Tiruchirappalli metropolitan area

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Tiruchirappalli Metropolitan Area
Tiruchirappalli Urban Agglomeration
Nickname: 
Rock Fort City
Country Flag of India.svg India
State Tamil Nadu
Planning Authority Tiruchirappalli Urban Development Authority (TUDA)
Seat Tiruchirappalli
Districts
Government
  Type Municipal Corporation
  Body TCMC
Area
   Metropolitan area 300 km2 (100 sq mi)
  Metro
167.23 km2 (64.57 sq mi)
Population
   Metro
1,181,912 (2,011 census)
Demonym Thiruchikaran
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration TN-45 (West), TN-48 (Srirangam) & TN-81 (East)
Website www.trichycorporation.gov.in

The Tiruchirappalli Metropolitan Area, or Tiruchirappalli Urban Agglomeration, is the 51st largest urban agglomeration in India and is the fifth largest metropolitan city in the state of Tamil Nadu next to Chennai, Coimbatore, Salem and Madurai. The Tiruchirappalli Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Tiruchirappalli and its suburbs in Tiruchirappalli district. [1]

Contents

Municipal corporations

  1. Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation

Municipalities

  1. Thuvakudi

Districts

  1. Tiruchirappalli district (partial)

Taluks

From Tiruchirapalli district

  1. Manachanallur (partial)
  2. Srirangam
  3. Tiruchirappalli East
  4. Tiruchirappalli West
  5. Thiruverumbur (partial)
  6. Lalgudi (partial)

Transport

The Regional Transport offices in the Tiruchirappalli metropolitan area are TN-45 (Tiruchirappalli West), TN-48 (Srirangam), TN-81 (Tiruchirappalli East). [2]

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References

  1. "Chennai 4th in urban agglomerations".
  2. "Registration Series Allotted to Regional Transport Offices" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu, State Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2012.