List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population

The following are the cities in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, which have a population of 1 lakh (100,000) and above (city / corporation area only), based on the 2011 census conducted by Government of India. ^{[1] [2]}

Chennai

Coimbatore

Madurai

Tiruchirapalli

Tiruppur

Salem

Erode

Tirunelveli

Vellore

Thoothukudi

Dindigul

Thanjavur

Nagercoil

Kanchipuram

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Karaikkudi

Neyveli

Cuddalore

Kumbakonam

Tiruvannamalai

Rajapalayam

Pudukkottai

Ambur

Nagapattinam

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Cities in Tamil Nadu With Populations > 100,000

List of Cities in Tamil Nadu

S.No	Name	District	Population in 2011
1	Chennai	Chennai	4,681,087
2	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	1,061,447
3	Madurai	Madurai	1,016,885
4	Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	846,915
5	Salem	Salem	831,038
6	Ambattur	Chennai	478,134
7	Tirunelveli	Tirunelveli	474,838
8	Tiruppur	Tiruppur	444,543
9	Avadi	Thiruvallur	344,701
10	Tiruvottiyur	Chennai	248,059
11	Thoothukkudi	Thoothukkudi	237,374
12	Nagercoil	Kanniyakumari	224,329
13	Thanjavur	Thanjavur	222,619
14	Pallavaram	Chengalpattu	216,308
15	Dindigul	Dindigul	207,225
16	Vellore	Vellore	185,895
17	Karaikudi	Sivagangai	181,125
18	Tambaram	Chengalpattu	176,807
19	Cuddalore	Cuddalore	173,361
20	Kancheepuram	Kancheepuram	164,265
21	Alandur	Chennai	164,162
22	Erode	Erode	156,953
23	Tiruvannamalai	Tiruvannamalai	144,683
24	Kumbakonam	Thanjavur	140,113
25	Rajapalayam	Virudhunagar	130,119
26	Kurichi	Coimbatore	125,800
27	Madavaram	Chennai	118,525
28	Pudukkottai	Pudukkottai	117,215
29	Hosur	Krishnagiri	116,821
30	Ambur	Tirupattur	113,856
31	Neyveli	Cuddalore	105,687
32	Nagapattinam	Nagapattinam	102,838

See also

• List of metropolitan areas in Tamil Nadu
• List of urban agglomerations in Tamil Nadu

References

1. "Cities above 1 Lakh, Census 2011". Government of India. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
2. "Towns and urban agglomerations classified by population size class in 2011 with variation between 1901 and 2011 - Class I (population of 100,000 and above)". Government of India. Retrieved 17 June 2023.