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Tamil Nadu

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38
Districts
316
Mandals
18,728
Villages

Tamil Nadu ਦੇ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੇ ਪਿੰਡ

Population, literacy & elevation rankings →
  1. 1PambanRameswaram, Ramanathapuram · 37,819
  2. 2Cherangode1Panthalur, The Nilgiris · 33,506
  3. 3SemmanjeriSholinganallur, Chennai · 29,751
  4. 4MyaladumparaiAndipatti, Theni · 29,731
  5. 5KavandapadiBhavani, Erode · 28,590
  6. 6KadiapattinamKalkulam, Kanniyakumari · 26,589
  7. 7KadamalaikunduAndipatti, Theni · 23,650
  8. 8Nelliyalam1Panthalur, The Nilgiris · 21,836
  9. 9Kaveripuram NorthMettur, Salem · 21,306
  10. 10VadakuthuKurinjipadi, Cuddalore · 21,236
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Districts → Mandals → Villages
38 districts · 316 mandals
Electoral · Lok Sabha
Parliamentary constituencies
39 Lok Sabha seats
Electoral · Vidhan Sabha
Assembly constituencies
234 assembly seats
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About Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has 38 districts indexed on VoiceOfVillage. Editorial content for this state hasn't been published yet — browse districts and villages below.

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State at a glance

About Tamil Nadu

Chief Minister
M. K. Stalin
DMK · Since 2021
Governor
R. N. Ravi
Since 2021
Capital
Chennai
Formed
1969
57 years ago

State symbols

  • State bird
    Common Emerald Dove (Mara Pura)
  • State animal
    Nilgiri Tahr (Varaiaadu)
  • State flower
    Glory Lily (Senganthal)
  • State tree
    Palmyra Palm (Panai)
  • Classical dance
    Bharatanatyam
  • State sport
    Kabaddi

Top crops

RiceSugarcaneCottonCoconutBanana

Must-visit places in Tamil Nadu

Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai — Tamil Nadu
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temple

Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai

14 gopurams of Dravidian baroque; one of India's largest temple complexes.

Image: Ssriram mt / CC-BY-SA-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

  • historical
    Mahabalipuram

    7th-c. Pallava shore temples + rock-cut Arjuna's Penance (UNESCO).

  • hill
    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    Nilgiris colonial hill station; toy train UNESCO route.

  • temple
    Rameswaram

    Char Dham island; Ramanathaswamy temple's 1,212 carved pillars.

  • beach
    Marina Beach, Chennai

    World's 2nd-longest urban beach; lighthouse, MGR & Annadurai memorials.

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Districts of Tamil Nadu

38 district centroids, sized by Census 2011 population. Tap a district to open its page.

TenkasiTenkasiRanipetRanipetChengalpattuChengalpattuMayiladuthuraiMayiladuthuraiKallakurichiKallakurichiTirupathurTirupathurPerambalur · 5,65,223 peoplePerambalurThe Nilgiris · 7,35,394 peopleThe NilgirisAriyalur · 7,54,894 peopleAriyalurKarur · 10,64,493 peopleKarurTheni · 12,45,899 peopleTheniThiruvarur · 12,64,277 peopleThiruvarurSivaganga · 13,39,101 peopleSivagangaRamanathapuram · 13,53,445 peopleRamanathapuramDharmapuri · 15,06,843 peopleDharmapuriNagapattinam · 16,16,450 peopleNagapattinamPudukkottai · 16,18,345 peoplePudukkottaiNamakkal · 17,26,601 peopleNamakkalThoothukkudi · 17,50,176 peopleThoothukkudiKanniyakumari · 18,70,374 peopleKanniyakumariKrishnagiri · 18,79,809 peopleKrishnagiriVirudhunagar · 19,42,288 peopleVirudhunagarDindigul · 21,59,775 peopleDindigulErode · 22,51,744 peopleErodeThanjavur · 24,05,890 peopleThanjavurTiruvannamalai · 24,64,875 peopleTiruvannamalaiTiruppur · 24,79,052 peopleTiruppurCuddalore · 26,05,914 peopleCuddaloreTiruchirappalli · 27,22,290 peopleTiruchirappalliMadurai · 30,38,252 peopleMaduraiTirunelveli · 30,77,233 peopleTirunelveliCoimbatore · 34,58,045 peopleCoimbatoreViluppuram · 34,58,873 peopleViluppuramSalem · 34,82,056 peopleSalemThiruvallur · 37,28,104 peopleThiruvallurVellore · 39,36,331 peopleVelloreKancheepuram · 39,98,252 peopleKancheepuramChennai · 46,46,732 peopleChennai5 km
People≤ 1339k1339k–1750k1750k–2465k2465k–3458k> 3458k largest: Chennai

Centroids from LGD/OSM. Not a survey map.

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All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu

ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ 'ਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰਕੇ ਮੰਡਲ, ਫਿਰ ਹਰ ਪਿੰਡ ਵੇਖੋ।

316 mandals · 18,728 villages
Sorted alphabetically
01 · ZP-1

Ariyalur

అరియాలూర్
4 mandals219 villages
02 · ZP-2

Chengalpattu

చెంగల్పట్టు
8 mandals706 villages
03 · ZP-3

Chennai

చెన్నై
16 mandals201 villages
04 · ZP-4

Coimbatore

కోయంబత్తూరు
11 mandals331 villages
05 · ZP-5

Cuddalore

కడలూర్
10 mandals930 villages
06 · ZP-6

Dharmapuri

ధర్మపురి
7 mandals520 villages
07 · ZP-7

Dindigul

దిండిగల్
10 mandals397 villages
08 · ZP-8

Erode

ఈరోడ్
10 mandals486 villages
09 · ZP-9

Kallakurichi

కళ్లకురిచి
7 mandals597 villages
10 · ZP-10

Kancheepuram

కాంచీపురం
5 mandals556 villages
11 · ZP-11

Kanniyakumari

కన్యాకుమారి
6 mandals263 villages
12 · ZP-12

Karur

కరూర్
7 mandals204 villages
13 · ZP-13

Krishnagiri

క్రిష్ణగిరి
8 mandals710 villages
14 · ZP-14

Madurai

మదురై
11 mandals695 villages
15 · ZP-15

Mayiladuthurai

మైలాదుత్తురై
4 mandals287 villages
16 · ZP-16

Nagapattinam

నాగపట్నం
4 mandals241 villages
17 · ZP-17

Namakkal

నమక్కల్
8 mandals489 villages
18 · ZP-18

Perambalur

పెరంబలూర్
4 mandals166 villages
19 · ZP-19

Pudukkottai

పుదుక్కొట్టై
12 mandals780 villages
20 · ZP-20

Ramanathapuram

రామనాథపురం
9 mandals409 villages
21 · ZP-21

Ranipet

రాణిపేట
6 mandals356 villages
22 · ZP-22

Salem

సాలెం
14 mandals703 villages
23 · ZP-23

Sivaganga

శివగంగై
9 mandals521 villages
24 · ZP-24

Tenkasi

తెన్కాశి
8 mandals278 villages
25 · ZP-25

Thanjavur

తంజావూర్
10 mandals912 villages
26 · ZP-26

Theni

థేని
5 mandals129 villages
27 · ZP-27

The Nilgiris

నీలిగిరి
6 mandals109 villages
28 · ZP-28

Thiruvallur

తిరువల్లూర్
9 mandals810 villages
29 · ZP-29

Thiruvarur

తిరువారూర్
9 mandals576 villages
30 · ZP-30

Thoothukkudi

తూత్తుకుడి
10 mandals489 villages
31 · ZP-31

Tiruchirappalli

తిరుచిరాపల్లి
11 mandals558 villages
32 · ZP-32

Tirunelveli

తిరునల్వేలి
8 mandals384 villages
33 · ZP-33

Tirupathur

తిరుపత్తూరు
4 mandals250 villages
34 · ZP-34

Tiruppur

తిరుపూర్
9 mandals358 villages
35 · ZP-35

Tiruvannamalai

తిరువణ్ణామలై
12 mandals1,126 villages
36 · ZP-36

Vellore

వెలూరు
6 mandals392 villages
37 · ZP-37

Viluppuram

విళుపురం
9 mandals966 villages
38 · ZP-38

Virudhunagar

విరుదునగర్
10 mandals624 villages
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