The following are the cities in the state of Tamil Nadu , India , which have a population of 1 lakh (100,000) and above (city / corporation area only), based on the 2011 census conducted by Government of India .[ 1] [ 2]
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Cities in Tamil Nadu With Populations > 100,000
List of Cities in Tamil Nadu
S.No
Name
District
Population in 2011
1
Chennai
Chennai
4,681,087
2
Coimbatore
Coimbatore
1,061,447
3
Madurai
Madurai
1,016,885
4
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli
846,915
5
Salem
Salem
831,038
6
Ambattur
Chennai
478,134
7
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli
474,838
8
Tiruppur
Tiruppur
444,543
9
Avadi
Thiruvallur
344,701
10
Tiruvottiyur
Chennai
248,059
11
Thoothukkudi
Thoothukkudi
237,374
12
Nagercoil
Kanniyakumari
224,329
13
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
222,619
14
Pallavaram
Chengalpattu
216,308
15
Dindigul
Dindigul
207,225
16
Vellore
Vellore
185,895
17
Tambaram
Chengalpattu
176,807
18
Cuddalore
Cuddalore
173,361
19
Kancheepuram
Kancheepuram
164,265
20
Alandur
Chennai
164,162
21
Erode
Erode
156,953
22
Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai
144,683
23
Kumbakonam
Thanjavur
140,113
24
Rajapalayam
Virudhunagar
130,119
25
Kurichi
Coimbatore
125,800
26
Madavaram
Chennai
118,525
27
Pudukkottai
Pudukkottai
117,215
28
Hosur
Krishnagiri
116,821
29
Ambur
Tirupattur
113,856
30
Karaikkudi
Sivagangai
106,793
31
Neyveli
Cuddalore
105,687
32
Nagapattinam
Nagapattinam
102,838
See also
References