Tamil Nadu District Name List PDF

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Tamil Nadu District Name List - Summary

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has 38 districts after several splits of the original 13 districts at the formation of the state on 1 November 1956. The states are further divided into taluks and smaller administrative units.

At the time of Independence, Madras Presidency in India was made up of 26 districts, of which 12 districts were found in present-day Tamil Nadu, namely, Chingleput, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Madras, Madura, Ramnad, Salem, South Arcot, Tanjore, Tinnevely, and Trichinopoly.

Tamil Nadu Districts Name List

	District	Date of official formation
1	Ariyalur	23-Nov-07
2	Chengalpattu	29-Nov-19
3	Chennai	1-Nov-56
4	Coimbatore	1-Nov-56
5	Cuddalore	30-Sep-93
6	Dharmapuri	2-Oct-65
7	Dindigul	15-Sep-85
8	Erode	31-Aug-79
9	Kallakurichi	26-Nov-19
10	Kanchipuram	1-Jul-97
11	Kanyakumari	1-Nov-56
12	Karur	30-Sep-95
13	Krishnagiri	9-Feb-04
14	Madurai	1-Nov-56
15	Mayiladuthurai	28-Dec-20
16	Nagapattinam	18-Oct-91
17	Namakkal	1-Jan-97
18	Nilgiris	1-Nov-56
19	Perambalur	30-Sep-95
20	Pudukkottai	14-Jan-74
21	Ramanathapuram	1-Nov-56
22	Ranipet	28-Nov-19
23	Salem	1-Nov-56
24	Sivagangai	15-Mar-85
25	Tenkasi	22-Nov-19
26	Thanjavur	1-Nov-56
27	Theni	25-Jul-96
28	Thoothukudi	20-Oct-86
29	Tiruchirappalli	1-Nov-56
30	Tirunelveli	1-Nov-56
31	Tirupattur	28-Nov-19
32	Tiruppur	22-Feb-09
33	Tiruvallur	1-Jul-97
34	Tiruvannamalai	30-Sep-89
35	Tiruvarur	18-Oct-91
36	Vellore	30-Sep-89
37	Viluppuram	30-Sep-93
38	Virudhunagar	15-Mar-85

Tamil Nadu District Name List

District Name	Head QuartersArea (sq. km)Population (2011)
Ariyalur	Ariyalur	2027.567542	7,54,894
Chengalpet	Chengalpattu	2802.642877	25,56,244
Chennai	Chennai	462.2595648	46,46,732
Coimbatore	Coimbatore	4950.675923	34,58,045
Cuddalore	Cuddalore	3869.978807	26,05,914
Dharmapuri	Dharmapuri	4735.657327	15,06,843
Dindigul	Dindigul	6289.143008	21,59,775
Erode	Erode	6035.958688	22,51,744
Kallakurichi	Kallakurichi	3440.83766	13,70,281
Kancheepuram	Kancheepuram	1800.172276	11,66,401
Karur	Karur	3022.331231	10,64,493
Krishnagiri	Krishnagiri	5414.416924	18,83,731
Madurai	Madurai	3846.378763	30,38,252
Mayiladuthurai	Mayiladuthurai	1237.06366	85632
Nagapattinam	Nagapattinam	1458.969404	16,16,450
Kanyakumari	Nagercoil	1729.270352	18,70,374
Namakkal	Namakkal	3573.394518	17,26,601
Perambalur	Perambalur	1836.56692	5,65,223
Pudukottai	Pudukkottai	4847.773181	16,18,345
Ramanathapuram	Ramanathapuram	4243.135967	13,53,445
Ranipet	Ranipet	2234.32	12,10,277
Salem	Salem	5205	34,82,056
Sivagangai	Sivagangai	4086	13,39,101
Tenkasi	Tenkasi	2916.13	14,07,627
Thanjavur	Thanjavur	3396.57	24,05,890
Theni	Theni	3066	12,45,899
Thiruvallur	Thiruvallur	3444.229647	37,28,104
Thiruvarur	Thiruvarur	2161	12,64,277
Tuticorin	Thoothukudi	4621	17,50,176
Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	4407	27,22,290
Thirunelveli	Tirunelveli	3842.37	16,65,253
Tirupathur	Tirupathur	1792.92	11,11,812
Tiruppur	Tiruppur	5186.34	24,79,052
Tiruvannamalai	Tiruvannamalai	6191	24,64,875
The Nilgiris	Udagamandalam (Ootacamund – Ooty)	2452.5	7,35,394
Vellore	Vellore	2222.094722	16,14,242
Viluppuram	Viluppuram	3725.54	20,93,003
Virudhunagar	Virudhunagar	4288	19,42,288