List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu

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City Municipal Corporations of Tamil Nadu are the local governing bodies of the cities in Tamil Nadu. There are 21 municipal corporations in the state.

List of municipal corporations[]

No City District Name of the Body Population (2011)[1] Population density /km2 Year of Formation Number of Administrative Zones Name of Administrative Zones Total Number of Wards Corporation Area km2
1 Chennai Chennai district Greater Chennai Corporation[a] 7,027,000 17,000 29 September 1688 15
  • Thiruvottiyur
  • Manali
  • Madhavaram
  • Tondiarpet
  • Royapuram
  • Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar
  • Ambattur
  • Annanagar
  • Teynampet
  • Kodambakkam
  • Valasaravakkam
  • Alandur
  • Adyar
  • Perungudi
  • Sholinganallur
 200 426 sq.km
2 Madurai Madurai district Madurai Municipal Corporation 1,561,129 12,832 01 May 1971 6
  • Madurai North
  • Madurai East
  • Madurai South
  • Madurai West
  • Madurai Central
  • Usilampatti
 100 147.97 sq.km
3 Coimbatore Coimbatore district Coimbatore Municipal Corporation 1,601,438 9,175 01 July 1981 5
  • Coimbatore North
  • Coimbatore East
  • Coimbatore Central
  • Coimbatore South
  • Coimbatore West
 100 246.75 sq.km
4 Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli district Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation 916,674 7,543 01 June 1994 4
  • Abhishekapuram
  • Ariyamangalam
  • Goldenrock
  • Srirangam
 65 167 sq.km
5 Salem Salem district Salem Municipal Corporation 831,038 8,325 01 June 1994 4
  • Hastampatti
  • Ammapettai
  • Kondalampatti
  • Suramangalam
 60 124 sq.km
6 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli district Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation 794,838 5,127 01 June 1994 5
  • Melapalaiyam
  • Palaiyamkottai
  • Pettai
  • Thatchanallur
  • Town
 55 189.9 sq.km
7 Tiruppur Tiruppur district Tiruppur Municipal Corporation 877,778 6,019 26 October 2008 4
  • Tiruppur North
  • Tiruppur East
  • Tiruppur South
  • Tiruppur West
 60 160 sq.km
8 Vellore Vellore district Vellore Municipal Corporation 504,079 7,907 01 August 2008 4
  • Katpadi
  • Sathuvachari
  • Vellore Fort
  • Shenbakkam
 60 87.915 sq.km
9 Erode Erode district Erode Municipal Corporation 498,129 4,786 01 August 2008 4
  • Suriyampalaiyam
  • Periyasemur
  • Surampatti
  • Kasipalaiyam
 60 109.52 sq.km
10 Thoothukudi Thoothukudi district Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation 376,439 4,152 5 August 2008 4
  • Thoothukudi North
  • Thoothukudi East
  • Thoothukudi West
  • Thoothukudi South
 60 90.663 sq.km
11 Thanjavur Thanjavur district Thanjavur Municipal Corporation 222,943 3,300 19 February 2014 4
  • Thanjavur North
  • Thanjavur East
  • Thanjavur South
  • Thanjavur West
 51 128.02 sq.km
12 Dindigul Dindigul district Dindigul Municipal Corporation 207,327 4,231 19 February 2014 4
  • Dindigul North
  • Dindigul East
  • Dindigul South
  • Dindigul West
 48 46.1 sq.km
13 Hosur Krishnagiri district Hosur Municipal Corporation 526,893 2,800 14 February 2019 4
  • Hosur North
  • Hosur East
  • Hosur South
  • Hosur West
 45 190.32 sq.km
14 Nagercoil Kanyakumari district Nagercoil Municipal Corporation 2,89,916 9813 14 February 2019 4
  • Nagercoil North
  • Nagercoil East
  • Nagercoil South
  • Nagercoil West
 52
15 Avadi Thiruvallur district Avadi Municipal Corporation 19 June 2019 4
  • Avadi North
  • Avadi East
  • Avadi South
  • Avadi West
 48 65 sq.km
16 Kanchipuram Kanchipuram district Kanchipuram Municipal Corporation 21 October 2021 4
  • Kanchipuram North
  • Kanchipuram South
  • Kanchipuram East
  • Kanchipuram West
 51 36.14 sq.km
17 Karur Karur district Karur Municipal corporation 21 October 2021 4
  • Karur East
  • Inam Karur
  • Karur West
  • Thanthoni
 48 53.26 sq.km
18 Cuddalore Cuddalore district Cuddalore Municipal corporation 21 October 2021 4
  • Cuddalore North
  • Cuddalore East
  • Cuddalore South
  • Nellikuppam
 45 67.69 Sq.Km²
19 Sivakasi Virudhunagar district Sivakasi Municipal corporation 21 October 2021 4
  • Sivakasi central
  • Sivakasi East
  • Sivakasi West
  • Thiruthangal
 48 21 sq.km
20 Tambaram Chengalpattu district Tambaram Municipal Corporation 10,60,887 10,960 3 November 2021 5
  • Pammal
  • Pallavaram
  • Sembakkam
  • Tambaram
  • Selayur
 70 87.64 sq.km
21 Kumbakonam Thanjavur district Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation 20 December 2021 4
  • Dharasuram
  • Kumbakonam Central
  • Kumbakonam East
  • Kumbakonam West
 48 43 Sq.km

See also[]

  • Municipal Corporations of India
  • List of most populous metropolitan areas in India
  • List of most populous cities in India

Notes[]

  1. ^ The oldest municipal corporation in India, Chennai, is the second oldest in the world, after London.

References[]

  1. ^ S. K. Kulshrestha (16 April 2018). Urban Renewal in India: Theory, Initiatives and Spatial Planning Strategies. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9789352806386. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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