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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.
Animation showing the division of districts in Tamil Nadu from 1956 to 2009. On 2 October 1965, Dharmapuri district was bifurcated from the erstwhile Salem district comprising Dharmapuri, Harur, Hosur, and Krishnagiri taluks. [8] In 1969, the Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu. [9]
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]
At the 2011 Census of India, the population of the state of Tamil Nadu was 72,147,039, increasing from 62.4 million in 2001. There were 36,137,975 males and 36,009,064 females, with a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males. Its literacy rate was 80.09%. 10.51% of the population was below seven years old, and it had a population density of 555.
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Chennai, along with Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, is one of the few Indian cities that are home to a diverse population of ethno-religious communities. [2] According to the 2011 census Chennai then had a total population of 67,48,026 at a density of 15,840 per square kilometre spanning across an area of 426 km²; the sex ratio was 1025 and literacy rate was 90.33%. [3]
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According to 2011 census of India, Tamil Nadu has about 48.45% of total population living in urbanised areas. [11] Depending on the population and income of the urban local bodies, they are further classified into three categories.