Tamil Nadu

 

Introduction

Tamil Nadu, or land of the Tamils, is the fourth largest state of India and is located in the extreme south of the Indian subcontinent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the east and south, and by the states of Kerala to the west, Karnataka to the northwest, and Andhra Pradesh to the north. Along the north-central coast of Tamil Nadu are enclaves of Puducherry and Karaikal, both of which form part of the Puducherry union territory. Chennai (formerly known as Madras) is the capital city, located on the northeastern coast of the state. Tamil Nadu represents the Tamil-speaking area of what was formerly the Madras Presidency of British India.

Demographic Profile

According to Indian census data (2011), Tamil Nadu has a population of 72,147,030, an increase of 15.61 percent from 62,405,679 that was reported in the 2001 census. Tamil Nadu constituted 5.96 percent of India’s population in 2011.

Regions

North (Dharmapuri, Thiruvannamalai, Vellore and Krishnagiri districts)

North Coastal (Ariyalur, Chennai, Cuddalore, Kanchipuram, Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur and Tiruvarur districts)

West (Coimbatore, Erode, Nilgiris and Tirupur districts)

Central (Karur, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem and Tiruchirappalli districts)

South West (Dindigul, Madurai, Theni and Virudhunagar districts)

South Coast (Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga and Thanjavur districts)

Far South (Kanniyakumari, Tuticorin and Tirunelveli districts)

North East (Villupuram district)

Tamil Nadu (Tamil: தமிழ்நாடு) is one of the states in India. The capital of this state is Chennai. Tamil is the language spoken in Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Thanjavur and Thoothukudi are other large cities of Tamil Nadu. It is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Indian Ocean on the south and also by the Arabian Sea in the west for a smaller area. Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are its neighbouring states. The Tamilians are very proud of their language and heritage. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the South Indian zone.

The current chief minister of the state is Edapadi K. Palaniswamy from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK). Its leader of the opposition is M.K.Stalin, who is also the leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK). These two Dravidian parties have been in power alternately in Tamil Nadu, since 1967.

         Tamil Nadu is the 11th largest state in India. The major river is Kaveri which meets the needs of agriculture. The other important rivers are south Pennar, Palar, Vaigai, Tamira bharani, Manimuthar, Noyyal and Bhavani.Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state, is famed for its Dravidian-style Hindu temples.The three ancient Tamil empires of Chera, Chola, and Pandya were of ancient origins.In Tamil Nadu, the Neolithic period had its advent around 2500 BCE

Districts of Tamil Nadu

1. Chennai
2. Coimbatore
3. Salem
4. Sivaganga
5. Cuddalore
6. Thanjavur
7. Dharmapuri
8. Nilgiris
9. Dindigul
10. Theni
11. Erode
12. Ariyalur
13. Pudukkottai
14. Tiruppur
15. Thoothukudi
16. Kanchipuram
17. Chengalpattu
18. Kallakurichi
19. Tiruchirappalli
20. Kanyakumari
21. Tirunelveli
22. Tenkasi
23. Karur
24. Tiruvallur
25. Krishnagiri
26. Tiruvannamalai
27. Madurai
28. Thiruvarur
29. Nagapattinam
30. Vellore
31. Ranipet
32. Tirupathur
33. Namakkal
34. Viluppuram
35. Perambalur
36. Virudhunagar
37. Ramanathapuram.
38. Mayiladurthurai