed from | Area (km2) | Population (2011 Census) | Population density (2011 Census) (/km2) | Taluks | map |
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1. | Ariyalur | AR | Ariyalur | 23 November 2007 | Perambalur District | 1,949.31 | 754,894[4] | 387 | ||
2. | Chengalpattu | CG | Chengalpattu | 18 July 2019 | Kanchipuram District |
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3. | Chennai | CH | Chennai | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts (under former name of "Madras District") |
426 | 8,946,732[5] | 26105 | ||
4. | Coimbatore | CO | Coimbatore | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts |
4,723[6] | 3,458,045[7] | 732 | • Aanamalai
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5. | Cuddalore | CU | Cuddalore | 30 September 1993 | South Arcot District (Madras Presidency) | 3,678 | 2,605,914[9] | 709 | ||
6. | Dharmapuri | DH | Dharmapuri | 2 October 1965 | Salem District | 4,497.77 | 1,506,843[10] | 335 | ||
7. | Dindigul | DI | Dindigul | 15 September 1985 | Madurai District | 6,266.64 | 2,159,775[11] | 345 | ||
8. | Erode | ER | Erode | 31 August 1979 | Coimbatore District | 8,161 | 2,251,744[13] | 394 | ||
9. | Kallakurichi | KL | Kallakurichi | 8 January 2019 | Viluppuram District |
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10. | Kanchipuram | KC | Kanchipuram | 1 July 1997 | Chingleput District (Madras Presidency) | 4,393 | 3,998,252[14] | 910 | ||
11. | Kanniyakumari | KK | Nagercoil | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts (annexed from Kerala) | 1,672 | 1,870,374[15] | 1119 | ||
12. | Karur | KR | Karur | 30 September 1995 | Tiruchirappalli District | 2,895.57 | 1,064,493[16] | 368 | ||
13. | Krishnagiri | KR | Krishnagiri | 9 February 2004 | Dharmapuri District | 5,143 | 1,879,809[17] | 366 | ||
14. | Madurai | MA | Madurai | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 3,741.73 | 3,038,252[18] | 812 | ||
15. | Nagapattinam | NG | Nagapattinam | 18 October 1991 | Thanjavur District | 2,715.83 | 1,616,450[19] | 595 | ||
16. | Namakkal | NM | Namakkal | 1 January 1997 | Salem District | 3363 | 1,726,601[20] | 513 |
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17. | Nilgiris | NI | Ooty | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 2,452.5 | 735,394[21] | 300 | ||
18. | Perambalur | PE | Perambalur | 30 September 1995 | Tiruchirappalli District | 1,757 | 565,223[22] | 322 | ||
19. | Pudukkottai | PU | Pudukottai | 14 January 1974 | Ramanathapuram District and Tiruchirappalli District | 4,663 | 1,618,345[23] | 347 | ||
20. | Ramanathapuram | RA | Ramanathapuram | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 4,089.57 | 1,353,445[24] | 331 | ||
21. | Ranipet | RN | Ranipet | 15 August 2019 | Vellore district | |||||
22. | Salem | SA | Salem | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 5,205 | 3,482,056[25] | 669 | ||
23. | Sivaganga | SI | Sivaganga | 15 March 1985 | Madurai District and Ramanathapuram District | 4,086 | 1,339,101[26] | 328 | ||
24. | Tenkasi | TS | Tenkasi | 18 July 2019 | Tirunelveli District | |||||
25. | Thanjavur | TJ | Thanjavur | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 3,396.57 | 2,405,890[27] | 708 | ||
26. | Theni | TH | Theni | 25 July 1996 | Madurai District | 3,066 | 1,245,899[29] | 406 | ||
27. | Thoothukudi | TK | Thoothukudi | 20 October 1986 | Tirunelveli District | 4,621 | 1,750,176[30] | 379 | ||
28. | Tiruchirappalli | TC | Tiruchirappalli | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 4,407 | 2,722,290[31] | 618 | ||
29. | Tirunelveli | TI | Tirunelveli | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 6,810 | 3,077,233[32] | 452 | ||
30. | Tirupathur | TU | Tirupattur | 15 August 2019 | Vellore District | |||||
31. | Tiruppur | TP | Tiruppur | 22 February 2009 | Coimbatore District and Erode District | 5,186.34 | 2,479,052[33] | 478 | ||
32. | Tiruvallur | TL | Tiruvallur | 1 July 1997 | Chingleput District (Madras Presidency) | 3,424 | 3,728,104[34] | 1089 | ||
33. | Tiruvannamalai | TV | Tiruvannamalai | 30 September 1989 | North Arcot | 6,191 | 2,464,875[35] | 398 | ||
34. | Tiruvarur | TR | Thiruvarur | 18 October 1991 | Thanjavur District | 2,161 | 1,264,277[36] | 585 | ||
35. | Vellore | VE | Vellore | 30 September 1989 | North Arcot | 6,077 | 3,936,331[37] | 648 | ||
36. | Viluppuram | VL | Viluppuram | 30 September 1993 | South Arcot District (Madras Presidency) | 7,217 | 3,458,873[38] | 479 |
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37. | Virudhunagar | VR | Virudhunagar | 15 March 1985 | Madurai District and Ramanathapuram District | 4,288 | 2,105,930[39] | 453 |
See also
- List of Developmental administrative units of Tamil Nadu state
- List of Revenue Divisions of Tamil Nadu
References
- ^ Aug 15, Shanmughasundaram J. | TNN | Updated:; 2019; Ist, 9:36. "Vellore district to be trifurcated; Nov 1 to be Tamil Nadu Day | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
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- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Namakkal district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Nilgiris district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Perambalur district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Thoothukudi district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Tiruppur district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Thiruvarur district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Vellore district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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