Tiruchirappalli metropolitan area

The Tiruchirappalli Metropolitan Area, or Tiruchirappalli Urban Agglomeration, is the 51st largest urban agglomeration in India and is the fifth largest metropolitan city in the state of Tamil Nadu next to Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, and Salem. The Tiruchirappalli Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Tiruchirappalli and its suburbs in Tiruchirappalli district.[1]

Tiruchirappalli Metropolitan Area
Tiruchirappalli Urban Agglomeration
Nickname: 
Rock Fort City
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
SeatTiruchirappalli
DistrictsTiruchirappalli city and suburban parts of the city in Tiruchirappalli District
Area
 • Metropolitan Area211.51 km2 (81.66 sq mi)
 • Metro
167.23 km2 (64.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Metro
1,181,912
DemonymTiruchikaran
Time zoneUTC+5:30
Development AuthorityTiruchirappalli Local Planning Authority

Municipal corporationsEdit

  1. Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation

MunicipalitiesEdit

  1. Thuvakudi

DistrictsEdit

  1. Tiruchirappalli district (partial)

TaluksEdit

From Tiruchirapalli district

  1. Manachanallur (partial)
  2. Srirangam
  3. Tiruchirappalli East
  4. Tiruchirappalli West
  5. Thiruverumbur (partial)
  6. Lalgudi (partial)

TransportEdit

The Regional Transport offices in the Tiruchirappalli metropolitan area are TN-45 (Tiruchirappalli West), TN-48 (Srirangam), TN-81 (Tiruchirappalli East).[2]

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Chennai 4th in urban agglomerations".
  2. "Registration Series Allotted to Regional Transport Offices" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu, State Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2012.