List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu

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.

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List of municipal corporations
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] 7,627,000 (4,646,732)[2] 29 September 1688 23
  • Thiruvottiyur
  • Madhavaram
  • Kolathur
  • Perambur
  • Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
  • Royapuram
  • Harbour
  • Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar
  • Villivakkam
  • Ambattur
  • Annanagar
  • Egmore
  • Chepauk-Thiruvallikenni
  • Thousand Lights
  • Thegayaraya Nagar
  • Virugambakkam
  • Maduravoyal
  • Alandur
  • Saidapet
  • Mylapore
  • Velachery
  • Sholinganallur - I
  • Sholinganallur - II
 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
 100 303.97 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 5
  • zone I
  • zone II
  • zone III
  • zone IV
  • zone V
 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 721,456(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
8 Vellore Vellore district Vellore Municipal Corporation 667,000 (185,803)[9] 01 August 2008 4
  • Katpadi (Vellore North)
  • Sathuvachari (Vellore East)
  • Vellore Fort (Vellore South)
  • Shenbakkam (Vellore West)
 60 87.915 sq.km ( some places missed out during 2011 census )
9 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 Dindigul Dindigul district Dindigul Municipal Corporation 480,896 (237,830)[11] 19 February 2014 4
  • Thottanuthu
  • Balakrishna puram
  • Pilaiyar natham
  • Dindigul angu nagar
 52 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 Thoothukudi Thoothukudi district Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation 207,327[13] 01 February 2008 4
  • Thoothukudi North
  • Thoothukudi East
  • Thoothukudi South
  • Thoothukudi West
 60 76.1 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 7,93,567 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 371012 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 1,234,987 3 November 2021 5
  • Pammal
  • Pallavaram
  • Sembakkam
  • Tambaram
  • Madambakkam
 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

Proposed Municipal Corporations

See also

Notes
  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
  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.
  3. "Population of Madurai Corporation". Official census India portal.
  4. "Population of Coimbatore corporation". Official census India portal.
  5. "Population of Tiruchirapalli Corporation". Official census India portal.
  6. "Population of Salem Corporation". Official census India portal.
  7. "Population of Tirunelveli Corporation". Official census India portal.
  8. "Population of Tiruppur Corporation". Official census India portal.
  9. "Population of Vellore corporation". Official census India portal.
  10. "Population of Erode Corporation". Official census India portal.
  11. "Population of Dindigul Corporation". Official census India portal.
  12. "Population of Thanjavur municipality". Official census India portal.
  13. "Population of Thoothukudi municipality". Official census India portal.
  14. "Population of Hosur municipality". Official census India portal.
  15. "Population of Nagercoil municipality". Official census India portal.
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