List of towns in Tamil Nadu by population

The following describes the population of towns in Tamil Nadu, India.

Urban Administration

Tamil Nadu, the 11th largest state in India by area. As of 2020, the state has 38 districts, 21 municipal corporations and 138 municipalities.^[1][2] On 14 February 2019, the state government announced in the Assembly that Hosur and Nagercoil will be upgraded to municipal corporations. Avadi became municipal corporation on 19 June 2019.and 24 August 2021 Government of TamilNadu upgrade 6 special grade municipality into city corporation there are Kumbakonam, Karur, Kanchipuram, Tambaram, Cuddalore and Sivakasi^[3][4]

Developmental administration in Tamil Nadu is carried out by Panchayat Unions (called blocks) in rural areas. These panchayat unions have a set of panchayat villages under them. In urban areas, the governance is done by municipal corporations, municipalities or town panchayats based on the size of the town.^[5] The Revenue divisions and Taluks of the state. These administrative units are classified based on the district. There are 38 districts in Tamil Nadu and for revenue administration purposes, each district is divided into divisions, which are further divided to Taluks.^[5] Each of these Taluks have a list of revenue villages under them. Tahsildar is the head of these Taluks.

Demographics

Among the cities in 2011, the state capital, Chennai, was the most populous city in the state, followed by Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Tiruppur respectively.^[6]

•   *   – Municipal corporations
•   *   – Municipalities
•   *   – Chennai Metropolitan Area
•   *   – Coimbatore metropolitan area
•   *   – Salem Metropolitan Area
•   *   – Erode Metropolitan Area
•   *   – Tirupur Metropolitan Area
•   *   – Madurai metropolitan area

Place	District	2011 census	2001 census	% increase	2011 rank	2001 rank	Sex ratio	Households	0–6 years %	Literacy	Working
Chennai[7][8]	Chennai	70,88,000	43,43,645	63.2%	1	1	989	11,54,982	9.88%	98%	100%
Coimbatore[9][10]	Coimbatore	10,50,721	9,30,882	72%	2	2	997	2,82,839	9.71%	82.43%	40.46%
Madurai[11][12]	Madurai	10,17,865	9,28,869	68.1%	3	3	999	2,66,449	9.86%	81.95%	38.44%
Tiruchirappalli[13][14]	Tiruchirappalli	9,16,857[15]	7,52,066	21.9%	4	4	1025	2,14,529	9.41%	82.78%	35.69%
Tiruppur[16]	Tiruppur	4,44,543	3,44,544	29%	6	7	955	1,24,617	10.98%	78.17%	46.67%
Salem[17][18]	Salem	8,26,267	6,96,760	19.02%	5	5	987	2,15,747	9.53%	76.37%	40.05%
Erode[19][20]	Erode	7,98,129	5,89,906	27.75%	7	18	1008	43,184	9.29%	80.08%	42.1%
Vellore[21]	Vellore	5,04,079	3,86,746	30.33%	8	8	1034	1,12,486	10.71%	77.15%	37.81%
Tirunelveli[22]	Tirunelveli	4,73,637	4,11,831	15.01%	9	6	1027	1,20,466	9.84%	81.49%	38.53%
Ambattur[23]	Tiruvallur	4,66,205	3,10,967	49.92%	10	9	985	1,20,248	10.39%	82.61%	39.55%
Avadi[24][25]	Tiruvallur	3,45,996	2,30,913	49.84%	11	10	970	87,733	10.43%	81.76%	36.75%
Tiruvottiyur[26]	Tiruvallur	2,49,446	2,12,281	17.51%	12	13	991	63,862	10.79%	79.03%	37.68%
Thoothukudi[27]	Thoothukudi	2,37,830	2,16,054	10.08%	13	11	1010	60,714	10.49%	83.85%	35.18%
Nagercoil[28]	Kanyakumari	2,24,849	4	8.01%	14	14	1045	59,997	9%	86.44%	33.95%
Thanjavur[29]	Thanjavur	2,22,943	2,15,314	3.54%	15	12	1042	56,836	8.91%	83.14%	34.99%
Pallavapuram[30]	Kancheepuram	2,15,417	1,44,623	48.95%	16	20	996	56,135	10.33%	83.27%	37.91%
Karur[31]	Karur	2,14,462	1,53,182	61.28%	17	17	1056	57,687	9.70%	79.11%	43.45%
Dindigul[32]	Dindigul	2,07,327	1,96,955	5.27%	18	15	1012	53,573	9.46%	81.69%	37.53%
Tambaram[33]	Kancheepuram	1,74,787	1,37,933	26.72%	19	22	963	44,332	10.03%	82.98%	39.89%
Cuddalore[34]	Cuddalore	1,73,636	1,58,634	9.46%	20	16	1026	42,174	10.02%	78.92%	35.77%
Alandur[35]	Kancheepuram	1,64,430	1,46,154	12.5%	21	19	997	43,411	9.78%	85.23%	39.35%
Kancheepuram[36]	Kancheepuram	1,64,384	1,53,140	7.34%	22	17	1005	41,807	9.71%	79.51%	37.45%
Thiruvannamalai[37]	Thiruvannamalai	1,45,278	1,30,567	11.27%	23	23	1006	33,514	10.69%	78.38%	34.91%
Kumbakonam[38]	Thanjavur	2,40,156	1,39,954	0.14%	24	21	1021	35,509	9.13%	83.21%	35.14%
Rajapalayam[39]	Virudhunagar	1,30,442	1,22,307	6.65%	25	24	1014	37,797	8.9%	77.87%	41.33%
Kurichi[40]	Coimbatore	1,23,667	77,853	58.85%	26	43	1001	32,830	10.5%	80.48%	39.65%
Madhavaram[41]	Tiruvallur	1,19,105	76,093	56.53%	27	45	989	29,792	10.94%	80.61%	36.43%
Pudukkottai[42]	Pudukottai	1,17,630	1,09,217	7.7%	28	25	1003	28,838	10%	82.22%	35.2%
Hosur[43]	Krishnagiri	1,16,821	84,394	38.42%	29	37	968	29,255	12.25%	76.69%	37.63%
Ambur[44]	Vellore	1,14,608	99,624	15.04%	30	26	1033	25,009	11.55%	76.08%	35.47%
Karaikudi[45]	Sivagangai	1,06,714	86,596	23.23%	31	34	1000	27,504	9.95%	81.48%	37.55%
Nagapattinam[46]	Nagapattinam	1,02,905	93,148	10.47%	32	30	1026	24,688	11.55%	78.74%	32.59%
Villupuram[47]	Villupuram	96,253	95,455	0.84%	33	27	1019	22,832	10.61%	80.59%	34.9%
Kuniyamuthur[48]	Coimbatore	95,924	68,901	39.22%	34	52	1001	25,270	10.55%	79.95%	40.02%
Paramakudi[49]	Ramanathapuram	95,579	84,321	13.35%	35	38	966	23,504	9.72%	81.44%	37.21%
Tiruchengode[50]	Namakkal	95,335	80,187	18.89%	36	41	994	26,508	9.34%	75.87%	44.48%
Vaniyambadi[51]	Vellore	95,061	85,752	10.86%	37	35	1023	20,559	12.64%	74.37%	32.62%
Kovilpatti[52]	Tuticorin	95,057	87,450	8.7%	38	33	1065	25,099	8.76%	81.27%	43.14%
Theni Allinagaram[53]	Theni	94,453	85,498	10.47%	40	36	999	25,371	9.67%	77.55%	39.87%
Gudiyatham[54]	Vellore	91,558	91,558	0%	41	31	1029	21,363	10.13%	77.46%	42.67%
Kadayanallur[55]	Tirunelveli	90,364	75,612	19.51%	42	46	988	21,076	10.86%	71.8%	37.67%
Pollachi[56]	Coimbatore	90,180	88,302	2.13%	43	32	1012	24,755	8.57%	82.15%	41%
Avaniapuram[57]	Madurai	89,635	51,587	73.76%	44	81	979	23,051	10.67%	78.75%	39.97%
Udhagamandalam[58]	Nilgiris	88,430	93,987	−5.91%	45	29	1053	23,235	8.8%	82.15%	40.69%
Aruppukkottai[59]	Virudhunagar	87,722	84,029	4.39%	46	40	1014	23,803	8.73%	82.12%	42.9%
Velampalayam[60]	Tiruppur	87,427	45,679	91.39%	47	93	971	24,381	11.75%	78.02%	45.8%
Maduravoyal[61]	Tiruvallur	86,195	43,609	97.65%	48	97	993	21,623	12.06%	77.04%	38.53%
Mayiladuthurai[62]	Mayiladuthurai	85,632	84,290	1.59%	49	39	1045	21,929	9.02%	83.55%	34.86%
Veerappanchatram[63]	Erode	84,453	72,703	16.16%	50	49	992	24,216	9.84%	75.33%	44.35%
Goundampalayam[64]	Coimbatore	83,908	48,276	73.81%	51	89	981	22,155	10.36%	80.57%	42.55%
Maraimalainagar[65]	Kancheepuram	81,872	48,463	68.94%	52	87	953	19,970	10.77%	78.67%	39%
Arakkonam[66]	Vellore	78,395	78,686	−0.37%	53	42	1020	19,507	9.86%	81.81%	33.2%
Pammal[67]	Kancheepuram	75,870	49,999	51.74%	54	83	998	18,812	10.89%	81.13%	38.34%
Bodinayakanur[68]	Theni	75,675	73,410	3.09%	53	47	1018	20,333	8.65%	76.18%	39.95%
Srivilliputhur[69]	Virudhunagar	75,396	73,183	3.02%	54	48	1015	21,411	9.13%	77.84%	43.18%
Virudhachalam[70]	Cuddalore	73,585	60,164	22.31%	55	68	985	18,209	10.51%	77.57%	35.54%
Kasipalayam[71]	Erode	73,425	52,369	40.21%	56	79	986	20,822	9.3%	78.73%	43.16%
Pattukkottai[72]	Thanjavur	73,135	65,533	11.6%	57	57	1010	18,437	9.6%	80.68%	35.42%
Tindivanam[73]	Villupuram	72,796	67,737	7.47%	58	53	1003	17,088	10.53%	78.19%	33.54%
Virudhunagar[74]	Virudhunagar	72,296	72,081	0.3%	59	51	1014	19,841	8.93%	84.28%	38.08%
Komarapalayam[75]	Namakkal	71,594	65,868	8.69%	60	56	994	20,439	8.51%	72.14%	51.83%
Krishnagiri[76]	Krishnagiri	71,323	64,587	10.43%	61	59	1015	16,386	10.86%	76.79%	34.43%
Sivakasi[77]	Virudhunagar	2,60,047	71,040	368.64%	12	50	1009	18,952	9.8%	79.62%	41.3%
Valparai[78]	Coimbatore	70,859	95,107	−25.5%	64	28	1013	19,017	7.07%	78.47%	54.25%
Tenkasi[79]	Tirunelveli	70,545	63,432	11.21%	65	61	1020	17,887	10.51%	78.49%	39.53%
Palani[80]	Dindigul	70,467	67,231	4.81%	66	54	1023	19,015	9.18%	78.95%	38.53%
Nallur[81]	Tiruppur	70,115	29,495	137.72%	67	141	965	19,499	12.03%	76.85%	45.39%
Mettupalayam[82]	Coimbatore	69,213	66,595	3.93%	68	55	1022	18,423	9.84%	77.11%	38.42%
Dharmapuri[83]	Dharmapuri	68,619	64,496	6.39%	69	60	1013	17,136	9.85%	77.08%	39.26%
Kambam[84]	Theni	68,090	58,891	15.62%	70	71	1012	18,567	9.78%	76.55%	39.1%
Mannargudi[85]	Thiruvarur	66,999	61,478	8.98%	72	64	1018	17,372	9.22%	82.92%	33.79%
Puliyankudi[86]	Tirunelveli	66,034	60,080	9.91%	73	69	1011	17,209	10.05%	69.58%	45.33%
Tiruppattur[87]	Vellore	64,125	60,803	5.46%	74	66	1010	14,084	11.31%	76.22%	35.7%
Anaiyur[88]	Madurai	63,917	38,302	66.88%	75	109	990	16,351	9.65%	82.83%	38.3%
Arani[89]	Thiruvannamalai	63,671	60,815	4.7%	76	65	1036	14,889	9.97%	76.9%	36.59%
Thiruverkadu[90]	Tiruvallur	62,824	32,221	94.98%	77	127	977	15,863	11.44%	74.35%	40.18%
Chengalpattu[91]	Kancheepuram	62,579	62,582	0%	78	62	1020	15,675	9.4%	83.25%	38.25%
Chidambaram[92]	Cuddalore	62,153	57,733	7.66%	79	72	1032	15,166	9.44%	83.24%	35.71%
Attur[93]	Salem	61,793	57,519	7.43%	80	73	1021	16,371	9.95%	74.65%	41.99%
Ramanathapuram[94]	Ramanathapuram	61,440	62,050	−0.98%	81	63	988	14,716	10.37%	83.42%	33.16%
Udumalaipettai[95]	Tiruppur	61,133	59,668	2.46%	82	70	1041	17,132	8.08%	83.85%	40.5%
Panruti[96]	Cuddalore	60,323	55,346	8.99%	83	75	996	14,170	10.37%	76.19%	36.18%
Gobichettipalayam[97]	Erode	59,523	60,279	−1.25%	84	67	1062	17,064	7.84%	78.52%	42.38%
Tiruvarur[98]	Thiruvarur	58,301	56,341	3.48%	85	74	1053	14,997	9.91%	82%	32.51%
Sankarankoil[99]	Tirunelveli	57,277	53,606	6.85%	86	77	1012	14,536	9.88%	74.9%	42.01%
Poonamallee[100]	Tiruvallur	57,224	42,604	34.32%	87	99	999	14,668	11.35%	78.88%	39.16%
Tiruvallur[101]	Tiruvallur	56,074	45,732	22.61%	88	92	999	14,004	10.03%	79.77%	36.08%
Dharapuram[102]	Tiruppur	56,007	64,984	−13.81%	89	58	1045	15,842	9.01%	80.4%	42.36%
Arcot[103]	Vellore	55,955	49,953	12.02%	90	84	1014	13,605	10.33%	79.32%	36.49%
Thiruthangal[104]	Virudhunagar	55,362	49,190	12.55%	91	85	1000	15,424	10.69%	71.89%	49.06%
Periyasemur[105]	Erode	55,282	32,024	72.63%	92	128	960	15,198	10.28%	74.12%	43.63%
Namakkal[106]	Namakkal	55,145	53,005	4.04%	93	78	1015	15,008	9.07%	82.52%	39.12%
Idappadi[107]	Salem	54,823	48,815	12.31%	94	86	946	14,560	9.87%	64.67%	50.64%
Puzhuthivakkam[108]	Kancheepuram	53,322	29,086	83.33%	96	143	992	13,918	9.9%	85.55%	37.52%
Mettur[109]	Salem	52,813	53,633	−1.53%	97	76	1016	14,282	8.12%	76.82%	36.55%
Kallakurichi[110]	Kallakurichi	52,507	51,854	1.26%	98	80	984	12,801	10.55%	77.08%	36.21%
Devakottai[111]	Sivagangai	51,865	40,497	28.07%	99	103	982	13,192	10.04%	80.95%	36.05%
Pernampattu[112]	Vellore	51,271	41,499	23.55%	100	102	1028	10,450	13.39%	68.94%	32.23%
Tirumangalam[113]	Madurai	51,194	43,631	17.33%	101	96	1013	13,564	9.67%	81.91%	37.53%
Ranipet[114]	Vellore	50,764	47,243	7.45%	102	90	1091	11,764	10.09%	81%	35.94%
Rasipuram[115]	Namakkal	50,244	46,330	8.45%	103	91	1077	13,104	8.3%	77.71%	40.08%
Perambalur[116]	Perambalur	49,648	37,631	31.93%	104	111	1013	12,732	10.45%	80.77%	37.12%
Gudalur[117]	Nilgiris	49,535	43,096	14.94%	105	98	1032	12,101	10.82%	79.48%	37.97%
Thirupparankundram[118]	Madurai	48,810	39,048	25%	106	105	999	12,934	9.7%	79.55%	37.86%
Anakaputhur[119]	Kancheepuram	48,050	31,918	50.54%	107	130	989	12,146	11.25%	78.03%	37.68%
Valasaravakkam[120]	Tiruvallur	47,378	30,978	52.94%	108	136	1004	12,278	9.91%	86.39%	39.02%
Vikramasingapuram[121]	Tirunelveli	47,241	48,309	−2.21%	109	88	1058	13,558	8.89%	81.28%	41.94%
Nellikuppam[122]	Cuddalore	46,678	44,222	5.55%	110	95	1028	10,763	10.87%	73.83%	34.15%
Coonoor[123]	Nilgiris	45,494	50,196	−9.37%	111	82	1058	12,384	8.28%	84.79%	38.29%
Rameswaram[124]	Ramanathapuram	44,856	37,968	18.14%	112	110	969	10,579	11.2%	73.36%	37.11%
Melvisharam[125]	Vellore	44,786	36,757	21.84%	113	112	977	89,906	12.3%	73.23%	35.17%
Thiruthani[126]	Tiruvallur	44,781	38,314	16.88%	114	108	1003	11,122	10.4%	75.32%	36.74%
Nelliyalam[127]	Nilgiris	44,590	41,837	6.58%	115	101	1035	10,729	10.58%	77.99%	43.33%
Periyakulam[128]	Theni	42,976	42,012	2.29%	116	100	1013	11,401	9.53%	79.84%	34.57%
Chinnamanur[129]	Theni	42,305	38,360	10.28%	117	107	1007	11,545	9.49%	75.61%	39.78%
Palladam[130]	Tiruppur	42,225	30,016	40.67%	118	139	1009	12,054	11.23%	74.08%	43.52%
Gudalur[131]	Theni	41,915	35,531	17.97%	119	115	1006	12,001	8%	66.83%	49.77%
Surampatti[132]	Erode	41,782	31,948	30.78%	120	129	991	11,855	10.19%	76.18%	47.2%
Aranthangi[133]	Pudukottai	40,814	34,134	19.57%	121	119	1030	10,130	10.63%	80.96%	31.9%
Kayalpattinam[134]	Tuticorin	40,588	32,664	24.26%	122	124	1082	9,417	12.31%	81.3%	28.12%
Manapparai[135]	Tiruchirappalli	40,510	35,770	13.25%	123	113	1012	9,934	10.1%	78.98%	36.86%
Sivagangai[136]	Sivagangai	40,403	40,129	0.68%	124	104	990	10,814	9.6%	83.86%	35.01%
Vellakoil[137]	Tiruppur	40,359	34,438	17.19%	125	118	1002	12,157	8.52%	74.37%	54.64%
Pallipalayam[138]	Namakkal	40,140	35,635	12.64%	126	114	987	11,210	9.24%	66.47%	52.8%
Melur[139]	Madurai	40,017	33,881	18.11%	127	120	961	9,872	11.22%	79.47%	35.3%
Bhavani[140]	Erode	39,225	38,778	1.15%	128	106	1005	11,147	8.97%	77.12%	45.03%
Thuvakudi[141]	Tiruchirappalli	38,887	35,428	9.76%	129	116	842	9,402	8.39%	81.56%	35.77%
Keelakarai[142]	Ramanathapuram	38,355	30,412	26.12%	130	138	948	7,448	11.45%	82.63%	31.37%
Sathyamangalam[143]	Erode	37,816	33,722	12.14%	131	121	1006	11,148	8.94%	72.02%	46.15%
Cheyyar[144]	Thiruvannamalai	37,802	35,201	7.39%	132	117	1014	9,162	9.92%	76.59%	38.57%
Kathivakkam[145]	Tiruvallur	36,617	32,590	12.36%	133	125	983	9,354	11.75%	74.5%	36.25%
Kodaikanal[146]	Dindigul	36,501	32,969	10.71%	134	122	1004	9,442	10.67%	79.78%	38.64%
Ambasamudram[147]	Tirunelveli	35,645	32,739	8.88%	135	123	1048	9,845	9.24%	78.91%	45.34%
Manali[148]	Tiruvallur	35,248	28,597	23.26%	136	145	968	9,331	11.94%	74.52%	36.16%
Usilampatti[149]	Madurai	35,219	30,601	15.09%	137	137	998	9,101	9.73%	78.39%	37%
Sirkazhi[150]	Mayiladuthurai	34,927	32,228	8.37%	138	126	1028	8,756	9.64%	81.5%	32.86%
Vedaranyam[151]	Nagapattinam	34,266	31,727	8%	139	131	1068	8,665	9.52%	77.86%	37.05%
Jayankondam[152]	Ariyalur	33,945	31,268	8.56%	140	134	1031	8,664	10.37%	72%	36.41%
Thuraiyur[153]	Tiruchirappalli	32,439	31,005	4.63%	141	135	1032	8,674	9.05%	78.96%	36.79%
Walajapettai[154]	Vellore	32,397	29,475	9.91%	142	142	1031	7,598	10.03%	77.25%	37.73%
Kangeyam[155]	Tiruppur	32,147	28,258	13.76%	143	146	987	9,449	8.74%	77.7%	48.9%
Vandavasi[156]	Thiruvannamalai	31,320	29,610	5.78%	144	140	1012	7,326	10.65%	77.3%	33.69%
Maduranthakam[157]	Kancheepuram	30,796	29,059	5.98%	145	144	1019	7,699	10.34%	75.4%	39.4%
Oddanchatram[158]	Dindigul	30,064	24,132	24.58%	146	151	994	8,046	8.9%	77.11%	42.37%
Jolarpet[159]	Vellore	29,662	27,167	9.18%	147	148	1032	7,140	10.61%	74.44%	35.87%
Sattur[160]	Virudhunagar	29,398	31,443	−6.5%	148	133	1042	8,093	9.15%	78.85%	44.44%
Ariyalur[161]	Ariyalur	28,902	27,822	3.88%	149	147	1014	7,319	10.3%	76.04%	35.58%
Kulithalai[162]	Karur	27,910	26,161	6.69%	150	150	1016	7,374	9.04%	81.22%	38.85%
Sengottai[163]	Tirunelveli	26,823	26,838	−0.06%	151	149	1035	7,146	9.85%	78.09%	40.03%
Tiruppathur[164]	Sivaganga	25,980	23,559	10.27%	152	152	1033	6,431	10.1%	80.1%	36.1%
Harur	Dharmapuri	25,469	22,995	10.56%	153	153	1090	6,025	10.85%	78.65%	32.49%
Thiruthuraipoondi[165]	Thiruvarur	24,404	22,905	6.54%	154	154	1036	6,263	9.52%	80.19%	38.43%
Colachel[166]	Kanyakumari	23,227	23,787	−2.35%	155	152	974	5,205	11.46%	80.52%	34.02%
Narasingapuram[167]	Salem	23,084	18,677	23.6%	156	157	1003	6,230	9.66%	74.58%	41.53%
Padmanabhapuram[168]	Kanyakumari	21,342	20,075	6.31%	157	156	1029	5,549	9.93%	83.92%	32.97%
Kuzhithurai[169]	Kanyakumari	21,307	20,503	3.92%	158	155	1022	5,519	8.58%	85.99%	36.89%
Punjaipuliampatti[170]	Erode	18,967	14,832	27.88%	159	158	1003	5,480	8.82%	74.4%	45.49%