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Tamil Nadu

India
Cities listed
488
35.6M
combined population
Chennai
largest city
488 listed cities in Tamil Nadu
Cities listed
488
15,000 or more people
Largest city
Chennai
4,681,087 people
Combined population
35.6M
Of the cities listed here
Share of country
10.0%
Of India's listed city population

Cities in Tamil Nadu

All 3,732 in India

Sortable and searchable. Ranks are within the whole country, not the region. This is not a complete list of settlements — only places GeoNames lists at 15,000 or more.

488 cities
6Chennai4,681,087
14Coimbatore2,136,916
22Kallakurichi1,682,687
25Madurai1,465,625
26Tirunelveli1,435,844
54Tiruchirappalli1,022,518
58Tiruppur963,173
62Salem917,414
96Erode521,891
107Vellore484,690
112Ambattur466,205
125Thoothukudi410,760
143Avadi345,996
177Dindigul292,512
178Thanjavur291,067
195Rānipet264,330
204Tiruvottiyūr249,446
216Sivakasi234,704
217Karur234,191
219Pallāvaram233,984
220Ooty233,426
222Hosūr229,528
227Nāgercoil224,849
230Kanchipuram221,715
262Kumarapalayam195,071
276Kāraikkudi181,851
285Neyveli179,150
292Tambaram174,787
296Cuddalore173,636
311Kumbakonam167,155
365Tiruvannamalai145,278
401Rajapalayam130,442
420Kurichchi123,667
436Madhavaram119,105
447Pudukkottai117,630
461Ambur114,608
509Nagapattinam102,905
542Villupuram97,380
548Kuniyamuttūr95,924
552Paramagudi95,579
554Tiruchengode95,335
557Vaniyambadi95,061
558Kovilpatti95,057
563Allinagaram94,453
564Gudiyatham93,973
579Kadayanallur90,364
580Valparai90,353
581Pollachi90,180
585Avaniyāpuram89,635
601Aruppukkottai87,722
604Velampālaiyam87,427
612Mayiladuthurai86,660
614Maduravoyal86,195
623Vīrappanchathiram84,453
627Idaiyarpālaiyam83,908
636Maraimalainagar81,872
659Arakkonam79,080
686Neelankarai76,600
697Bodināyakkanūr75,680
701Srivilliputhur75,396
719Virudhachalam73,585
721Kāsipālaiyam73,425
723Virudunagar73,273
724Pattukkottai73,135
726Tindivanam72,796
731Dharapuram72,291
738Krishnagiri71,323
754Thenkasi70,545
757Palani70,467
758Nallūr70,115
767Mettupalayam69,213
775Dharmapuri68,619
778Cumbum68,090
797Mannargudi66,999
807Puliyankudi66,034
811Chengalpattu65,689
816Ramanathapuram65,314
823Vīrarāghavapuram64,698
832Tirupattur64,125
838Ānaiyūr63,917
843Arni63,671
858Chidambaram62,153
868Attur61,793
872Vriddhāchalam61,498
876Udumalaippettai61,133
884Poonamalle60,607
887Panruti60,323
899Nerkunram59,790
903Gobichettipalayam59,523
915Thiruvarur58,777
934Sankarankovil57,277
952Mettur56,743
967Tiruvallur56,074
971Nāmakkal55,997
972Arcot55,955
983Tiruttangal55,362
986Periya Semūr55,282
995Kavanur54,986
998Idappadi54,823
1025Tāndoni53,854
1033Nerupperichchal53,579
1068Ramapuram52,295
1071Devakottai51,865
1081Peranāmpattu51,271
1086Tirumangalam51,194
1103Vīrapāndi50,301
1105Rasipuram50,244
1111Tirupparangunram50,004
1122Perambalur49,648
1124Gudalur49,535
1172Walajapet47,498
1175Gudalur47,419
1181Vikramasingapuram47,241
1198Porur46,690
1199Nellikkuppam46,678
1223Milavittan45,863
1231Coonoor45,494
1236Meddappakkam45,356
1247Rameswaram44,856
1250Vishāram44,786
1251Thiruthani44,781
1257Tondalam44,590
1275Gūduvāncheri44,098
1282Melmadai43,797
1283Saint Thomas Mount43,795
1292Pallikaranai43,493
1306Periyakulam42,976
1319Sivaganga42,785
1333Chinnamanūr42,305
1337Palladam42,225
1353Sūrampatti41,782
1377Jalārpet40,959
1381Arantāngi40,814
1389Kayalpattinam40,588
1394Manapparai40,510
1395Boyampālaiyam40,503
1396Kallakkurichchi40,449
1403Vellakkovil40,359
1414Pallipalayam40,140
1422Mappilaiurani40,035
1423Melur40,017
1430Vadavalli39,873
1434Bhavāni39,744
1438Kālappatti39,586
1446Kurinjippādi39,514
1453Mūkondapalli39,245
1467Tuvāgudi38,887
1470Kātpādi38,833
1485Kollancode38,385
1486Kilakarai38,355
1508Rajakilpakkam37,906
1515Sathyamangalam37,816
1517Cheyyar37,802
1529Chettipālaiyam37,620
1544Perunkalattu37,342
1555Tinnanūr37,095
1573Kattivākkam36,617
1577Kodaikānāl36,501
1613Madipakkam35,752
1619Ambasamudram35,645
1624Sholinganallur35,602
1640Sūrandai35,272
1641Manali35,248
1644Usilampatti35,219
1647Kāramadai35,166
1654Karumattampatti35,062
1657Podaturpet35,000
1661Sīrkāzhi34,927
1686Vedaraniyam34,266
1703Pārassāla34,096
1710Jayamkondacholapuram33,945
1711Tudiyalūr33,924
1744Idangansālai33,245
1756Srvanampatti32,920
1773Nānjikkottai32,689
1790Muttayyāpuram32,494
1793Jūjūvādi32,474
1797Thuraiyur32,439
1806Manamadurai32,257
1807Tiruchchendur32,171
1809Kangayam32,147
1812Turaiyūr32,134
1828Sattur31,856
1834Kottaikuppam31,726
1837Puzhal31,665
1842Vandavāsi31,530
1843Tirumuruganpūndi31,528
1857Singānallūr31,239
1861Allapuram31,211
1867Kannānendal31,095
1872Adirampattinam31,066
1875Ponneri31,025
1884Pāmban30,926
1887Kalakkādu30,921
1889Vilāngudi30,884
1891Sholinghur30,856
1896Madurāntakam30,796
1901Kallamchavadi30,702
1906Pallappatti30,624
1919Madukkarai30,357
1927Tāramangalam30,222
1929Tirukkoyilur30,212
1930Musiri30,209
1937Oddanchathiram30,064
1950Pānakkudi29,895
1981Reddipālaiyam29,511
1984Sankagiri29,467
1992Vadakku Valliyūr29,417
1995Tirukkalikkunram29,391
2021Ariyalūr29,144
2026Unamaucheri29,122
2028Uttamapālaiyam29,050
2041Avinashi28,868
2042Kotagiri28,848
2057Vandiyūr28,646
2062Kāraippudūr28,602
2064Sūryampālaiyam28,585
2066Ālangulam28,558
2085Mīnjūr28,337
2105Kottaikādu28,172
2108Polūr28,123
2124Kulittalai27,910
2125Sulur27,909
2138Mathur27,674
2159Kullattūr27,374
2166Kattumannarkoil27,294
2168Āndippatti27,287
2169Arumuganeri27,266
2183Ayakudi27,156
2191Gingee27,045
2200Chengam26,980
2208Vadipatti26,830
2209Shenkottai26,823
2228Kottur26,627
2231Sankarapatti26,536
2236Pallippatti26,492
2242Kallidaikurichi26,398
2244Murugampālaiyam26,349
2252Chinnalapatti26,285
2261Anuppānadi26,158
2270Muttanampālaiyam26,014
2278Mannachanallur25,931
2279Periyanayakkanpalaiyam25,930
2310Irugūr25,691
2312Mechcheri25,676
2320Balakrishnapuram25,627
2325Viswanatham25,555
2328Parangipettai25,541
2329Andipalayam25,539
2337Harūr25,469
2343Koothanallur25,423
2346Edaicode25,378
2366Uttiramerūr25,194
2372Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti25,133
2376Mugalivakkam25,117
2379Chinna Salem25,106
2391Velur25,012
2392Paramathi Velur25,012
2404Devarshola24,954
2407Perundurai24,930
2417Vellalūr24,872
2418Srīperumbūdūr24,864
2426Brāhmana Periya Agrahāram24,798
2431Ilaiyankudi24,767
2436Tattānkuttai24,708
2442Ezhudesam24,657
2454Tiruppuvanam24,554
2466Thiruthuraipoondi24,404
2467Meenambakkam24,334
2472Denkanikota24,252
2476Vilankurichi24,235
2492Chettipālaiyam24,080
2494Pacode24,050
2495Pāppākurichchi24,023
2501Kaikalapettai23,910
2503Karumāndi Chellipālaiyam23,868
2508Vīrakeralam23,841
2510Pādiyanallūr23,819
2517Lalgudi23,740
2518Ulundurpet23,734
2525Tisaiyanvilai23,702
2529Natham23,660
2530Unnamalaikadai23,656
2535Painkulam23,630
2556Sevilimedu23,454
2563Pugalūr23,408
2566Injambakkam23,346
2573Vengattūr23,292
2574Nāyanakulam23,284
2580Kērkandi23,229
2581Colachel23,227
2585Tharangambadi23,191
2588Tiruverumbūr23,156
2592Mattigiri23,129
2597Narasingapuram23,084
2599Pallikonda23,067
2603Sivagiri23,040
2604Vadakkanandal23,034
2614Vattalkundu22,928
2617Tittagudi22,894
2624Aramboli22,846
2641Kādiganpalli22,714
2653Sholavandan22,578
2671Kanniyākumāri22,453
2672Senapparetti22,447
2675Triparappu22,401
2690Kilapavoor22,231
2692Attimarappatti22,218
2697Nilakottai22,197
2699Palavansathu22,176
2706Nāmagiripettai22,098
2708Peravurani22,084
2716Marakkanam22,034
2720Nalambūr21,973
2723Kīl Bhuvanagiri21,956
2726Kollivāyal21,943
2728Polichalur21,906
2754Muthupet21,722
2759Kadayal21,665
2770Tammampatti21,503
2780Vāsudevanallūr21,361
2782Padmanābhapuram21,342
2786Kondasamudram21,335
2791Kuzhithurai21,307
2797Reethapuram21,177
2800Pudupattanam21,151
2804Anthiyur21,086
2820Pālakkodu20,959
2824Nāravārikuppam20,946
2825Marthandam20,938
2837Sālamedu20,854
2844Vadakarai Kīl Pidāgai20,821
2856Sāmalāpuram20,691
2862Madattukkulam20,620
2905Kondalampatti20,318
2908Ālampālaiyam20,286
2910Wellington20,254
2913Settūr20,228
2920Puliyankannu20,171
2927Chinnavādampatti20,122
2929Sūleswaranpatti20,104
2933Annur20,079
2935Sirumugai20,066
2942Paravai20,042
2963Nattappettai19,883
2970Sankaraperi19,844
2972Kalinjur19,828
2973Chetput19,827
2978Chinna Āndānkovil19,779
2981Kannānkurichchi19,765
2985Sendamangalam19,750
2987Udangudi19,738
2988Tirumeshi19,733
2990Verukulambu19,730
2995Vadakku Viravanallur19,689
3008Mulakumūd19,538
3012Pennādam19,494
3020Methukummal19,417
3040Tiruppālai19,305
3044Devadanapatti19,285
3049Ammainaickanur19,257
3053Maduraivayal19,208
3064Jalladiampet19,100
3067Kallukuttam19,093
3078Tiruvattār18,985
3083Punjai Puliyampatti18,967
3093Gummidipundi18,891
3105Tādikombu18,838
3111Mallasamudram18,820
3121Rakkiyapālaiyam18,749
3122Kammivapettai18,745
3129Tiruvankod18,723
3141Mamsapuram18,635
3144Tyāgadurgam18,605
3146Palappallam18,589
3147Pālaiyampatti18,576
3161Ūttangarai18,470
3166Tondi18,465
3168Pottanūr18,455
3177Mandapam18,427
3192Cheranmahadevi18,327
3193Alangāyam18,327
3199Palugal18,276
3200Inam Maniyachi18,258
3202Vengikkal18,244
3209Kariapatti18,191
3214Singampunari18,143
3217Vettaikkaranpudur18,128
3223Eruvādi18,067
3230Vadamadurai18,015
3237Nalloor17,989
3259V.S.K.Valasai (Dindigul-Dist.)17,865
3261Avalēpalli17,859
3262Narasimhanaickenpalayam17,858
3263Adiyanuthu17,851
3268Sīlappādi17,824
3269Kulattuppālaiyam17,819
3270Rāmachettipālaiyam17,809
3281Chettināyakkanpatti17,701
3283Mangalam17,699
3284Peddanāyakkanpālaiyam17,678
3286Kothanallur17,662
3290Nangavaram17,629
3301Vazhapadi17,559
3303Papanasam17,548
3308Settiyārpatti17,520
3316Pennāgaram17,480
3318Dharmapuram17,476
3342Keezhkulam17,327
3345Sivagirippatti17,306
3351Kāttatturai17,271
3353Kulasegaram17,267
3356Mannarai17,261
3359Bhikshāndārkovil17,257
3360Palangarai17,248
3363Pudūr17,240
3368Anaimalai17,208
3377Ayyalur17,100
3379Nāranammālpuram17,094
3386Madambakkam17,058
3402Valvachatottam16,965
3422Sithurajapuram16,860
3423Vandalūr16,852
3429Āchāripallam Vāniyakudi16,822
3436Pāchchal16,789
3437Navalpattu16,788
3438Vathirairuppu16,784
3439Sivagiri16,779
3443Vallam16,758
3447Valavanur16,745
3454Sāmbūrvadakara16,709
3455Thorapadi16,700
3456Karingal16,691
3463Vīrnūr16,665
3470Pattamadai16,625
3476Nazareth16,584
3479Lālpettai16,561
3482Jāmbai16,522
3488Sundakkāmpālaiyam16,459
3499Nambiyūr16,379
3501Bargūr16,366
3505Ūttukuli16,354
3514Annāmalainagar16,289
3516Arumanai16,283
3518Omalur16,279
3520Chennimalai16,268
3521Madukkūr16,266
3523Ayyampettāi16,263
3526Thimiri16,246
3527Ellakkudi16,244
3530Neelagiri16,197
3531Jalakandapuram16,184
3534Thiruvaiyaru16,164
3535Elandakuttai16,160
3537Nallavila16,138
3538Kāmayakkavundanpatti16,134
3540Kuthalam16,125
3546Tevāram16,079
3556Vellakkinar15,998
3557Kappiyara15,998
3561Kombai15,960
3563Koothappar15,943
3567Boothapandi15,931
3574Kannampālaiyam15,868
3576Srivaikuntam15,847
3590Pudukkottai15,769
3598Elumalai15,746
3606Kumārapālaiyam15,706
3608Periyapatti15,690
3619Chokkanāthapuram15,625
3626Agaram15,610
3628Salangaippālaiyam15,609
3640Ponmana15,554
3644Vettavalam15,506
3650Tindal15,440
3651Kalugumalai15,423
3669Pālaiyam15,336
3673Dārāsuram15,326
3678Villukuri15,304
3684Vilattikulam15,277
3690Mūlanūr15,223
3699Kangeyanallur15,177
3703Mahabalipuram15,172
3707Ottakkadai15,152
3711Āyikudi15,129
3720Tirunāgeswaram15,082
3726Ālūr15,063
3731Kāveripatnam15,006

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