List of districts of Tamil Nadu

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Districts of Tamil Nadu
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Districts of Tamil Nadu
CategoryDistricts
Location Tamil Nadu
Number38 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
Subdivisions

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is divided into 38 districts. Districts are the major administrative units of a state which are further sub-divided into taluks. There were 13 districts in the erstwhile Madras Province the boundaries of the present-day Tamil Nadu. Post the reorganization in 1956, Madras state had 13 re-organized districts which was further divided in the later years.

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History

Before 1947

Before 1947, Madras Presidency under British Raj was made up of 26 districts, of which 12 districts were part of the boundaries of the present-day Tamil Nadu, namely, Chingleput, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Madras, Madura, Ramnad, Salem, South Arcot, Tanjore, Tinnevely, and Trichinopoly. [1]

1947–56

Districts of Tamil Nadu at the time of the formation of the state in 1956 and districts divided (as of 2009) marked in gray TN Districts 1956.png
Districts of Tamil Nadu at the time of the formation of the state in 1956 and districts divided (as of 2009) marked in gray

After Indian Independence, the Madras Presidency] became the Madras Province on 15 August 1947. Pudukottai, a princely state acceded to the Indian Union on 4 March 1948 and became a division in Trichinopoly district. [2] When the new constitution came into force on 26 January 1950, Madras Province became Madras State. Madras state included most of the present-day Tamil Nadu, Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema of Andhra Pradesh, the Malabar region of Kerala, Bellary and South Canara districts of Karnataka. [3] Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema were separated to form Andhra State in 1953. [4] As a result of the re-organization of states in 1956, South Canara and Bellary districts were merged with Mysore State to form Karnataka and Malabar district with the State of Travancore-Cochin to form Kerala in 1956. [5] The Tamil speaking regions of Kanyakumari which was earlier a part of Travancore-Cochin was merged to Madras state. [5] Madras state had 13 districts namely: Chingleput, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Madras, Madurai, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Ramanathapuram, Salem, South Arcot, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli. [6]

1957–89

An animation showing the division of districts in Tamil Nadu from 1956 to 2009. Tamil Nadu district animation.gif
An animation showing the division of districts in Tamil Nadu from 1956 to 2009.

1990–99

2000–present

List of districts

Active districts

No.DistrictCodeHeadquartersEstd.PredecessorArea (km2) [34] Population [34] Pop.
density
(/km2)
Divisions [35] Taluks [35] Assembly constituencies Lok sabha constituencies Map
1 Ariyalur ARI Ariyalur 23 November 2007 Perambalur 2,027.6754,894372 Ariyalur in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
2 Chengalpattu CHG Chengalpattu 29 November 2019 Kanchipuram 2,802.62,556,244912 Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
3 Chennai
(formerly Madras)
CHN Chennai 1 November 1956None462.36,748,02610,052 Chennai in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
4 Coimbatore COI Coimbatore 1 November 1956None4,950.73,458,045699 Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
5 Cuddalore CUD Cuddalore 30 September 1993 South Arcot District 3,8702,605,914673 Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
6 Dharmapuri DHA Dharmapuri 2 October 1965 Salem 4,735.71,506,843318 Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
7 Dindigul DIN Dindigul 15 September 1985 Madurai 6,289.12,159,775343 Dindigul in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
8 Erode ERO Erode 31 August 1979 Coimbatore 6,0362,251,744373 Erode in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
9 Kallakurichi KAL Kallakurichi 26 November 2019 Viluppuram 3,440.81,370,281398 Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
10 Kancheepuram KAC Kancheepuram 1 July 1997 Chingleput 1,800.21,166,401648 Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
11 Kanyakumari KAY Nagercoil 1 November 1956None1,729.21,870,3741,082 Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
12 Karur KAR Karur 30 September 1995 Tiruchirappalli 3,022.31,064,493352 Karur in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
13 Krishnagiri KRI Krishnagiri 9 February 2004 Dharmapuri 5,414.41,883,731348 India Tamil Nadu districts Krishnagiri.svg
14 Madurai MAD Madurai 1 November 1956None3,846.43,038,252790 India Tamil Nadu districts Madurai.svg
15 Mayiladuthurai MAY Mayiladuthurai 28 December 2020 Nagapattinam 1,237.1918,356742 Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
16 Nagapattinam NAG Nagapattinam 18 October 1991 Thanjavur 1,459697,069478 India Tamil Nadu districts Nagapattinam.svg
17 Namakkal NAM Namakkal 1 January 1997 Salem 3,573.41,726,601483 India Tamil Nadu districts Namakkal.svg
18 Nilgiris NIL Ooty 1 November 1956None2,452.5735,394300 India Tamil Nadu districts Nilgiris.svg
19 Perambalur PER Perambalur 30 September 1995 Tiruchirappalli 1,836.6565,223308 India Tamil Nadu districts Perambalur.svg
20 Pudukkottai PUD Pudukkottai 14 January 1974 Thanjavur and Tiruchirappalli 4,847.81,618,345334 Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
21 Ramanathapuram RAM Ramanathapuram 1 November 1956None4,243.11,353,445319 India Tamil Nadu districts Ramanathapuram.svg
22 Ranipet RAN Ranipet 28 November 2019 Vellore 2,234.31,210,277542 Ranipet in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
23 Salem SAL Salem 1 November 1956None5,2453,482,056669 India Tamil Nadu districts Salem.svg
24 Sivaganga SIV Sivaganga 15 March 1985 Ramanathapuram 4,0861,339,101328 India Tamil Nadu districts Sivaganga.svg
25 Tenkasi TEN Tenkasi 22 November 2019 Tirunelveli 2,916.11,407,627483 Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
26 Thanjavur THA Thanjavur 1 November 1956None3,396.62,405,890708 Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
27 Theni THE Theni 25 July 1996 Madurai 3,0661,245,899406 Theni in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
28 Thoothukudi THO Thoothukudi 20 October 1986 Tirunelveli 4,6211,750,176379 Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
29 Tiruchirappalli TIC Tiruchirappalli 1 November 1956None4,4072,722,290618 Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
30 Tirunelveli TIN Tirunelveli 1 November 1956None3842.41,665,253433 Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
31 Tirupathur TIA Tirupattur 28 November 2019 Vellore 1,792.91,111,812620 Tirupattur in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
32 Tiruppur TIP Tiruppur 22 February 2009 Coimbatore and Erode 5,186.32,479,052478 India Tamil Nadu districts Tiruppur.svg
33 Tiruvallur TAL Tiruvallur 1 July 1997 Chingleput 3,444.23,728,1041,082 Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
34 Tiruvannamalai TAN Tiruvannamalai 30 September 1989 North Arcot 6,1912,464,875398 Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
35 Tiruvarur TAR Thiruvarur 1 January 1997 Nagapattinam and Thanjavur 2,1611,264,277585 Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
36 Vellore VEL Vellore 30 September 1989 North Arcot 2,222.11,614,242726 Vellore in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
37 Viluppuram VIL Viluppuram 30 September 1993 South Arcot 3,725.52,093,003562 Viluppuram in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
38 Virudhunagar VIR Virudhunagar 15 March 1985 Ramanathapuram 4,288.01,942,288453 Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu (India).svg

Former districts

DistrictSpanSuccessor districtsMap
Chingleput 1956–98 Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur TN Districts Chengalpattu.png
North Arcot 1956–89 Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Ranipet and Tirupattur TN Districts North Arcot.png
South Arcot 1956–93 Cuddalore, Villupuram and Kallakurichi TN Districts South Arcot.png

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