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An [[urban agglomeration]] is defined as "a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths, or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns". An urban agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000.
Based on the census taken in 2011 by [[Government of India|Indian government]] and by the [[population]] in [[Metropolitan area|metro area]] of the particular city here is a list of [[Urban area|urban Agglomeration]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] is provided.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Srivathsan|first=A.|date=2011-11-29|title=Chennai 4th in urban agglomerations|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-4th-in-urban-agglomerations/article2670674.ece|access-date=2021-04-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nādu (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/cities/tamilnadu/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>


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==List==
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{{location map+|Tamil Nadu|width=300|right|caption=[[List of urban agglomerations in Tamil Nadu|Top 10 largest urban areas in Tamilnadu]]|places=
Below is a list of urban agglomerations in the state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of 1 lakh and above based on the [[2011 census of India]].<ref>{{cite report|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title=Urban Agglomerations and Cities having population 1 lakh and above|work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011| publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310224309/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|access-date=10 August 2014|archive-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> Cities in '''bold''' are declared [[Municipal corporations]].
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{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Chennai]]|position=bottom|mark=Yellow pog.svg|lat=13.08|long=80.29}}

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{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Coimbatore]]|position=bottom|mark=Green pog.svg|lat=11.00|long=76.94}}
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{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Chennai]]|position=bottom|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=13.08|long=80.29}}
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{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Coimbatore]]|position=bottom|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=11.00|long=76.94}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Madurai]]|position=bottom|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=9.92|long=78.11}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Madurai]]|position=bottom|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=9.92|long=78.11}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Tiruchirappalli]]|position=bottom|mark=Blue pog.svg|lat=10.80|long=78.69}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Tiruchirappalli]]|position=bottom|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=10.80|long=78.69}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Tiruppur]]|position=top|mark=Brown pog.svg|lat=11.1085|long=77.3411}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Tiruppur]]|position=top|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=11.1085|long=77.3411}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]|position=right|mark=Pink pog.svg|lat=11.6643|long=78.1460}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]|position=right|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=11.6643|long=78.1460}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Erode]]|position=top|mark=Gold pog.svg|lat=11.3410|long=77.7172}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Erode]]|position=top|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=11.3410|long=77.7172}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Tirunelveli]]|position=bottom|mark=Orange pog.svg|lat=8.7139|long=77.7567}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Tirunelveli]]|position=bottom|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=8.7139|long=77.7567}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Vellore]]|position=bottom|mark=Black pog.svg|lat=12.9165|long=79.1325}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Vellore]]|position=bottom|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=12.9165|long=79.1325}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Thoothukudi]]|position=right|mark=Purple pog.svg|lat=8.7642|long=78.1348}}
{{location map~|Tamil Nadu|label=[[Thoothukudi]]|position=right|mark=Red pog.svg|lat=8.7642|long=78.1348}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
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==List==
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{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!Rank
!Rank
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|1
|1
|'''[[Chennai]]'''
|'''[[Chennai]]'''
|[[Chennai district|'''Chennai''']]
|[[Chennai district|Chennai]]
|8,653,521
|8,696,010
|-
|-
|2
|2
|'''[[Coimbatore]]'''
|'''[[Coimbatore]]'''
|[[Coimbatore district|'''Coimbatore''']]
|[[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]
|2,136,916
|2,151,466
|-
|-
|3
|3
|'''[[Madurai]]'''
|'''[[Madurai]]'''
|[[Madurai district|'''Madurai''']]
|[[Madurai district|Madurai]]
|1,465,625
|1,462,420
|-
|-
|4
|4
|'''[[Tiruchirappalli]]'''
|'''[[Tiruchirappalli]]'''
|[[Tiruchirappalli district|'''Tiruchirappalli''']]
|[[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchirappalli]]
|1,022,518
|1,021,717
|-
|-
|5
|5
|'''[[Tiruppur]]'''
|'''[[Tiruppur]]'''
|[[Tiruppur district|'''Tiruppur''']]
|[[Tiruppur district|Tiruppur]]
|963,173
|962,982
|-
|-
|6
|6
|[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|'''Salem''']]
|[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|'''Salem''']]
|[[Salem district|'''Salem''']]
|[[Salem district|Salem]]
|917,414
|919,950
|-
|-
|7
|7
|'''[[Erode]]'''
|'''[[Erode]]'''
|'''[[Erode district|Erode]]'''
|[[Erode district|Erode]]
|521,891
|521,776
|-
|-
|8
|8
|'''[[Tirunelveli]]'''
|'''[[Tirunelveli]]'''
|'''[[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]'''
|[[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]
|497,826
|498,924
|-
|-
|9
|9
|'''[[Vellore]]'''
|'''[[Vellore]]'''
|[[Vellore district|'''Vellore''']]
|[[Vellore district|Vellore]]
|484,690
|481,966
|-
|-
|10
|10
|'''[[Thoothukudi]]'''
|'''[[Thoothukudi]]'''
|'''[[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]]'''
|[[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]]
|411,628
|410,760
|-
|-
|11
|11
|'''[[Dindigul]]'''
|'''[[Dindigul]]'''
|'''[[Dindigul district|Dindigul]]'''
|[[Dindigul district|Dindigul]]
|292,512
|292,132
|-
|-
|12
|12
|'''[[Thanjavur]]'''
|'''[[Thanjavur]]'''
|[[Thanjavur district|'''Thanjavur''']]
|[[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]]
|291,067
|290,724
|-
|-
|13
|13
|'''[[Ranipet|Ranippettai]]'''
|[[Ranipet]]
|[[Ranipet district|'''Ranippettai''']]
|[[Ranipet district]]
|264,330
|262,346
|-
|-
|14
|14
|[[Sivakasi]]
|'''[[Sivakasi]]'''
|[[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]
|[[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]
|234,704
|234,688
|-
|-
|15
|15
|'''[[Karur]]'''
|'''[[Karur]]'''
|'''[[Karur]]'''
|[[Karur]]
|234,191
|233,763
|-
|-
|16
|16
|'''[[Ooty|Udhagamandalam]]'''
|[[Ooty|Udhagamandalam]]
|[[Nilgiris district|'''Nilgiris''']]
|[[Nilgiris district|Nilgiris]]
|233,426
|233,374
|-
|-
|17
|17
|[[Hosur]]
|'''[[Hosur]]'''
|[[Krishnagiri]]
|[[Krishnagiri]]
|229,528
|229,507
|-
|-
|18
|18
|'''[[Nagercoil]]'''
|'''[[Nagercoil]]'''
|'''[[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]]'''
|[[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]]
|224,849
|224,849
|-
|-
|19
|19
|'''[[Kancheepuram]]'''
|'''[[Kancheepuram]]'''
|'''[[Kancheepuram]]'''
|[[Kancheepuram]]
|221,715
|221,749
|-
|-
|20
|20
|[[Komarapalayam]]
|[[Komarapalayam]]
|[[Namakkal]]
|[[Namakkal]]
|195,071
|194,992
|-
|21
|[[Karaikudi]]
|[[Sivaganga district|Sivaganga]]
|181,347
|-
|22
|[[Neyveli]]
|[[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]]
|178,925
|-
|23
|'''[[Cuddalore]]'''
|[[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]]
|173,361
|-
|24
|'''[[Kumbakonam]]'''
|[[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]]
|167,098
|-
|25
|[[Tiruvannamalai]]
|[[Tiruvannamalai district|Tiruvannamalai]]
|144,683
|-
|26
|[[Pollachi]]
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|[[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]
|135,235
|-
|27
|[[Rajapalayam]]
|[[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]
|130,119
|-
|28
|[[Gudiyatham]]
|[[Vellore district|Vellore]]
|124,274
|-
|29
|[[Pudukkottai|Pudukottai]]
|[[Pudukkottai district|Pudukottai]]
|117,215
|-
|30
|[[Vaniyambadi]]
|[[Tirupathur district|Tirupattur]]
|116,712
|-
|31
|[[Ambur]]
|[[Tirupathur district|Tirupattur]]
|113,856
|-
|32
|[[Nagapattinam]]
|[[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]]
|102,838
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of metropolitan areas in Tamilnadu]]
*[[List of most populous metropolitan areas in India]]
*[[List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population]]
* [[Chennai metropolitan area|Chennai Metropolitan Area]]
*[[List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India]]
* [[Salem metropolitan area (India)|Salem Metropolitan Area]]
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* [[Coimbatore metropolitan area|Coimbatore Metropolitan Area]]
* [[Madurai metropolitan area]]
* [[Tiruchirappalli metropolitan area|Tiruchirappalli Metropolitan area]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:49, 25 April 2024

An urban agglomeration is defined as "a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths, or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns". An urban agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000.

List[edit]

Below is a list of urban agglomerations in the state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of 1 lakh and above based on the 2011 census of India.[1] Cities in bold are declared Municipal corporations.

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Ten largest urban agglomerations in Tamil Nadu
Rank City District Population

2011

1 Chennai Chennai 8,696,010
2 Coimbatore Coimbatore 2,151,466
3 Madurai Madurai 1,462,420
4 Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 1,021,717
5 Tiruppur Tiruppur 962,982
6 Salem Salem 919,950
7 Erode Erode 521,776
8 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli 498,924
9 Vellore Vellore 481,966
10 Thoothukudi Thoothukudi 410,760
11 Dindigul Dindigul 292,132
12 Thanjavur Thanjavur 290,724
13 Ranipet Ranipet district 262,346
14 Sivakasi Virudhunagar 234,688
15 Karur Karur 233,763
16 Udhagamandalam Nilgiris 233,374
17 Hosur Krishnagiri 229,507
18 Nagercoil Kanyakumari 224,849
19 Kancheepuram Kancheepuram 221,749
20 Komarapalayam Namakkal 194,992
21 Karaikudi Sivaganga 181,347
22 Neyveli Cuddalore 178,925
23 Cuddalore Cuddalore 173,361
24 Kumbakonam Thanjavur 167,098
25 Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai 144,683
26 Pollachi Coimbatore 135,235
27 Rajapalayam Virudhunagar 130,119
28 Gudiyatham Vellore 124,274
29 Pudukottai Pudukottai 117,215
30 Vaniyambadi Tirupattur 116,712
31 Ambur Tirupattur 113,856
32 Nagapattinam Nagapattinam 102,838

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Urban Agglomerations and Cities having population 1 lakh and above (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 (Report). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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