List of urban agglomerations in Tamil Nadu

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In the 2011 Census of India, an urban agglomeration was defined as "An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths, or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census."[1][2][3]

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Below is a list of urban agglomerations in the state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of above 100,000 and above. This statistical data is based on the Census of India (2011).

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Top 10 largest urban agglomerations in Tamil Nadu
Rank City District Population

2011

1 Chennai Chennai 8,653,521
2 Coimbatore Coimbatore 2,136,916
3 Madurai Madurai 1,465,625
4 Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 1,022,518
5 Tiruppur Tiruppur 963,173
6 Salem Salem 917,414
7 Erode Erode 521,891
8 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli 497,826
9 Vellore Vellore 484,690
10 Thoothukudi Thoothukudi 411,628
11 Dindigul Dindigul 292,512
12 Thanjavur Thanjavur 291,067
13 Ranippettai Ranippettai 264,330
14 Sivakasi Virudhunagar 234,704
15 Karur Karur 234,191
16 Udhagamandalam Nilgiris 233,426
17 Hosur Krishnagiri 229,528
18 Nagercoil Kanyakumari 224,849
19 Kancheepuram Kancheepuram 221,715
20 Komarapalayam Namakkal 195,071
21 Karaikudi Sivaganga 181,851
22 Neyveli Cuddalore 179,150
23 Cuddalore Cuddalore 173,636
24 Kumbakonam Thanjavur 167,155
25 Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai 145,278
26 Pollachi Coimbatore 135,333
27 Rajapalayam Virudhunagar 130,442
28 Gudiyatham Vellore 124,249
29 Pudukottai Pudukottai 117,630
30 Vaniyambadi Tirupattur 117,019
31 Ambur Tirupattur 114,608
32 Nagapattinam Nagapattinam 102,905
33 Tiruchendur Thoothukudi 100,025

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Urban Agglomerations and Cities" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tamil Nādu (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Urban Agglomerations and Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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