Indian Village Directory

Tamil Nadu

The capital of Tamil Nadu is Chennai, Its population is as per the 2011 census. The state covers an area of 130,058 sq km, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Urdu, English are the main languages of Tamil Nadu.

List of Districts in Tamil Nadu
District Total Population(2011) Total Village
Ariyalur 754894 213
Chennai 4646732 0
Coimbatore 3458045 237
Cuddalore 2605914 828
Dharmapuri 1506843 486
Dindigul 2159775 362
Erode 2251744 306
Kancheepuram 3998252 1019
Kanniyakumari 1870374 63
Karur 1064493 170
Krishnagiri 1879809 655
Madurai 3038252 570
Nagapattinam 1616450 491
Namakkal 1726601 389
Perambalur 565223 159
Pudukkottai 1618345 750
Ramanathapuram 1353445 393
Salem 3482056 585
Sivaganga 1339101 515
Thanjavur 2405890 805
The Nilgiris 735394 40
Theni 1245899 98
Thiruvallur 3728104 617
Thiruvarur 1264277 547
Thoothukkudi 1750176 439
Tiruchirappalli 2722290 471
Tirunelveli 3077233 465
Tiruppur 2479052 297
Tiruvannamalai 2464875 1095
Vellore 3936331 858
Viluppuram 3458873 1486
Virudhunagar 1942288 570
Fact of Tamil Nadu
Official Website www.tn.gov.in
Date of Formation 1950-01-26
Area 130,058 sq km
Density 555/Km2
Total Population (2011) 72138958
Males Population (2011) 36158871
Females Population (2011) 35980087
No. of District 32
Capital Chennai
Rivers Kaveri, Thamirabarani, Vaigai, Chittar, Manimuthar etc.
Forests & National Park Mudumalai NP, Mukurthi NP, Annamalai NP, Indira Gandhi WS and NP.
Languages Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Urdu, English
Neighbours State Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
State Animal Nilgiri Tahr
State Bird Emerald Dove
State Tree Palmyra tree
State Flower Glory lily
Net State Domestic Product (2011) 72993
Literacy Rate (2011) 0.6972
Females per 1000 males 995
Assembly constituency 234
Parliamentary constituency 39

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