List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population

This article lists the largest urban agglomerations in the state of Tamil Nadu, India based on the 2011 census conducted by Government of India.

Population Details

Rank	Name	District	Population 2011
1	Chennai	Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur	8,696,010
2	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	2,151,466
3	Madurai	Madurai	1,462,420
4	Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	1,021,717
5	Salem	Salem	962,982
6	Tiruppur	Tiruppur	919,150
7	Erode	Erode	821,776
8	Tirunelveli	Tirunelveli	498,984
9	Vellore	Vellore	481,966
10	Thoothukkudi	Thoothukkudi	410,760
11	Dindigul	Dindigul	292,132
12	Thanjavur	Thanjavur	290,724
13	Karur	Karur	262,346
14	Sivakasi	Virudhunagar	234,688
15	Ranipet	Vellore	233,763
16	Udhagamandalam	Nilgiris	233,374
17	Hosur	Krishnagiri	229,507
18	Nagercoil	Kanyakumari	224,329
17	Kanchipuram	Kanchipuram	221,749
18	Kumarapalayam	Namakkal	194,992
19	Karaikkudi	Sivaganga	184,347
20	Neyveli	Cuddalore	178,925
21	Cuddalore	Cuddalore	173,361
22	Kumbakonam	Thanjavur	167,098
23	Tiruvannamalai	Tiruvannamalai	144,683
24	Pollachi	Coimbatore	135,235
25	Rajapalayam	Virudunagar	130,119
26	Gudiyatham	Vellore	124,274
27	Pudukottai	Pudukottai	117,215
28	Vaniyambadi	Vellore	116,712
29	Ambur	Vellore	113,856
30	Nagapattinam	Nagapattinam	102,838