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List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu

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Municipal Corporations are the local governing bodies of the urban areas in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A municipal corporation carries out its functions through well organized divisions or departments. The 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India defined the formations of urban local governments and their activities. The Greater Chennai Corporation, which was established on 29 September 1688 as the Corporation of Madras, is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after London. It is the largest city corporation of Tamil Nadu, both in area and population. Madurai Municipal Corporation was established in 1971 and Coimbatore Municipal Corporation in 1981. Three more were established in 1994 and the count remained at six till 2007. Since then 19 more urban bodies have been upgraded as municipal corporations. As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations in the state.

Tables

List of Municipal Corporations[3] · List of municipal corporations
Greater Chennai Corporation
Greater Chennai Corporation
No
1
City
Chennai
District
Chennai district
Name
Greater Chennai Corporation
Population (Revised)
6,672,000
Population (2011)
4,646,732
Date of formation
29 September 1688
Grade
A+
Number of zones
15
Wards
200
Area (km2)
426.00
Madurai Municipal Corporation
Madurai Municipal Corporation
No
2
City
Madurai
District
Madurai district
Name
Madurai Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
1,470,755
Population (2011)
1,573,616
Date of formation
1 May 1971
Grade
A
Number of zones
5
Wards
100
Area (km2)
147.99
Coimbatore Municipal Corporation
Coimbatore Municipal Corporation
No
3
City
Coimbatore
District
Coimbatore district
Name
Coimbatore Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
1,601,438
Population (2011)
1,050,721
Date of formation
1 July 1981
Grade
A
Number of zones
5
Wards
100
Area (km2)
257.04
Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation
Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation
No
4
City
Tiruchirappalli
District
Tiruchirappalli district
Name
Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
916,674
Population (2011)
847,387
Date of formation
1 June 1994
Grade
B+
Number of zones
4
Wards
65
Area (km2)
167.20
Salem Municipal Corporation
Salem Municipal Corporation
No
5
City
Salem
District
Salem district
Name
Salem Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
831,038
Population (2011)
829,267
Date of formation
1 June 1994
Grade
B+
Number of zones
4
Wards
60
Area (km2)
91.34
Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation
Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation
No
6
City
Tirunelveli
District
Tirunelveli district
Name
Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
474,838
Population (2011)
473,637
Date of formation
1 June 1994
Grade
B
Number of zones
4
Wards
55
Area (km2)
108.65
Vellore Municipal Corporation
Vellore Municipal Corporation
No
7
City
Vellore
District
Vellore district
Name
Vellore Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
781,966
Population (2011)
185,803
Date of formation
1 August 2008
Grade
B
Number of zones
4
Wards
60
Area (km2)
153.14
Tiruppur Municipal Corporation
Tiruppur Municipal Corporation
No
8
City
Tiruppur
District
Tiruppur district
Name
Tiruppur Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
877,778
Population (2011)
444,352
Date of formation
1 January 2008
Grade
A
Number of zones
4
Wards
60
Area (km2)
159.35
Erode Municipal Corporation
Erode Municipal Corporation
No
9
City
Erode
District
Erode district
Name
Erode Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
498,129
Population (2011)
157,101
Date of formation
1 January 2008
Grade
B
Number of zones
4
Wards
60
Area (km2)
109.52
Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation
Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation
No
10
City
Thoothukudi
District
Thoothukudi district
Name
Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
372,408
Population (2011)
237,830
Date of formation
5 August 2008
Grade
B
Number of zones
4
Wards
60
Area (km2)
90.66
Dindigul Municipal Corporation
Dindigul Municipal Corporation
No
11
City
Dindigul
District
Dindigul district
Name
Dindigul Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
207,327
Population (2011)
207,327
Date of formation
19 February 2014
Grade
C
Number of zones
NA
Wards
48
Area (km2)
14.01
Thanjavur Municipal Corporation
Thanjavur Municipal Corporation
No
12
City
Thanjavur
District
Thanjavur district
Name
Thanjavur Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
251,655
Population (2011)
222,943
Date of formation
19 February 2014
Grade
C+
Number of zones
NA
Wards
51
Area (km2)
128.02
Nagercoil Municipal Corporation
Nagercoil Municipal Corporation
No
13
City
Nagercoil
District
Kanyakumari district
Name
Nagercoil Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
236,774
Population (2011)
224,849
Date of formation
20 February 2019
Grade
C+
Number of zones
4
Wards
52
Area (km2)
80.73
Hosur Municipal Corporation
Hosur Municipal Corporation
No
14
City
Hosur
District
Krishnagiri district
Name
Hosur Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
245,354
Population (2011)
116,821
Date of formation
20 February 2019
Grade
C+
Number of zones
NA
Wards
45
Area (km2)
72.41
Avadi Municipal Corporation
Avadi Municipal Corporation
No
15
City
Avadi
District
Thiruvallur district
Name
Avadi Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
344,701
Population (2011)
344,701
Date of formation
17 June 2019
Grade
B
Number of zones
NA
Wards
48
Area (km2)
65.00
Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation
Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation
No
16
City
Kumbakonam
District
Thanjavur district
Name
Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
222,524
Population (2011)
140,113
Date of formation
24 August 2021
Grade
C
Number of zones
NA
Wards
48
Area (km2)
64.02
Cuddalore Municipal corporation
Cuddalore Municipal corporation
No
17
City
Cuddalore
District
Cuddalore district
Name
Cuddalore Municipal corporation
Population (Revised)
173,639
Population (2011)
173,639
Date of formation
21 October 2021
Grade
C
Number of zones
NA
Wards
45
Area (km2)
27.69
Kancheepuram Municipal Corporation
Kancheepuram Municipal Corporation
No
18
City
Kancheepuram
District
Kancheepuram district
Name
Kancheepuram Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
232,816
Population (2011)
164,384
Date of formation
21 October 2021
Grade
C
Number of zones
NA
Wards
51
Area (km2)
36.14
Karur Municipal corporation
Karur Municipal corporation
No
19
City
Karur
District
Karur district
Name
Karur Municipal corporation
Population (Revised)
145,278
Population (2011)
70,980
Date of formation
21 October 2021
Grade
C
Number of zones
NA
Wards
48
Area (km2)
53.26
Sivakasi Municipal corporation
Sivakasi Municipal corporation
No
20
City
Sivakasi
District
Virudhunagar district
Name
Sivakasi Municipal corporation
Population (Revised)
126,402
Population (2011)
71,040
Date of formation
21 October 2021
Grade
C
Number of zones
NA
Wards
48
Area (km2)
19.89
Tambaram Municipal Corporation
Tambaram Municipal Corporation
No
21
City
Tambaram
District
Chengalpattu district
Name
Tambaram Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
723,017
Population (2011)
174,787
Date of formation
21 October 2021
Grade
B+
Number of zones
5
Wards
70
Area (km2)
87.64
Karaikudi Municipal Corporation
Karaikudi Municipal Corporation
No
22
City
Karaikudi
District
Sivaganga district
Name
Karaikudi Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
303,291
Population (2011)
106,784
Date of formation
15 March 2024
Grade
C
Number of zones
NA
Wards
NA
Area (km2)
NA
Namakkal Municipal Corporation
Namakkal Municipal Corporation
No
23
City
Namakkal
District
Namakkal district
Name
Namakkal Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
119,491
Population (2011)
119,491
Date of formation
C
Grade
NA
Number of zones
NA
Wards
NA
Pudukottai Municipal Corporation
Pudukottai Municipal Corporation
No
24
City
Pudukkottai
District
Pudukkottai district
Name
Pudukottai Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
216,000
Population (2011)
117,630
Date of formation
C
Grade
NA
Number of zones
NA
Wards
NA
Tiruvannamalai Municipal Corporation
Tiruvannamalai Municipal Corporation
No
25
City
Tiruvannamalai
District
Tiruvannamalai district
Name
Tiruvannamalai Municipal Corporation
Population (Revised)
145,278
Population (2011)
145,278
Date of formation
C
Grade
NA
Number of zones
NA
Wards
NA
No
City
District
Name
Population (Revised)
Population (2011)
Date of formation
Grade
Number of zones
Wards
Area (km2)
1
Chennai
Chennai district
Greater Chennai Corporation
6,672,000
4,646,732
29 September 1688
A+
15
200
426.00
2
Madurai
Madurai district
Madurai Municipal Corporation
1,470,755
1,573,616
1 May 1971
A
5
100
147.99
3
Coimbatore
Coimbatore district
Coimbatore Municipal Corporation
1,601,438
1,050,721
1 July 1981
A
5
100
257.04
4
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli district
Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation
916,674
847,387
1 June 1994
B+
4
65
167.20
5
Salem
Salem district
Salem Municipal Corporation
831,038
829,267
1 June 1994
B+
4
60
91.34
6
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli district
Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation
474,838
473,637
1 June 1994
B
4
55
108.65
7
Vellore
Vellore district
Vellore Municipal Corporation
781,966
185,803
1 August 2008
B
4
60
153.14
8
Tiruppur
Tiruppur district
Tiruppur Municipal Corporation
877,778
444,352
1 January 2008
A
4
60
159.35
9
Erode
Erode district
Erode Municipal Corporation
498,129
157,101
1 January 2008
B
4
60
109.52
10
Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi district
Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation
372,408
237,830
5 August 2008
B
4
60
90.66
11
Dindigul
Dindigul district
Dindigul Municipal Corporation
207,327
207,327
19 February 2014
C
NA
48
14.01
12
Thanjavur
Thanjavur district
Thanjavur Municipal Corporation
251,655
222,943
19 February 2014
C+
NA
51
128.02
13
Nagercoil
Kanyakumari district
Nagercoil Municipal Corporation
236,774
224,849
20 February 2019
C+
4
52
80.73
14
Hosur
Krishnagiri district
Hosur Municipal Corporation
245,354
116,821
20 February 2019
C+
NA
45
72.41
15
Avadi
Thiruvallur district
Avadi Municipal Corporation
344,701
344,701
17 June 2019
B
NA
48
65.00
16
Kumbakonam
Thanjavur district
Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation
222,524
140,113
24 August 2021
C
NA
48
64.02
17
Cuddalore
Cuddalore district
Cuddalore Municipal corporation
173,639
173,639
21 October 2021
C
NA
45
27.69
18
Kancheepuram
Kancheepuram district
Kancheepuram Municipal Corporation
232,816
164,384
21 October 2021
C
NA
51
36.14
19
Karur
Karur district
Karur Municipal corporation
145,278
70,980
21 October 2021
C
NA
48
53.26
20
Sivakasi
Virudhunagar district
Sivakasi Municipal corporation
126,402
71,040
21 October 2021
C
NA
48
19.89
21
Tambaram
Chengalpattu district
Tambaram Municipal Corporation
723,017
174,787
21 October 2021
B+
5
70
87.64
22
Karaikudi
Sivaganga district
Karaikudi Municipal Corporation
303,291
106,784
15 March 2024
C
NA
NA
NA
23
Namakkal
Namakkal district
Namakkal Municipal Corporation
119,491
119,491
C
NA
NA
NA
24
Pudukkottai
Pudukkottai district
Pudukottai Municipal Corporation
216,000
117,630
C
NA
NA
NA
25
Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai district
Tiruvannamalai Municipal Corporation
145,278
145,278
C
NA
NA
NA

References

  1. For corporations which were expanded or newly formed by combining multiple existent administrative units, the figures co
  2. The figures correspond to the limits of the local bodies as existent during the 2011 census
  3. Government of India
    https://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/74amend.pdf
  4. The Hindu
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-the-2nd-oldest-corporation-in-the-world/article5180124.ece
  5. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/list-of-municipality-websites-ulb-locator/#1565603730472-86183ec9-b37f
  6. Government of India
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231019053153if_/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42876/download/46544/CLASS_I.xlsx
  7. Greater Chennai Corporation
    https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/council/about-council/
  8. Greater Chennai Corporation
    https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/others/StreetNames.pdf
  9. Greater Chennai Corporation
    http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/delimitation_draft/pdf/DELIMITATION_OF_WARDS_DRAFT_PROPOSAL_ENGLISH.pdf
  10. Greater Chennai Corporation
    https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/about-GCC/greater-chennai-corporation/brief-note-about-GCC/
  11. Smart Cities Mission, Government of India
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151222075841/http://www.smartcitieschallenge.in/city/madurai
  12. Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/1971/1971TN15.pdf
  13. Madurai Municipal Corporation
    https://www.maduraicorporation.co.in/aboutus/about-madurai
  14. Smart Cities Mission, Government of India
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151220134501/http://www.smartcitieschallenge.in/city/coimbatore
  15. Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/1981/1981TN25.pdf
  16. Coimbatore Municipal Corporation
    https://ccmc.gov.in/img/upload/Zone%20Map.pdf
  17. Smart Cities Mission, Government of India
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151114195341/http://smartcitieschallenge.in/city/tiruchirappalli
  18. Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/1994/1994TN27.pdf
  19. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/trichy/wp-content/uploads/sites/140/2019/09/1-60.pdf
  20. Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/trichy/en/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-2/home-2/
  21. Smart Cities Mission, Government of India
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160221110442/http://www.smartcitieschallenge.in/city/salem
  22. Salem City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994
    https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/13240/1/the_salem_city_municipal_corportion_act%2C_1994.pdf
  23. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/salem/
  24. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.salemcorporation.gov.in/download/De-limitation%20-%202D%20Foarmat%20-%20English...pdf
  25. Smart Cities Mission, Government of India
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151109014019/http://www.smartcitieschallenge.in/city/tirunelveli
  26. Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/1994/1994TN28.pdf
  27. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/tirunelveli/general-administration/
  28. Smart Cities Mission, Government of India
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160207175359/http://smartcitieschallenge.in/city/vellore
  29. Vellore City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2008/2008TN8.pdf
  30. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/gorders/maws_t_221_2010.pdf
  31. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/vellore/
  32. Smart Cities Mission, Government of India
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151118014903/http://www.smartcitieschallenge.in/city/tiruppur
  33. Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2008/2008TN7.pdf
  34. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/erode/
  35. Smart Cities Mission, Government of India
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104852/http://www.smartcitieschallenge.in/city/erode
  36. Erode City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2008/2008TN8.pdf
  37. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/erode/
  38. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://thoothukudicorporation.com/history-of-thoothukudi-corporation
  39. Thoothukudi City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2008/2008TN27.pdf
  40. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/thoothukudi/
  41. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/dindigul/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2019/08/town_map_1.jpg
  42. Dindigul City Municipal Corporation Act, 2013
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2013/2013TN25.pdf
  43. Government of Tamil Nadu
    http://www.tniuscbe.org/download/go/go1941.pdf
  44. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/dindigul/
  45. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://thanjavur.nic.in/municipal-corporation/
  46. Thanjavur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2013
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2013/2013TN24.pdf
  47. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/13183/1/act_2013_tnj_.pdf
  48. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/nagercoil/
  49. Nagercoil City Municipal Corporation Act, 2019
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2019/Act%2011%20of%202019%20TN.pdf
  50. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_states/tamil-nadu/2019/Bill%20No.%2014%20of%202019%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf
  51. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/hosur/
  52. Hosur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2019
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2019/Act%2010%20of%202019%20TN.pdf
  53. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/avadi/
  54. Avadi City Municipal Corporation Act, 2019
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2019/Act%2024%20of%202019%20TN.pdf
  55. ABP News
    https://tamil.abplive.com/news/thanjavur/issuance-of-government-of-tamil-nadu-order-for-upgrading-kumbakonam-municipal-corporation-21603
  56. Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%206%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf
  57. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kumbakonam/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2021/12/KUMBAKONAMCITYMUNICIPALCORPORATIONdelimitationEnglish.pdf
  58. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kumbakonam/
  59. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/cuddalore/
  60. Cuddalore City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%201%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf
  61. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kancheepuram/
  62. Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%202%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf
  63. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kancheepuram/wp-content/uploads/sites/127/2019/09/KANCHIPURAM-TOWN-MAP.pdf
  64. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/karur/
  65. Karur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%204%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf
  66. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/sivakasi/
  67. Sivakasi City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%203%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf
  68. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/sivakasi/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2024/02/WARD-MAP.pdf
  69. Government of Tamil Nadu
    https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/tambaram/
  70. Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022
    https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%205%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf
  71. Karaikudi Municipal Corporation
    https://karaikudilpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/VOL-2-FINAL-COPY-ADOBE-EDITEDorganized-KARAIKUDI.pdf
  72. The Hindu
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai-namakkal-tiruvannamalai-and-karaikudi-set-to-become-municipal-corporations/article67954145.ece
  73. Puthiya Thalaimurai
    https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/tamilnadu/pudukottai-district-turns-into-municipal-corporation
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