Tamil Nadu

StateIN-TN

State of India.

AsiaCapital: ChennaiSub-region: SouthernLanguage: Tamil, Malayalam
Population
76.9M
Metros tracked
7
28.2M in metros (37%)
Composite score
22.7
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: IN-TN
At a glance
Established
1950
Area
130,058 km²
Population density
591 /km²
Legislature
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Human Development Index
0.734 (2023)
Lok Sabha seats
39
Rank in India
4th of 36 by composite score
Area rank
10th of 36 by area
Largest tracked metro
Chennai

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Tamil Nadu metro footprint

7 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

7 tracked metros

#186Chennai★ Capital
15.0
11.5MRegional Hub
#901Coimbatore
1.9
3.5MEmerging Metro
#1004Vellore
1.6
1.5MEmerging Metro
#1169Madurai
1.3
3.0MEmerging Metro
#1225Salem (India)
1.2
3.5MEmerging Metro
#1423Tiruchirappalli
0.9
2.7MLocal Metro
#1485Tiruppur
0.8
2.5MLocal Metro