List of urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu

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Urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu, consisting of municipal corporations, municipalities, and town panchayats, have been established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in accordance with the Constitution of India.[1] Municipal corporations cater to larger urban areas, municipalities serve smaller urban areas, and town panchayats cater to areas that are under transition from rural to urban.[2] As of 2026, there are 25 municipal corporations, 148 municipalities and 490 town panchayats in Tamil Nadu.[3][4]

Municipal Corporations[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu

A municipal corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over elected councilors representing individual wards. Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the oldest urban body in India and is the second oldest corporation in the world after London.[5] As of 2026, there are 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu.[6]

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No City District Name of the Body Population (2011)[lower-alpha 1][7] 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)[8] 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)[9] 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)[10] 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)[11] 01 June 1994 4
  • Abhishekapuram
  • Ariyamangalam
  • Goldenrock
  • Srirangam
 65 167 sq.km
5 Salem Salem district Salem Municipal Corporation 829,267[12] 01 June 1994 4
  • Hastampatti
  • Ammapettai
  • Kondalampatti
  • Suramangalam
 60 124 sq.km
6 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli district Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation 473,637[13] 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)[14] 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)[15] 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)[16] 01 January 2008 4
  • Suriyampalaiyam
  • Periyasemur
  • Surampatti
  • Kasipalaiyam
 60 109.52 sq.km
10 Thoothukudi Thoothukudi district Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation 370,896 (237,830)[17] 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[18] 19 February 2014 4
  • Srinivasapuram
  • Maharnonbu Chavadi
  • Vallam
  • Neelagiri
 51 128.02 sq.km
12 Dindigul Dindigul district Dindigul Municipal Corporation 207,327[19] 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[20] 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[21] 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

Municipalities[edit | edit source]

Municipalities are classified into four categories based on their annual income.[3]

Classification of municipalities
Classification Annual Income Count
Special Grade Exceeding Rs.100 million 16
Selection Grade Between Rs. 60 to 100 million 29
Grade I Between Rs. 40 to 60 million 31
Grade II Below Rs. 40 million 62

Their elected representatives include ward councilors and a presiding officer, Municipal Chairperson. Municipal Commissioner is the executive authority. As of 2025, there are 138 municipalities in the state.[3]

List of municipalities[3][22]
Region District
Chengalpattu Thiruvallur Chengalpattu Kanchipuram Cuddalore
  1. Tiruvallur
  2. Tiruttani
  3. Ponneri
  4. Naravarikuppam
  5. Veppampattu
  1. Chengalpattu
  2. Maduranthakam
  3. Mamallapuram
  4. Maraimalai Nagar
  5. Nandivaram-Guduvancheri
  1. Kundrathur
  2. Mangadu
  3. Sriperumbudur
  1. Chidambaram
  2. Panruti
  3. Nellikuppam
  4. Tittakudi
  5. Vadalur
  6. Virudhachalam
Vellore Viluppuram Kallakurichi Vellore Ranipet Tirupathur Tiruvannamalai
  1. Kottakuppam
  2. Tindivanam
  3. Viluppuram
  1. Kallakurichi
  2. Tirukoilur
  3. Ulundurpettai
  1. Gudiyatham
  2. Pernambut
  1. Arakkonam
  2. Arcot
  3. Melvisharam
  4. Ranipet
  5. Sholinghur
  6. Walajapet
  1. Ambur
  2. Jolarpettai
  3. Tirupattur
  4. Vaniyambadi
  1. Arni
  2. Chengam
  3. Polur
  4. Thiruvathipuram
  5. Vandavasi
Salem Dharmapuri Salem Krishnagiri Namakkal Karur
  1. Dharmapuri
  2. Harur
  1. Attur
  2. Edaganasalai
  3. Edappadi
  4. Mettur
  5. Narasingapuram
  6. Sangagiri
  7. Tharamangalam
  1. Krishnagiri
  1. Komarapalayam
  2. Mohanur
  3. Pallipalayam
  4. Rasipuram
  5. Tiruchengode
  1. Kulithalai
  2. Pallapatti
  3. Pugalur
Coimbatore Coimbatore Erode Tiruppur Nilgiris
  1. Mettupalayam
  2. Karamadai
  3. Gudalur
  4. Karumathampatti
  5. Sulur
  6. Pollachi
  7. Valparai
  1. Bhavani
  2. Gobichettipalayam
  3. Kavandapadi
  4. Perundurai
  5. Punjai Puliampatti
  6. Sathyamangalam
  1. Avinashi
  2. Dharapuram
  3. Kangeyam
  4. Palladam
  5. Thirumuruganpoondi
  6. Udumalaipettai
  7. Vellakoil
  1. Coonoor
  2. Gudalur
  3. Kotagiri
  4. Nelliyalam
  5. Udagamandalam
Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli Nagapattinam Mayiladuthurai Ariyalur
  1. Manapparai
  2. Musiri
  3. Lalgudi
  4. Thuraiyur
  5. Thuvakudi
  1. Nagapattinam
  2. Vedaranyam
  1. Mayiladuthurai
  2. Sirkazhi
  1. Ariyalur
  2. Jayankondam
Perambalur Thiruvarur Thanjavur Pudukkottai
  1. Perambalur
  1. Koothanallur
  2. Mannargudi
  3. Thiruthuraipoondi
  4. Thiruvarur
  1. Adirampattinam
  2. Pattukkottai
  3. Thiruvaiyaru
  1. Aranthangi
Madurai Madurai Theni Dindigul Sivagangai Ramanathapuram
  1. Melur
  2. Thirumangalam
  3. Usilampatti
  1. Bodinayakkanur
  2. Chinnamanur
  3. Cumbum
  4. Gudalur
  5. Periyakulam
  6. Theni Allinagaram
  7. Uthamapalayam
  1. Kodaikanal
  2. Oddanchatram
  3. Palani
  1. Devakottai
  2. Manamadurai
  3. Sivaganga
  1. Kilakarai
  2. Paramakudi
  3. Ramanathapuram
  4. Rameswaram
Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Tenkasi Virudhunagar Thoothukkudi Kanniyakumari
  1. Ambasamudram
  2. Kalakkad
  3. Vadakkuvalliyur
  4. Vikramasingapuram
  1. Kadayanallur
  2. Puliyankudi
  3. Sankarankovil
  4. Sengottai
  5. Surandai
  6. Tenkasi
  1. Aruppukkottai
  2. Rajapalayam
  3. Sattur
  4. Srivilliputhur
  5. Virudhunagar
  1. Kayalpatnam
  2. Kovilpatti
  3. Tiruchendur
  1. Padmanabhapuram
  2. Kuzhithurai
  3. Colachel
  4. Kollankodu
  5. Kanyakumari

Town panchayats[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of nagar panchayats in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu was the first state to establish town panchayats as a new administrative unit.[23][24] They are classified into four categories based on their annual income.[25]

Classification of town panchayats
Classification Annual Income Count
Special Grade Exceeding Rs.20 million 47
Selection Grade Between Rs. 10 to 20 million 187
Grade I Between Rs. 5 to 10 million 194
Grade II Below Rs. 5 million 62
Total 490

Their elected representatives include councilors and a presiding officer, panchayat chairman. As of 2025, there are 490 town panchayats in the state.[4]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  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 | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Nagrika - The Constitution and the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act". Nagrika. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "A Consultation paper on Decentralization And Municipalities" (PDF). Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Municipal Administration". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Town Panchayats". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chennai - the 2nd oldest Corporation in the world". The Hindu. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "List of Municipalities". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Population of Chennai Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Population of Madurai Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "Population of Coimbatore corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Population of Tiruchirapalli Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "Population of Salem Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Population of Tirunelveli Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "Population of Tiruppur Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ↑ "Population of Vellore corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ↑ "Population of Erode Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ "Population of Thoothukudi Corporation". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ↑ "Population of Thanjavur municipality". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ↑ "Population of Dindigul municipality". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ↑ "Population of Hosur municipality". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ↑ "Population of Nagercoil municipality". Official census India portal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ↑ Audit report 2019-20 (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  23. ↑ "Town panchayats". Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "Local Government". Government of India. p. 1. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "Local Administration report 2023-24" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 280. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

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