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[edit]

No City District Name of the Body Population (2011)[lower-alpha 1][1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 6,727,000 (4,646,732)[2] 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 (1,017,865)[3] 01 May 1971 5
  • Madurai North
  • Madurai East
  • Madurai South
  • Madurai West
  • Madurai Central
 100 147.97 sq.km
3 Coimbatore Coimbatore district Coimbatore Municipal Corporation 1,601,438 (1,050,721)[4] 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 (847,387)[5] 01 June 1994 4
  • Abhishekapuram
  • Ariyamangalam
  • Goldenrock
  • Srirangam
 65 167 sq.km
5 Salem Salem district Salem Municipal Corporation 829,267[6] 01 June 1994 4
  • Hastampatti
  • Ammapettai
  • Kondalampatti
  • Suramangalam
 60 124 sq.km
6 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli district Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation 473,637[7] 01 June 1994 5
  • Melapalaiyam
  • Palaiyamkottai
  • Pettai
  • Thatchanallur
  • Town
 55 189.9 sq.km
7 Tiruppur Tiruppur district Tiruppur Municipal Corporation 877,778 (444,352)[8] 31 December 2007 4
  • Tiruppur North
  • Tiruppur East
  • Tiruppur South
  • Tiruppur West
 60 160 sq.km
9 Vellore Vellore district Vellore Municipal Corporation 504,079 (185,803)[9] 01 August 2008 4
  • Katpadi
  • Sathuvachari
  • Vellore Fort
  • Shenbakkam
 60 87.915 sq.km
8 Erode Erode district Erode Municipal Corporation 498,129 (157,101)[10] 01 January 2008 4
  • Suriyampalaiyam
  • Periyasemur
  • Surampatti
  • Kasipalaiyam
 60 109.52 sq.km
10 Thoothukudi Thoothukudi district Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation 370,896 (237,830)[11] 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[12] 19 February 2014 4
  • Srinivasapuram
  • Maharnonbu Chavadi
  • Vallam
  • Neelagiri
 51 128.02 sq.km
12 Dindigul Dindigul district Dindigul Municipal Corporation 207,327[13] 19 February 2014 4
  • Dindigul North
  • Dindigul East
  • Dindigul South
  • Dindigul West
 48 46.1 sq.km
13 Hosur Krishnagiri district Hosur Municipal Corporation 325,000[14] 14 February 2019 4
  • Hosur North
  • Hosur East
  • Hosur South
  • Hosur West
 45 75.4 sq.km
14 Nagercoil Kanyakumari district Nagercoil Municipal Corporation 224,849[15] 14 February 2019 4
  • Nagercoil North
  • Nagercoil East
  • Nagercoil South
  • Nagercoil West
 52 57 sq.km
15 Avadi Thiruvallur district Avadi Municipal Corporation NA 19 June 2019 4
  • Avadi North
  • Avadi East
  • Avadi South
  • Avadi West
 48 65 sq.km
16 Kanchipuram Kanchipuram district Kanchipuram Municipal Corporation NA 21 October 2021 4
  • Kanchipuram North
  • Kanchipuram South
  • Kanchipuram East
  • Kanchipuram West
 51 36.14 sq.km
17 Karur Karur district Karur Municipal corporation NA 21 October 2021 4
  • Karur East
  • Inam Karur
  • Karur West
  • Thanthoni
 48 53.26 sq.km
18 Cuddalore Cuddalore district Cuddalore Municipal corporation NA 21 October 2021 4
  • Cuddalore North
  • Cuddalore East
  • Cuddalore South
  • Cuddalore west
 45 67.69 Sq.Km²
19 Sivakasi Virudhunagar district Sivakasi Municipal corporation NA 21 October 2021 4
  • Sivakasi Central
  • Sivakasi East
  • Sivakasi West
  • Thiruthangal
 48 21 sq.km
20 Tambaram Chengalpattu district Tambaram Municipal Corporation NA 3 November 2021 5
  • Pammal
  • Pallavaram
  • Sembakkam
  • Tambaram
  • Selaiyur(Possible Zone 5)
 70 87.64 sq.km
21 Kumbakonam Thanjavur district Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation NA 20 December 2021 4
  • Dharasuram
  • Kumbakonam West
  • Kumbakonam East
  • Kumbakonam South
 48 43 Sq.km

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ The figures in the bracket correspond to the pre-expansion limits.
  2. ↑ Chennai is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after London.

References[edit]

  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.
  2. ↑ "Population of Chennai Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Population of Madurai Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Population of Coimbatore corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Population of Tiruchirapalli Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Population of Salem Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Population of Tirunelveli Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Population of Tiruppur Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Population of Vellore corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "Population of Erode Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Population of Thoothukudi Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "Population of Thanjavur municipality". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Population of Dindigul municipality". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "Population of Hosur municipality". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ↑ "Population of Nagercoil municipality". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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