Districts of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu comprises 38 officially notified revenue districts. Each district serves as the primary administrative unit for land records, magisterial executive powers, disaster management, and public service delivery.
Administrative District Profiles (38)
All India Districts Directory →Ariyalur District
Ariyalur is a district of Tamil Nadu with 4 sub-districts and a population of 754,894 (Census 2011).
Chengalpattu District
Chengalpattu is a district of Tamil Nadu with 8 sub-districts.
Chennai District
Chennai is a district of Tamil Nadu with 17 sub-districts.
Coimbatore District
Coimbatore is a district of Tamil Nadu with 11 sub-districts and a population of 3,458,045 (Census 2011).
Cuddalore District
Cuddalore is a district of Tamil Nadu with 10 sub-districts and a population of 2,605,914 (Census 2011).
Dharmapuri District
Dharmapuri is a district of Tamil Nadu with 7 sub-districts and a population of 1,506,843 (Census 2011).
Dindigul District
Dindigul is a district of Tamil Nadu with 10 sub-districts.
Erode District
Erode is a district of Tamil Nadu with 10 sub-districts and a population of 2,251,744 (Census 2011).
Kallakurichi District
Kallakurichi is a district of Tamil Nadu with 7 sub-districts.
Kancheepuram District
Kancheepuram is a district of Tamil Nadu with 5 sub-districts.
Kanniyakumari District
Kanniyakumari is a district of Tamil Nadu with 6 sub-districts and a population of 1,870,374 (Census 2011).
Karur District
Karur is a district of Tamil Nadu with 7 sub-districts and a population of 1,064,493 (Census 2011).
Krishnagiri District
Krishnagiri is a district of Tamil Nadu with 8 sub-districts and a population of 1,879,809 (Census 2011).
Madurai District
Madurai is a district of Tamil Nadu with 11 sub-districts and a population of 3,038,252 (Census 2011).
Mayiladuthurai District
Mayiladuthurai is a district of Tamil Nadu with 4 sub-districts.
Nagapattinam District
Nagapattinam is a district of Tamil Nadu with 4 sub-districts.
Namakkal District
Namakkal is a district of Tamil Nadu with 8 sub-districts and a population of 1,726,601 (Census 2011).
Perambalur District
Perambalur is a district of Tamil Nadu with 4 sub-districts and a population of 565,223 (Census 2011).
Pudukkottai District
Pudukkottai is a district of Tamil Nadu with 12 sub-districts and a population of 1,618,345 (Census 2011).
Ramanathapuram District
Ramanathapuram is a district of Tamil Nadu with 9 sub-districts and a population of 1,353,445 (Census 2011).
Ranipet District
Ranipet is a district of Tamil Nadu with 6 sub-districts.
Salem District
Salem is a district of Tamil Nadu with 14 sub-districts.
Sivaganga District
Sivaganga is a district of Tamil Nadu with 9 sub-districts.
Tenkasi District
Tenkasi is a district of Tamil Nadu with 8 sub-districts.
Thanjavur District
Thanjavur is a district of Tamil Nadu with 10 sub-districts and a population of 2,405,890 (Census 2011).
The Nilgiris District
The Nilgiris is a district of Tamil Nadu with 6 sub-districts and a population of 735,394 (Census 2011).
Theni District
Theni is a district of Tamil Nadu with 5 sub-districts and a population of 1,245,899 (Census 2011).
Thiruvallur District
Thiruvallur is a district of Tamil Nadu with 9 sub-districts.
Thiruvarur District
Thiruvarur is a district of Tamil Nadu with 9 sub-districts and a population of 1,264,277 (Census 2011).
Thoothukkudi District
Thoothukkudi is a district of Tamil Nadu with 10 sub-districts and a population of 1,750,176 (Census 2011).
Tiruchirappalli District
Tiruchirappalli is a district of Tamil Nadu with 11 sub-districts and a population of 2,722,290 (Census 2011).
Tirunelveli District
Tirunelveli is a district of Tamil Nadu with 8 sub-districts.
Tirupathur District
Tirupathur is a district of Tamil Nadu with 4 sub-districts.
Tiruppur District
Tiruppur is a district of Tamil Nadu with 9 sub-districts.
Tiruvannamalai District
Tiruvannamalai is a district of Tamil Nadu with 12 sub-districts and a population of 2,464,875 (Census 2011).
Vellore District
Vellore is a district of Tamil Nadu with 6 sub-districts.
Viluppuram District
Viluppuram is a district of Tamil Nadu with 9 sub-districts.
Virudhunagar District
Virudhunagar is a district of Tamil Nadu with 10 sub-districts and a population of 1,942,288 (Census 2011).
In Tamil Nadu, revenue districts are headed by the District Magistrate (DM) / Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Districts are sub-divided into sub-divisions headed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and further into Talukas / Tehsils administered by Tehsildars who oversee land mutation, revenue collection, and local law enforcement coordination.