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Urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu, consisting of municipal corporations, municipalities, and town panchayats, have been established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in accordance with the Constitution of India.[1] Municipal corporations cater to larger urban areas, municipalities serve smaller urban areas, and town panchayats cater to areas that are under transition from rural to urban.[2] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats in Tamil Nadu.[3][4]

Municipal Corporations

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Main article: List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu

A municipal corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over elected councilors representing individual wards. Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the oldest urban body in India and is the second oldest corporation in the world after London.[5] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu.[6]

This section is transcluded from List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. (edit | history)

Note: Sorted by date of formation followed by alphabetical order

List of Municipal Corporations[7]
No City District Name Population
(Revised)[a] 		Population
(2011)[b][8] 		Date of formation Number of zones Wards Area (km2)
1 Chennai Chennai district Greater Chennai Corporation 6,672,000[9] 4,646,732 29 September 1688[9] 15[10] 200[11] 426.00[12]
2 Madurai Madurai district Madurai Municipal Corporation 1,470,755[13] 1,573,616 1 May 1971[14] 5[15] 100[15] 147.99[15]
3 Coimbatore Coimbatore district Coimbatore Municipal Corporation 1,601,438[16] 1,050,721 1 July 1981[17] 5[18] 100[18] 257.04[18]
4 Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli district Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation 916,674[19] 847,387 1 June 1994[20] 4[21] 65[21] 167.20[22]
5 Salem Salem district Salem Municipal Corporation 831,038[23] 829,267 1 June 1994[24] 4[25] 60[26] 91.34[25]
6 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli district Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation 474,838[27] 473,637 1 June 1994[28] 4[29] 55[29] 108.65[29]
7 Tiruppur Tiruppur district Tiruppur Municipal Corporation 877,778[30] 444,352 1 January 2008[31] 4[32] 60[32] 159.35[32]
8 Erode Erode district Erode Municipal Corporation 498,129[33] 157,101 1 January 2008[34] 4[35] 60[35] 109.52[35]
9 Vellore Vellore district Vellore Municipal Corporation 504,079[36] 185,803 1 August 2008[37][38] 4[39] 60[39] 76.09[39]
10 Thoothukudi Thoothukudi district Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation 372,408[40] 237,830 5 August 2008[41][42] 4[40] 60[40] 90.66[40]
11 Dindigul Dindigul district Dindigul Municipal Corporation 207,327[43] 207,327 19 February 2014[44][45] NA 48[43] 14.01[46]
12 Thanjavur Thanjavur district Thanjavur Municipal Corporation 251,655[47] 222,943 19 February 2014[48][49] NA 51[47] 128.02[47]
13 Hosur Krishnagiri district Hosur Municipal Corporation 245,354[50] 116,821 13 February 2019[51][50] NA 45[50] 72.41[50]
14 Nagercoil Kanyakumari district Nagercoil Municipal Corporation 236,774[52] 224,849 20 February 2019[53][54] NA 52[52] 77.73[52]
15 Avadi Thiruvallur district Avadi Municipal Corporation 344,701[55] 344,701 17 June 2019[56] NA 48[55] 65.00[55]
16 Cuddalore Cuddalore district Cuddalore Municipal corporation 173,639[57] 173,639 21 October 2021[58] NA 45[57] 27.69[57]
17 Kancheepuram Kancheepuram district Kancheepuram Municipal Corporation 232,816[59] 164,384 21 October 2021[60] NA 51[61] 36.14[59]
18 Karur Karur district Karur Municipal corporation 145,278[62] 70,980 21 October 2021[63] NA 48[62] 53.26[62]
19 Sivakasi Virudhunagar district Sivakasi Municipal corporation 126,402[64] 71,040 21 October 2021[65] NA 48[66] 19.89[66]
20 Tambaram Chengalpattu district Tambaram Municipal Corporation 723,017[67] 174,787 21 October 2021[68] 5[67] 70[67] 87.64[67]
21 Kumbakonam Thanjavur district Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation 222,524[69] 140,113 20 December 2021[70] NA 48[71] 64.02[72]
22 Karaikudi Sivaganga district Karaikudi Municipal Corporation 303,291[73] 106,784 15 March 2024[74] NA 100[75] NA
23 Namakkal Namakkal district Namakkal Municipal Corporation 119,491 NA NA NA
24 Pudukkottai Pudukkottai district Pudukottai Municipal Corporation 216,000[76] 117,630 NA NA NA[76]
25 Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai district Tiruvannamalai Municipal Corporation 145,278 NA NA NA

Municipalities

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Municipalities are classified into four categories based on their annual income:

Classification of municipalities[3]
Classification Annual Income Count
Special Grade Exceeding Rs.10 Crore 16
Selection Grade Between Rs. 6 to 10 Crore 29
Grade I Between Rs. 4 to 6 Crore 31
Grade II Below Rs. 4 Crore 62

Their elected representatives include ward councilors and a presiding officer, Municipal Chairperson. Municipal Commissioner is the executive authority. As of 2024, there are 138 municipalities in the state.[3]

List of municipalities[3][77]
Region District
Chengalpattu Thiruvallur Chengalpattu Kanchipuram Cuddalore
  1. Ponneri
  2. Poonamallee
  3. Thiruninravur
  4. Tiruttani
  5. Tiruvallur
  6. Tiruverkadu
  1. Chengalpattu
  2. Maduranthakam
  3. Maraimalai Nagar
  4. Nandivaram-Guduvancheri
  1. Kundrathur
  2. Mangadu
  1. Chidambaram
  2. Panruti
  3. Nellikuppam
  4. Tittakudi
  5. Vadalur
  6. Virudhachalam
Vellore Viluppuram Kallakurichi Vellore Ranipet Tirupathur Tiruvannamalai
  1. Kottakuppam
  2. Tindivanam
  3. Viluppuram
  1. Kallakurichi
  2. Tirukoilur
  3. Ulundurpettai
  1. Gudiyatham
  2. Pernambut
  1. Arakkonam
  2. Arcot
  3. Melvisharam
  4. Ranipet
  5. Sholinghur
  6. Walajapet
  1. Ambur
  2. Jolarpettai
  3. Tirupattur
  4. Vaniyambadi
  1. Arni
  2. Thiruvathipuram
  3. Vandavasi
Salem Dharmapuri Salem Krishnagiri Namakkal Karur
  1. Dharmapuri
  1. Attur
  2. Edaganasalai
  3. Edappadi
  4. Mettur
  5. Narasingapuram
  6. Tharamangalam
  1. Krishnagiri
  1. Komarapalayam
  2. Pallipalayam
  3. Rasipuram
  4. Tiruchengode
  1. Kulithalai
  2. Pallapatti
  3. Pugalur
Tiruppur Coimbatore Erode Tiruppur Nilgiris
  1. Gudalur
  2. Karamadai
  3. Karumathampatti
  4. Madukkarai
  5. Mettupalayam
  6. Pollachi
  7. Valparai
  1. Bhavani
  2. Gobichettipalayam
  3. Punjai Puliampatti
  4. Sathyamangalam
  1. Avinashi
  2. Dharapuram
  3. Kangeyam
  4. Palladam
  5. Thirumuruganpoondi
  6. Udumalaipettai
  7. Vellakoil
  1. Coonoor
  2. Gudalur
  3. Nelliyalam
  4. Udagamandalam
Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli Nagapattinam Mayiladuthurai Ariyalur
  1. Manapparai
  2. Thuraiyur
  3. Thuvakudi
  1. Nagapattinam
  2. Vedaranyam
  1. Mayiladuthurai
  2. Sirkazhi
  1. Ariyalur
  2. Jayankondam
Perambalur Thiruvarur Thanjavur Pudukkottai
  1. Perambalur
  1. Koothanallur
  2. Mannargudi
  3. Thiruthuraipoondi
  4. Thiruvarur
  1. Adirampattinam
  2. Pattukkottai
  1. Aranthangi
Madurai Madurai Theni Dindigul Sivagangai Ramanathapuram
  1. Melur
  2. Thirumangalam
  3. Usilampatti
  1. Bodinayakkanur
  2. Chinnamanur
  3. Cumbum
  4. Gudalur
  5. Periyakulam
  6. Theni
  1. Kodaikanal
  2. Oddanchatram
  3. Palani
  1. Devakottai
  2. Manamadurai
  3. Sivaganga
  1. Kilakarai
  2. Paramakudi
  3. Ramanathapuram
  4. Rameswaram
Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Tenkasi Virudhunagar Thoothukkudi Kanniyakumari
  1. Ambasamudram
  2. Kalakkad
  3. Vikramasingapuram
  1. Kadayanallur
  2. Puliyankudi
  3. Sankarankovil
  4. Sengottai
  5. Surandai
  6. Tenkasi
  1. Aruppukkottai
  2. Rajapalayam
  3. Sattur
  4. Srivilliputhur
  5. Virudhunagar
  1. Kayalpatnam
  2. Kovilpatti
  3. Tiruchendur
  1. Colachel
  2. Kollankodu
  3. Kuzhithurai
  4. Padmanabhapuram

Town panchayats

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Main article: List of nagar panchayats in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu was the first state to establish town panchayats as a new administrative unit.[78][79]

They are classified into four categories based on their annual income:

Classification of town panchayats[80]
Classification Annual Income Count
Special Grade Exceeding Rs.2 Crore 47
Selection Grade Between Rs. 1 to 2 Crore 187
Grade I Between Rs. 0.5 to 1 Crore 194
Grade II Below Rs. 0.5 Crore 62
Total 490

Their elected representatives include councilors and a presiding officer, panchayat chairman. As of 2024, there are 490 municipalities in the state.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ For corporations which were expanded or newly formed by combining multiple existent administrative units, the figures correspond to the revised estimates based on the 2011 census (wherever data is available). For corporations with no change in limits, the population is quoted as such as per the census.
  2. ^ The figures correspond to the limits of the local bodies as existent during the 2011 census

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