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Category | Districts |
Location | Tamil Nadu |
Number | 38 districts |
Populations | Perambalur – 565,223 (lowest); Chennai – 7,139,630 (highest) |
Areas | Chennai – 426 km2 (164 sq mi) (smallest); Dindigul – 6,266.64 km2 (2,419.56 sq mi) (largest) |
Government | Government of Tamil Nadu |
Subdivisions | List of revenue divisions in Tamil Nadu |
The following pages are the districts of Tamil Nadu.
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S.No. | District | Code | Headquarters | Established | Formed from | Area (km2) | Population[1] | Population density (/km2) |
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1. | Ariyalur | AR | Ariyalur | 23 November 2007 | Perambalur | 1949.31 | 754,894 | 390 |
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2. | Chengalpattu | CGL | Chengalpattu | 29 November 2019 | Kanchipuram | 2,944.96 | 2,556,244 | 868 |
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3. | Chennai | CH | Chennai | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts (under former name of "Madras district") | 426 | 7,139,630 | 17,000 |
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4. | Coimbatore | CO | Coimbatore | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 4,723[3] | 3,458,045 | 732 |
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5. | Cuddalore | CU | Cuddalore | 30 September 1993 | South Arcot District | 3,703 | 2,605,914 | 709 |
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6. | Dharmapuri | DH | Dharmapuri | 2 October 1965 | Salem | 4,497.77 | 1,506,843 | 335 |
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7. | Dindigul | DI | Dindigul | 15 September 1985 | Madurai | 6,266.64 | 2,159,775 | 345 |
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8. | Erode | ER | Erode | 31 August 1979 | Coimbatore | 5,722[4] | 2,251,744 | 394 | ||
9. | Kallakurichi | KL | Kallakurichi | 26 November 2019 | Viluppuram | 3,520.37 | 1,370,281 | 389 |
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10. | Kanchipuram | KC | Kanchipuram | 1 July 1997 | Chingleput | 1,655.94 | 1,166,401 | 704 |
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11. | Kanniyakumari | KK | Nagercoil | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts (transferred from Travancore-Cochin) | 1,672 | 1,870,374 | 1,119 |
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12. | Karur | KR | Karur | 30 September 1995 | Tiruchirappalli | 2,895.57 | 1,064,493 | 357 |
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13. | Krishnagiri | KR | Krishnagiri | 9 February 2004 | Dharmapuri | 5,143 | 1,879,809 | 366 |
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14. | Madurai | MDU | Madurai | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 3,741.73 | 3,038,252 | 812 |
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15. | Mayiladuthurai | MYD | Mayiladuthurai | 28 December 2020 | Nagapattinam | 1,172 | 918,356 | 784 |
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16. | Nagapattinam | NG | Nagapattinam | 18 October 1991 | Thanjavur | 1,397 | 697,069 | 498 |
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17. | Namakkal | NM | Namakkal | 1 January 1997 | Salem | 3,368.21 | 1,726,601 | 513 |
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18. | Nilgiris | NI | Ooty | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 2,545 | 735,394 | 300 |
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19. | Perambalur | PE | Perambalur | 30 September 1995 | Tiruchirappalli | 1,757 | 565,223 | 320 |
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20. | Pudukkottai | PU | Pudukkottai | 14 January 1974 | Thanjavur and Tiruchirappalli | 4,663 | 1,618,345 | 347 |
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21. | Ramanathapuram | RA | Ramanathapuram | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 4,068.31 | 1,353,445 | 331 |
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22. | Ranipet | RN | Ranipet | 28 November 2019 | Vellore | 2,234.32 | 1,210,277 | 542 |
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23. | Salem | SA | Salem | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 5,245 | 3,482,056 | 669 |
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24. | Sivagangai | SI | Sivagangai | 15 March 1985 | Ramanathapuram | 4,189 | 1,339,101 | 328 |
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25. | Tenkasi | TS | Tenkasi | 22 November 2019 | Tirunelveli | 2916.13 | 1,407,627 | 483 |
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26. | Thanjavur | TJ | Thanjavur | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 3,396.57 | 2,405,890 | 708 |
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27. | Theni | TN | Theni | 25 July 1996 | Madurai | 3,242.3 | 1,245,899 | 406 |
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28. | Thoothukudi | TK | Thoothukudi | 20 October 1986 | Tirunelveli | 4,707 | 1,750,176 | 372 |
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29. | Tiruchirappalli | TC | Tiruchirappalli | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 4,403.83 | 2,722,290 | 618 |
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30. | Tirunelveli | TI | Tirunelveli | 1 November 1956 | One of the original 13 districts | 3842.37 | 1,665,253 | 433 |
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31. | Tirupathur | TU | Tirupattur | 28 November 2019 | Vellore | 1,797.92 | 1,111,812 | 618 |
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32. | Tiruppur | TP | Tiruppur | 22 February 2009 | Coimbatore and Erode | 5,186.34 | 2,479,052 | 478 |
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33. | Tiruvallur | TL | Tiruvallur | 1 July 1997 | Chingleput | 3,422.43 | 3,728,104 | 1,089 |
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34. | Tiruvannamalai | TV | Tiruvannamalai | 30 September 1989 | North Arcot | 6,188 | 2,464,875 | 398 |
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35. | Tiruvarur | TR | Thiruvarur | 18 October 1991 | Thanjavur | 2,161 | 1,264,277 | 585 |
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36. | Vellore | VE | Vellore | 30 September 1989 | North Arcot | 2030.11 | 1,614,242 | 795 |
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37. | Viluppuram | VL | Viluppuram | 30 September 1993 | South Arcot | 3725.54 | 2,093,003 | 562 |
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38. | Virudhunagar | VR | Virudhunagar | 15 March 1985 | Ramanathapuram | 4,241.0 | 1,942,288 | 453 |
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