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| Coordinates: 13.09°N 80.27°ECoordinates: 13.09°N 80.27°E | |
| Country |  India |
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| Established | 26 January 1950† |
| Capital | Chennai |
| Largest city | Chennai |
| Districts | 32 total |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Konijeti Rosaiah |
| • Chief Minister | Jayalalitha (AIADMK) |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (234 seats) |
| • Chief Justice | M. Yusuf Eqbal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130,058 km2 (50,216 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 11th |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 72,138,958 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-TN |
| HDI |  0.570 (medium)[2] |
| HDI rank | 6th (2011)[3] |
| Literacy | 80.3 per cent (2011 census) |
| Official language | Tamil |
| Website | tn.gov.in |
| ^† Established in 1773; Madras State was formed in 1950 and renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969[4] | |
| District | Headquarters | Area | Population (2011) |
Population density |
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| 1 | Ariyalur | Ariyalur | 1,944 km³ | 752,481 | 387 /km² |
| 2 | Chennai | Chennai | 174 km² | 4,681,087 | 26,903 /km² |
| 3 | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | 7,642 km² | 4,472,578 | 848 /km² |
| 4 | Cuddalore | Cuddalore | 3,705 km² | 2,600,880 | 702 /km² |
| 5 | Dharmapuri | Dharmapuri | 4,527 km² | 1,502,900 | 332 /km² |
| 6 | Dindigul | Dindigul | 6,054 km² | 2,161,367 | 357 /km² |
| 7 | Erode | Erode | 5,692 km² | 2,259,608 | 397 /km² |
| 8 | Kanchipuram | Kanchipuram | 4,305 km² | 3,990,897 | 927 /km² |
| 9 | Kanyakumari | Nagercoil | 1,685 km² | 1,863,174 | 1,106 /km² |
| 10 | Karur | Karur | 2,902 km² | 1,076,588 | 371 /km² |
| 11 | Krishnagiri | Krishnagiri | 5,091 km² | 1,883,731 | 370 /km² |
| 12 | Madurai | Madurai | 3,695 km² | 3,041,038 | 823 /km² |
| 13 | Nagapattinam | Nagapattinam | 2,416 km² | 1,614,069 | 668 /km² |
| 14 | Namakkal | Namakkal | 3,402 km² | 1,721,179 | 506 /km² |
| 15 | Nilgiris | Udagamandalam | 2,552 km² | 735,071 | 288 /km² |
| 16 | Perambalur | Perambalur | 1,748 km² | 564,511 | 323 /km² |
| 17 | Pudukkottai | Pudukkottai | 4,652 km² | 1,618,725 | 348 /km² |
| 18 | Ramanathapuram | Ramanathapuram | 4,180 km² | 1,337,560 | 320 /km² |
| 19 | Salem | Salem | 5,249 km² | 3,480,008 | 663 /km² |
| 20 | Sivaganga | Sivaganga | 4,140 km² | 1,341,250 | 324 /km² |
| 21 | Thanjavur | Thanjavur | 3,477 km² | 2,402,781 | 691 /km² |
| 22 | Theni | Theni | 2,872 km² | 1,243,684 | 433 /km² |
| 23 | Thoothukudi | Thoothukudi | 4,599 km² | 1,738,376 | 378 /km² |
| 24 | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | 4,508 km² | 2,713,858 | 602 /km² |
| 25 | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | 6,709 km² | 3,072,880 | 458 /km² |
| 26 | Tirupur | Tirupur | 5,192 km² | 2,471,222 | 476 /km² |
| 27 | Tiruvallur | Tiruvallur | 3,552 km² | 3,725,697 | 1,049 /km² |
| 28 | Tiruvannamalai | Tiruvannamalai | 6,188 km² | 3,468,965 | 654 /km² |
| 29 | Tiruvarur | Tiruvarur | 2,379 km² | 1,268,094 | 533 /km² |
| 30 | Vellore | Vellore | 6,081 km² | 3,928,106 | 646 /km² |
| 31 | Viluppuram | Viluppuram | 7,185 km² | 3,463,284 | 482 /km² |
| 32 | Virudhunagar | Virudhunagar | 4,280 km² | 1,943,309 | 454 /km² |
| Religions in Tamil Nadu[54] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 88.3% | |||
| Christianity | 6.1% | |||
| Islam | 5.6% | |||
| Others | 0.3% | |||
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 30,119,000 | — |
| 1961 | 33,687,000 | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 41,199,000 | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 48,408,000 | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 55,859,000 | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 62,406,000 | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 72,138,958 | +15.6% |
| Source:Census of India[44] | ||
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