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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu
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38
Districts
316
Mandals
18,728
Villages
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Administrative
Districts → Mandals → Villages
38 districts · 316 mandals
Electoral · Lok Sabha
Parliamentary constituencies
39 Lok Sabha seats
Electoral · Vidhan Sabha
Assembly constituencies
234 assembly seats
About the state

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.

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.

Browse by district

All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu

Click any district to drill into its mandals, then into every village.

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

Ariyalur

அரியலூர்
4 mandals219 villages
02 · ZP-2

Chengalpattu

செங்கல்பட்டு
8 mandals706 villages
03 · ZP-3

Chennai

16 mandals201 villages
04 · ZP-4

Coimbatore

11 mandals331 villages
05 · ZP-5

Cuddalore

10 mandals930 villages
06 · ZP-6

Dharmapuri

7 mandals520 villages
07 · ZP-7

Dindigul

10 mandals397 villages
08 · ZP-8

Erode

10 mandals486 villages
09 · ZP-9

Kallakurichi

கள்ளக்குறிச்சி
7 mandals597 villages
10 · ZP-10

Kancheepuram

5 mandals556 villages
11 · ZP-11

Kanniyakumari

6 mandals263 villages
12 · ZP-12

Karur

7 mandals204 villages
13 · ZP-13

Krishnagiri

8 mandals710 villages
14 · ZP-14

Madurai

11 mandals695 villages
15 · ZP-15

Mayiladuthurai

4 mandals287 villages
16 · ZP-16

Nagapattinam

4 mandals241 villages
17 · ZP-17

Namakkal

8 mandals489 villages
18 · ZP-18

Perambalur

4 mandals166 villages
19 · ZP-19

Pudukkottai

12 mandals780 villages
20 · ZP-20

Ramanathapuram

9 mandals409 villages
21 · ZP-21

Ranipet

ராணிப்பேட்டை
6 mandals356 villages
22 · ZP-22

Salem

14 mandals703 villages
23 · ZP-23

Sivaganga

9 mandals521 villages
24 · ZP-24

Tenkasi

தென்காசி
8 mandals278 villages
25 · ZP-25

Thanjavur

10 mandals912 villages
26 · ZP-26

Theni

5 mandals129 villages
27 · ZP-27

The Nilgiris

6 mandals109 villages
28 · ZP-28

Thiruvallur

9 mandals810 villages
29 · ZP-29

Thiruvarur

9 mandals576 villages
30 · ZP-30

Thoothukkudi

10 mandals489 villages
31 · ZP-31

Tiruchirappalli

11 mandals558 villages
32 · ZP-32

Tirunelveli

8 mandals384 villages
33 · ZP-33

Tirupathur

திருப்பத்தூர்
4 mandals250 villages
34 · ZP-34

Tiruppur

9 mandals358 villages
35 · ZP-35

Tiruvannamalai

12 mandals1,126 villages
36 · ZP-36

Vellore

6 mandals392 villages
37 · ZP-37

Viluppuram

9 mandals966 villages
38 · ZP-38

Virudhunagar

10 mandals624 villages
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People often ask about Tamil Nadu

How many districts and villages are in Tamil Nadu?

Tamil Nadu has 38 districts, 316 mandals, and 18,728 revenue villages.

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How many parliamentary and assembly seats does Tamil Nadu have?

Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats and 234 assembly seats.

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Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.