List of districts in Tamil Nadu facts for kids

• Central
• Ariyalur அரியலூர்
  • Karur கருர்
  • Nagappattinam நாகப்பட்டினம்
  • Perambalur பெரம்பலூர்
  • Pudukkottai புதுக்கோட்டை
  • Thanjavur தஞ்சாவூர்
  • Tiruchirappalli திருச்சி
  • Tiruvarur திருவாருர்
• West
  • Dharmapuri தர்மபுரி
  • Coimbatore கோவை
  • Erode ஈரோடு
  • Krishnagiri கிருஷ்ணகிரி
  • Namakkal நாமக்கல்
  • The Nilgiris நீலகிரி
  • Mass Salem சேலம்
  • Tiruppur திருப்பூர்
• South
  • Dindigul திண்டுக்கல்
  • Kanyakumari கன்னியாகுமரி
  • Madurai மதுரை
  • Ramanathapuram இராமநாதபுரம்
  • Sivagangai சிவகங்கை
  • Theni தேனி
  • Thoothukudi தூத்துக்குடி
  • Tirunelveli திருநெல்வேலி
  • Virudhunagar விருதுநகர்
  • Tenkasi தென்காசி
• North
  • Chennai சென்னை
  • Cuddalore கடலூர்
  • Kanchipuram காஞ்சிபுரம்
  • Chengalpattuசெங்கல்பட்டு
  • Tiruvallur திருவள்ளூர்
  • Tiruvannamalai திருவண்ணாமலை
  • Vellore வேலூர்
  • Viluppuram விழுப்புரம்
  • Kallakurichi கள்ளக்குறிச்சி
  • Ranipet ராணிபேட்டை
  • Thirupattur திருப்பத்தூர்

No.	District	Code	Headquarters	Established	Formed from	Area (km2)	Population (2011 Census)	Population density (2011 Census) (/km2)	Taluks	Map
1.	Ariyalur	AR	Ariyalur	23 November 2007	Perambalur district	1,949.31	754,894	387	Ariyalur Udayarpalayam Sendurai
2.	Chennai	CH	—	1 November 1956	One of the original 13 districts	426	4,646,732	26105	Tiruvottiyur Madhavaram Tondiarpet Perambur Ambattur Ayanavaram Purasawalkam Aminjikarai Egmore Mylapore Guindy Maduravoyal Mambalam Alandur Velachery Sholinganallur
3.	Coimbatore	CO	Coimbatore	1 November 1956	One of the original 13 districts	4,723	3,458,045	732	Mettupalayam taluk Coimbatore-North taluk Coimbatore-South taluk Pollachi taluk Annur taluk Kinathukadavu taluk Sulur taluk Perur taluk Valparai taluk
4.	Cuddalore	CU	Cuddalore	30 September 1993	South Arcot district	3,678	2,605,914	709	Cuddalore Panruti Chidambaram Kattumannarkoil Kurinjipadi Titakudi Vriddachalam
5.	Dharmapuri	DH	Dharmapuri	2 October 1965	Salem district	4,497.77	1,506,843	335	Dharmapuri Palacode Pennagaram Harur Pappireddipatti Karimangalam Nallampalli
6.	Dindigul	DI	Dindigul	15 September 1985	Madurai district	6,266.64	2,159,775	345	Athoor Dindigul-West Dindigul-East Kodaikanal Natham Nilakottai Oddanchattiram Palani Vedasandur
7.	Erode	ER	Erode	31 August 1979	Coimbatore district	8161.91	2,251,744	394	Anthiyur Bhavani Erode Gobichettipalayam Perundurai Sathyamangalam
8.	Kanchipuram	KC	Kanchipuram	1 July 1997	Chengalpattu district	4,393	3,998,252	910	Chengalpattu Cheyyur Kanchipuram Madurantakam Sriperumbudur Tambaram Thiruporur Thirukazhukundram Uthiramerur Walajabad
9.	Kanniyakumari	KK	Nagercoil	1 November 1956	One of the original 13 districts (added from Kerala in exchange for Palakkad)	1,672	1,870,374	1119	Agastheeswaram Kalkulam Vilavancode Thovalai
10.	Karur	KR	Karur	30 September 1995	Tiruchirappalli district	2,895.57	1,064,493	368	Aravakurichi Kadavur Karur Krishnarayapuram Kulithalai
11.	Krishnagiri	KR	Krishnagiri	9 February 2004	Dharmapuri district	5,143	1,879,809	366	Krishnagiri Hosur Pochampalli Uthangarai Denkanikottai
12.	Madurai	MA	Madurai	1 November 1956	One of the original 13 districts	3,741.73	3,038,252	812	Madurai-North Madurai-South Melur Peraiyur Thirumangalam Usilampatti Vadipatti Kalligudi
13.	Nagapattinam	NG	Nagapattinam	18 October 1991	Thanjavur district	2,715.83	1,616,450	595	Kilvelur Kuthalam Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sirkazhi Tharangambadi Thirukkuvalai
14.	Namakkal	NM	Namakkal	1 January 1997	Salem district	3363	1,726,601	513	Kollimalai Namakkal Paramathi-Velur Thiruchengode Rasipuram
15.	The Nilgiris	NI	Ooty	1 November 1956	One of the original 13 districts	2,452.5	735,394	300	Coonoor Gudalur Kotagiri Kundah Pandalur Udagamandalam
16.	Perambalur	PE	Perambalur	30 September 1995	Tiruchirappalli district	1,757	565,223	322	Alathur Kunnam Perambalur Veppanthattai
17.	Pudukkottai	PU	Pudukottai	14 January 1974	Tiruchirappalli district	4,663	1,618,345	347	Alangudi Aranthangi Avadaiyarkoil Gandarvakottai Illuppur Kulathur Manamelkudi Pudukottai Thirumayam Ponnamaravathy taluk\Ponnamaravathy
18.	Ramanathapuram	RA	Ramanathapuram	1 November 1956	One of the original 13 districts	4,089.57	1,353,445	331	Kadaladi Kamuthi Manamelkudi Mudukulathur Paramakudi Ramanathapuram Rameswaram Tiruvadanai
19.	Salem	SA	Salem	1 November 1956	Coimbatore	5,205	3,482,056	669	Attur Idappadi Gangavalli Mettur Omalur Salem Sankagiri Valapady Yercaud
20.	Sivaganga	SI	Sivaganga	15 March 1985	Madurai district and Ramanathapuram district	4,086	1,339,101	328	Devakottai Ilayangudi Karaikudi Manamadurai Sivaganga Tirupathur Tiruppuvanam
21.	Thanjavur	TJ	Thanjavur	1 November 1956	One of the original 13 districts	3,396.57	2,405,890	708	Kumbakonam Orathanadu Papanasam Pattukkottai Peravurani Thanjavur Thiruvaiyaru Thiruvidaimarudur
22.	Theni	TH	Theni	25 July 1996	Madurai district	3,066	1,245,899	406	Theni Periyakulam Andipatti Bodinayakanur Uthamapalayam
23.	Thoothukudi	TK	Thoothukudi	20 October 1986	Tirunelveli district	4,621	1,750,176	379	Ettayapuram Kovilpatti Ottapidaram Sathankulam Srivaikuntam Thiruchendur Thoothukudi Vilathikulam
24.	Tiruchirappalli	TC	Tiruchirappalli	1 November 1956	One of the original 13 districts	4,407	2,722,290	618	Lalgudi Manachanallur Manapparai Musiri Srirangam Tiruchirapalli Thiruverumbur Thottiyam Thuraiyur
25.	Tirunelveli	TI	Tirunelveli	1 November 1956	One of the original 13 districts	6,810	3,077,233	452	Alangulam Ambasamudram Nanguneri Palayamkottai Sankarankovil Tenkasi Kadayanallur Shenkottai Radhapuram Sivagiri Tirunelveli Veerakeralamputhur
26.	Tiruppur	TP	Tiruppur	22 February 2009	Coimbatore district and Erode district	5,186.34	2,479,052	478	Avinashi Palladam Dharapuram Kangeyam Madathukulam Tiruppur Udumalaipettai
27.	Tiruvallur	TL	Tiruvallur	1 July 1997	Chengalpattu district	3,424	3,728,104	1089	Avadi Gummidipoondi Pallipattu Ponneri Poonamallee Tiruttani Tiruvallur Uthukkottai
28.	Tiruvannamalai	TV	Tiruvannamalai	30 September 1989	North Arcot district	6,191	2,464,875	398	Arani Chengam Cheyyar Polur Thandarampattu Tiruvannamalai Vandavasi
29.	Tiruvarur	TR	Thiruvarur	18 October 1991	Thanjavur district	2,161	1,264,277	585	Kudavasal Mannargudi Nannilam Needamangalam Thiruthiraipoondi Tiruvarur Valangaiman
30.	Vellore	VE	Vellore	30 September 1989	North Arcot district	6,077	3,936,331	648	Ambur Arakkonam Arcot Gudiyattam Katpadi Tirupattur Vaniyambadi Vellore Walajapet
31.	Viluppuram	VL	Viluppuram	30 September 1993	South Arcot district	7,217	3,458,873	479	Chinnasalem Gingee Kallakurichi Sankarapuram Tindivanam Ulundurpettai Tirukoilur Vanur Vikravandi Villupuram
32.	Virudhunagar	VR	Virudhunagar	15 March 1985	Madurai district and Ramanathapuram district	4,288	1,942,288	453	Aruppukkottai Kariapatti Rajapalaiyam Sattur Sivakasi Srivilliputhur Tiruchuli Virudhunagar

Clickable Map

Ariyalur

Chennai

Coimbatore

Cuddalore

Dharmapuri

Dindigul

Erode

Kanchipuram

Kanyakumari

Karur

Krishnagiri

Madurai

Nagapattinam

Namakkal

The Nilgiris

Perambalur

Pudukkottai

Ramanathapuram

Salem

Sivaganga

Thanjavur

Theni

Thoothukudi

Tiruchirappalli

Tirunelveli

Tiruppur

Tiruvallur

Tiruvannamalai

Tiruvarur

Vellore

Viluppuram

Virudhunagar

Images for kids

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  The Madras Presidency in 1913

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

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

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Distritos del estado de Tamil Nadu para niños