A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories under the same administrative division, sharing industry, infrastructure and housing.
Based on these faculties Chennai is the largest metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu.[1][2][3][4][5]
List
List is based on the concern cities data by Bharatpedia.
| Rank | City | District | Type | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai | Chennai, partially shares the boundaries of Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts | Metropolis | 13,300,253 |
| 2 | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Metropolis | 2,854,918 |
| 3 | Salem | Salem | Metropolis | 1,774,122 |
| 4 | Madurai | Madurai | Metropolis | 1,462,420[6] |
| 5 | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Metropolis | 1,181,912 |
See also
References
- ↑ Chennai
- ↑ Coimbatore
- ↑ Madurai
- ↑ Tiruchirappalli
- ↑ Salem
- ↑ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Censusindia. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.